Infection Control: Association of Dialysis Advocates, volunteers committed to safe and quality dialysis treatments.

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American Association of
Kidney Patients (AAKP)
www.aakp.org

American Kidney
Fund (AKF)
www.kidneyfund.org

American Nephrology
Nurses' Association
(ANNA)
www.annanurse.org

Association for the
Advancement
of Medical
Instrumentation (AAMI)
www.aami.org

Association for Professionals
in Infection Control & Epidemiology (APIC)
www.apic.org

Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov

Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS)
www.cms.hhs.gov

Consumer's Union (CU)
www.consumersunion.org

Dialysis Facility Compare
www.medicare.gov

Dialysis & Transplant City
http://groups.msn.com/
DialysisTransplantCity

European Dialysis &
Transplant Nurses Association/European
Renal Care Association www.edtna-erca.org

Fistula First
www.fistulafirst.org

Forum of End Stage Renal
Disease Networks
www.esrdnetworks.org

HealthCare
Patient Rights
www.healthcare
patientrights.com

Home Dialysis Central
www.homedialysis.org

iKidney
www.iKidney.com

I Hate Dialysis
www.ihatedialysis.com

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAHO)
www.jointcommission.org

Kidney Disease
Outcomes Quality Initiative
(KDOQI)
http://www.kidney.org/
professionals/kdoqi/index.cfm

Kidney Options
www.kidneyoptions.com

Kidney School (TM)
www.kidneyschool.org

Life Options
www.lifeoptions.org

Medical Dictionary Online
http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org:80/

MRSA Watch
http://tahilla.typepad.com

National Association
of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT)
www.NANT.biz

National Institute of
Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney
Disorders (NIDDK)
www.niddk.nih.gov

National Institutes
of Health (NIH)
www.nih.gov

National Kidney
Foundation (NKF)
www.kidney.org

National Minority Organ
Tissue Transplant
Education
Program (MOTTEP)
www.nationalmottep.org

Nephron Information Center
www.nephron.com

Nephro World
www.nephroworld.com

RenalWeb
www.renalweb.com

AGENCY DIRECTORY

United Network for
Organ Sharing (UNOS)
www.unos.org

US Renal Data System
(USRDS)
www.usrds.org

	Position Statement on Infection Control Association of Dialysis Advocates (ADA)

	Infection Control Issues Association of Dialysis Advocates (ADA)

	May 3 , 2007

	ADA 's Letter to Editor re Dialysis Patients, be alert to infection control practices (The Free Lance Star, May 3, 2007) Association of Dialysis Advocates (ADA)

	April 24, 2007

	Letter to the Editor: Dialysis Patients, be alert to infection-control practices. Permission Granted: Hilary Kantor, Letters Editor, The Free Lance Star, Virginia (042507)

	April 23, 2007

	Dialysis Facility Surveys for Years 2004 - 2006 Show the Need for Improved Infection Control Practices Association of Dialysis Advocates (ADA)

	April 5, 2007

	Statins Linked To Lower Risk Of Infection Permission Granted: Jeff Ventura, John Hopkins Medical Institutions (041007)

	April 2007

	CDC highlights dialysis patients' risk for Staph infections Nephrology News & Issues, Vol 21, No. 5 Permission Granted: Rebecca Zumoff, NN&I, www.medicalnews.com (061207)

	March 9, 2007

	Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Dialysis Patients --- United States, 2005 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MMWR

	December 01, 2006

	Next Step in holding dialysis facilities accountable: public disclosure of infection rates Association of Dialysis Advocates

	November 25, 2006

	Release of Hospital Infections Report Raises Questions for Dialysis Patients -- Public Disclosure of Infection Rates Is Next Step in Holding Dialysis Facilities Accountable Association of Dialysis Advocates (ADA)

	November 20, 2006

	Reaching Beyond Hand-Washing: Preventing infection in dialysis units Association of Dialysis Advocates (112006)

	November 8, 2006

	Screen savers could save lives: Reducing the spread of infection in dialysis units. Association of Dialysis Advocates(110806)

