Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition 8th Summit Meeting: In the Eye of the StormMartha Hanthorn, MSWSusan Easter, MS, CAE

QualityNet 2012 | Baltimore Marriott Waterfront HotelDecember 12, 2012

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Overview

• Introduction

• Panel Presentation– Hurricane Isaac

– Hurricane Sandy

• Learning and Action– Roundtable Conversations

– Knowledge Sharing

• Leaving in Action– After Action Reports

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Introduction

Session Overview and Background

Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition

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• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Special Project established in January 2006.

• Centered on the needs of people receiving life sustaining treatment for end stage renal disease (ESRD).

• Session Goals: – Educate stakeholders to ensure thorough preparedness

and effective response.– Enhance partnerships between emergency managers,

ESRD providers, and ESRD Networks.– Encourage incorporation of the needs of ESRD patients

and providers into emergency plans.

2011 Extreme Weather

14 disaster events caused $1billion or more in damages:

• Blizzard (1)

• Multi-day regional tornadoes (5)

• Severe weather (2)

• Drought/heat wave (1)

• Flooding (2)

• Hurricane (1)

• Tropical Storm (1)

• Wildfires – Spring to Fall (1-Texas, New Mexico, Arizona)

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Source: NOAA

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Panel Presentation

Hurricane Isaac (ESRD Networks 8 &13)Hurricane Sandy (ESRD Networks 2 & 3)

Framing the Session

Three questions to consider during the session:• What best practices could I adopt? • What lessons learned could I proactively address?• What new ideas could I contribute?

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Hurricane Isaac 8/29/2012 Hurricane Sandy 10/29/2012

Source: NOAA

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Panelists

• Hurricane Isaac– Brenda Dyson, BS - ESRD Network 8

(Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee)

– Sandra Woodruff, MSPH - ESRD Network 13

(Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma)

• Hurricane Sandy– Carol Leyden, RN, MS, CNN - ESRD Network 2

(New York)

– Chris Brown, BS - ESRD Network 3

(New Jersey, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands)

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Learning and Action

Roundtable ConversationsKnowledge Sharing

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Learning and Action – Roundtable Conversations

• Identify one person at each table to take notes for use during After Action Reporting.

• Points to keep in mind as you listen and share:– What successful approaches have you used?– What can you do differently?

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Leaving in Action

After Action Reports

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Leaving in Action – After Action Reports

• Summarize lessons learned and best practices.

• Identify one person at each table to report key points of discussion.

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Continuing Education Credits

This program has been approved for 1.5 contact hours to be provided by CE Provider # 50-747: Florida Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, Florida Board of Pharmacists, Florida Council of Dietetics and Nutrition, and Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators. Only Florida licensees will have credit submitted. Non-Florida attendees will need to submit their own credits for approval by their state Boards.

Each attendee should claim only those hours that he/she actually attends an educational activity.

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Attendees must sign-in with their state/license number and complete and return the meeting evaluation form to collect your Continuing Education Certificate at the end of the Summit.

Continuing Education Evaluation

KCER Contact Information

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Information for Healthcare Improvement

For more information, contact KCER at KCER@nw7.esrd.net or visit

www.kcercoalition.com.

This material was prepared by FMQAI, ESRD Network 7 under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. FL-ESRD-2012KCRT1-11-374