Designed for healthcare professionals to learn effective strategies for reducing patient wait times and improving access to care.
Project ECHO® - Waitlist Management in California
Curriculum Topics
All sessions will focus on and emphasize the critical role of communication and collaboration between dialysis and transplant teams. Some sample sessions include:
- Regulatory and Financial Overview of Kidney Transplantation in the US
- Insurance Barriers and Solutions for Kidney Transplant Candidates
- Keeping Patients Healthy: Maintaining Medical Eligibility for Kidney Transplantation
- Why all These Hoops? Determining Psychosocial Eligibility for Kidney Transplantation
- Empowering Patients with Support and Education - Maintaining Psychosocial Eligibility for Kidney Transplantation
- Enhancing Communication and Collaboration between Transplant Programs & Dialysis Facilities
- State-Based Action & Advocacy: How do We Create Change?
Earn Credit
All sessions are accredited by the National Kidney Foundation for 1.0 CE/CME. Credits are available for:
- Physicians
- Physician assistant/associates
- Nurse practitioners
- Nurses
- Technicians
- Social workers
- Dietitians
- Transplant Coordinators
Target Audience
This program is designed for California-area healthcare professionals involved in the care of kidney patients awaiting a kidney transplant.
Easy to Participate
All you need is internet access, a camera, and audio!
If you are located in California and interested in participating, please email projectECHO@kidney.org.
Expert Hub Team
Expert Hub Team
Xingxing Cheng, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Xingxing Cheng, MD, MS
Yue-Harn Ng, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington
Yue-Harn Ng, MD, MPH
Anji Wall, MD, PhD, FACS
Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, Baylor University Medical Center
Anji Wall, MD, PhD, FACS
Connie Rhee, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Chief of Nephrology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Connie Rhee, MD, MSc
Stephanie Ruiz, MSW
Social Worker, DaVita West Glendale
Stephanie Ruiz, MSW
Maria Sanchez, LCSW
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Clinical Social Worker, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Maria Sanchez, LCSW
Abby Hay, RD, CCTD
Transplant Dietitian, UC Davis Health
Abby Hay, RD, CCTD
Kathryn Carmichael, RN
Transplant Manager, Center for Living Organ Donation at UCSF
Kathryn Carmichael, RN
Kimberly Grossweiler, RN, BSN
Kidney Transplant Program Manager, UCSF
Kimberly Grossweiler, RN, BSN
Sal Torres
Recipient Contributor
Sal Torres
KiKu Boyance
Executive Director, ReMend Nonprofit Organization; Patient Advocate
KiKu Boyance
Questions?
For more information contact projectecho@kidney.org
