Partners

Coalition Partners

The Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition is proud to partner with the following organizations:

• American Association of Kidney Patients
• American Kidney Fund
• American Nephrology Nurses Association
• American Renal Associates
• American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology
• American Society of Nephrology
• American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
• Annual Dialysis Conference
• Arizona Department of Health Services
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Association for Vascular Access
• Atlantic Dialysis Management Services
• Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing and Technology
• Centers for Dialysis Care
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Children’s Hospital Association
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
• DaVita
• Dialysis Clinic Inc
• Dialysis Patient Citizens
• Emory Outpatient Dialysis Facilities
• End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) National Coordinating Center
• End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network 8
• End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network of the South Atlantic
• End Stage Renal Disease Network (ESRD) of Texas, Inc.
• Florida Department of Health
• Fresenius Kidney Care
• Georgia Department of Public Health
• Gundersen Health System
• Health Services Advisory Group – End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks 7, 13, 15, and 17
• Independent Dialysis Foundation
• IPRO End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks 1,2,6, and 9
• The Joint Commission
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Medical Education Institute
• Minnesota Department of Health
• National Association of County and City Health Officials
• The National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care
• National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists
• National Dialysis Accreditation Committee
• National Forum of ESRD Networks
• National Kidney Foundation
• National Renal Administrators Association
• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
• Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission
• New Jersey Department of Health
• North American Pediatric Renal Trials and Collaborative Studies
• North Carolina Department of Public Health
• North Dakota Department of Health
• Northwest Kidney Centers
• Oregon Patient Safety Commission
• Pennsylvania Department of Health
• Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• Physicians Dialysis
• Quality Insights Renal Network 3
• Quality Insights Renal Network 5
• Renal Physicians Association
• The Rogosin Institute
• Satellite Healthcare
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
• U.S. Renal Care
• Veterans Administration Kidney Program
• West Virginia Bureau for Public Health/Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services

For more information on how to join the Coalition as a partner, email DialysisCoalition@cdc.gov.

Activities and Ideas

The Making Dialysis Safer for Patient Coalition offers partners many collaborative opportunities to engage with the campaign.

Below are examples of our partners’ activities:

Generate Awareness:

• Write a letter from your organization’s leadership regarding the importance of partnering with the Coalition and share with your organization’s members and/or relevant media outlets
• Use Coalition messages and materials to publish editorials, blogs, articles, and/or organizational emails on infection prevention topics
• Launch a social media campaign (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) featuring Coalition messages
• Place the Coalition button, materials and resources on your Website
• Link to CDC Core Interventions and Guidelines and Coalition materials and resources from your Website
• Promote placement of Coalition materials in local media outlets and/or leverage media (news articles, radio interview, TV, etc.) to share Coalition messages and resources
• Send out a newsletter to your organization’s members about your Coalition activities and/or share the Coalition newsletter with your organization’s members

Educate

• Participate in Coalition calls and webinars to obtain the newest infection prevention information from CDC and dialysis experts
• Host a training session, provider webinar, or workshop session for members
• Promote and use CDC continuing education (CE) course/training for your organization’s members
• Provide Coalition materials to patients and encourage them to speak up about infection prevention
• Include Coalition messaging, materials and resources in employee educational packets
• Distribute Coalition messages, materials and resources at conferences and exhibits

Implement Recommendations:

• Implement CDC Core Interventions and Guidelines within your organization’s guidelines and policies, practices, and evaluations
• Routinely use the Coalition materials and resources to improve practices
• Routinely use Coalition patient education resources to encourage patient engagement

Share Experiences and Findings:

• Report your Coalition activities and success stories to the CDC Foundation
• Engage new organizations to become involved with the Coalition
• Deliver presentations to interested parties
• Collaborate on prevention studies
• Facilitate sharing of bloodstream infection prevention experiences among your members