	November 7, 2006

	Keyboard Kritters: Transferring germs from keyboard to patient. Association of Dialysis Advocates (110706)

	October 26, 2006

	Squash the Bug - Europe Is Killing Off Hospital Infections. Why Isn't The United States Following Suit? Arthur Allen Permission Granted: Arthur Allen, author (102806)

	October 24, 2006

	JCAHO - Speak Up Safety Initiative 4 Things You Can Do To Prevent Infections Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Permission Granted: C. Wong, Publications and Special Projects Manager, (103006)

	October 6, 2006

	MRSA in Healthcare Settings, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Content source: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)

	September 26, 2006

	Study Finds All Intravascular Devices Pose Risk of Bloodstream Infection to Patients CoAuthors: Daniel Kluger, M.D., Christopher Crnich,M.D., University of Wisconsin Medical School and the Disease Section of the Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics; Madison, Wisconsin Permission Granted: Christian Nordqvist, Editor, Medical News Today (092706)

	September 7, 2006

	Joint Commission Partners with Infection Control Leaders to Identify Best Approach to Measure Hand Hygiene Compliance Permission Granted: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) (091106)

July 17, 2006

	A Patient's View Pamela Vesco-Smith, Dialysis Patient; Phoenix, Arizona

July 13, 2006

	System Failure versus Personal Accountability -- The Case for Clean Hands Donald Goldmann, M.D., The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 355:121-123, Number 2

July 6, 2006

	New UCSD Program to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria, University of California, San Diego, CA., Permission Granted: Victor Nizet, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSD School of Medicine

June 2006

	Guidelines for Vaccinating Kidney Dialysis Patients and Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Summarized from Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Department of Health and Human Services USA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

	Living with MRSA Group Health Cooperative; Pierce County Antimicrobial Resistance Tast Force; Spokane County Health Department; Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department; Washington State Department of Health Permission Granted: Don Martin, Washington State Department of Health, Office of Health Promotion 062606

January 17, 2006

	Model Legislation on Public Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology (APIC) Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

September 13, 2005

	Position Re Infection Control Practices State of Washington, Department of Health

	Golden Armor: UCSD Scientist's Discovery Suggests New Way to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus Infections V. Nizet, MD, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine Permission Granted: Victor Nizet, MD, 072405

June 19, 2005

	Why Is An Infection Control Program Needed in the Hemodialysis Setting? Matthew J. Anduino, DrPH; Jerome I. Tokars, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Posted with permission from Nephrology News & Issues, June 2005 (051206)

June 2005

	The Future of Renal Care: Are We Ready? Electronic Report of Infections Associated with Hemodialysis R. Monina Klevens, DDS, MPH: Jerome I. Tokars, MD, MPH; Mary Andrus, BA, RN, CIC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Nephrology News

	Position on Mandatory Public Reporting of Healthcare Associated Infections Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Permission Granted: D Graham 081905

February 11, 2005

	Dialysis Surveillance Network (DSN) Overview Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

November 2003

	Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings: Tips for Dialysis Patients to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

November 2003

	Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Healthcare Settings: 12 Steps to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance Among Dialysis Patients Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

September 5-7, 2002

	Incidence of Infectious Morbidity and Mortality in Dialysis Patients. Vanholder B, van Biesen W, Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium : 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Blood Purification (ISBP) Proceedings; Blood Purif 2002;20:477-480. Permission Granted: S. Karger AG, Basel 071906

October 25, 2002

	Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MMWR

April 27, 2001

	Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MMWR

January 13, 2000

	Infections Due to Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens in the Dialysis Unit Jerome I. Tokars, Hospital Infections Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga International Conference on Dialysis II, January 13-14, 2000, Tarpon Springs, FL Permission Granted: S. Karger AG, Basel 050506

1999

	Role of CDC in Dialysis - CDC Investigations of Noninfectious Outbreaks of Adverse Events in Hemodialysis Facilities, 1979-1999., Matthew J. Arduino, Hospitals Infections Progam, National Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Permission Granted: Matthew Arduino (103006)

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