 |
Ion-Exchange
Resins for the Treatment of Hyperkalemia: Are They Safe and Effective?
- Express abstract from JASN. - February 18, 2010 |
 |
NxStage
System One: Saying Goodbye to Headaches - Blog entry by Peter Laird,
MD and dialysis patient, from Dialysis from the Sharp End of the Needle.
- February 17, 2010 |
 |
Treatment
of severe dialysis reactions with the AN69-ST membrane: biocompatibility
does matter - Advance Access abstract from NDT. - February 14, 2010 |
 |
April
15th Certification Deadline Looming for Patient Care Technicians Who Were
Working as of Oct. 2008
Three different certification exams are available:
• Certified
Clinical Hemodialysis Technician (CCHT)
• Certified Hemodialysis
Technologist/Technician (CHT)
• Certification
Examination in Clinical Nephrology Technology |
 |
Class
1 Recall: Edwards Lifesciences Inc., Aquarius Hemodialysis System -
Notice from the FDA web site. Baxter International, Inc. is the U.S. distributor
of the Aquarius. - February 3, 2010
Class 1 recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations
in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will
cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Earlier this month,
Baxter sent an Urgent Device Correction notice (2-page pdf) to peritoneal
dialysis clinicians to help reduce or eliminate overfill, also referred
to as Increased Intraperitonal Volume (IIPV), associated with HomeChoice/HomeChoice
PRO cyclers. |
 |
FDA
Safety Enforcement Report for February 3, 2010 - The list includes several
Class I recalls, catheters, power cords, IV pump sets. (Devices begin approximately
60% of the way down the page.) - February 3, 2010 |
 |
Sioux
reservation struggles after winter blast - Article from MSNBC. - February
1, 2010 |
 |
2009
Researcher's Guide to the USRDS Database - Resource from the United
States Renal Data System - 2009 |
 |
ASN
2009 USRDS: Presentations, Talks, and Posters - 17 links to data presented
at the 2009 ASN Annual Meeting - 2009 |
 |
Dialysis
news stories from Yahoo! Continually
Updated! |
| |
 |
Latest
Scientific Journal Articles on Dialysis Technology - list compiled by
RenalWEB's Journal
Watch |
 |
Latest
Issue of Biomedical
Instrumentation & Technology (BI&T) Journal - The Official Journal
of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
|
 |
Future
Horizons - special publication from the Association for the Advancement
of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) dedicated to examining the future of medical
technology and the healthcare profession |
 |
Dictionary
of over 70,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms
and abbreviations from the MediLexicon web
site |
 |
Biomedical
Instrumentation & Technology Subscription from the Association for
the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) web
site (Price Mbr/List: $162/$162) |
 |
National
Surveillance System for Health Care Workers (NaSH) from the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) |
 |
Chemical
Reactivity Hazards from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration
web site |
 |
Chlorine
- from the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - September 2006 |
 |
Designing
Devices that Delight from the Medical Devicelink web
site - June 2002 |
 |
E-Health
and Connectivity: How to Manage the Inevitable Push toward Device Networking
- from the Medical Devicelink web site
- April 2003 |
 |
Eleven
Keys to Designing Error-Resistant Medical Devices from the Medical Devicelink
web site - May 2002 |
 |
Exposure
to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals - (pdf) release from the
NIOSH/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - July 2008 |
 |
FDA
and Industry Actions on Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions: Effect
on FDA Review Clock and Performance Assessment - from the FDA Center
for Medical Devices |
 |
The
Fundamental Collection from the Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation (AAMI) web site (Price
Mbr/List: $75/$125) |
 |
Healthcare
Technology Horizons from the Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation (AAMI) web site |
 |
Inspection
of Medical Device Manufacturers - from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration
web site - June 2006 |
 |
Job
Safety and Health: It's the Law and Seguridad
y Salud en el Trabajo ¡Es la Ley! from the Occupational Safety
& Health Administration web
site |
 |
Medical
Equipment Symbols & Safety Signs Clip Art Collection from the Association
for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) web
site (Price Mbr/List: $395/$495) |
 |
National
Surveillance of Dialysis-Associated Diseases in the United States, 2002
(pdf format requires Adobe
Acrobat reader) - from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) |
 |
NIOSH
Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards from the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) web site |
 |
OSHA
Unveils New Webpage for Spanish-Speaking
Employers and Workers |
 |
Promoting
Healthcare Workplace Excellence (pdf format requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
from the Health Care Workforce Policy Advisory Committee Georgia Department
of Community Health - spring 2002 |
 |
Renal
Data Extraction and Referencing (RenDER) System - new online data querying
application accessible through the United States Renal Data System (USRDS)
- USRDS 2009
Annual Data Report |
 |
Sterilants
and High Level Disinfectants Cleared by FDA in a 510(k) with General Claims
for Processing Reusable Medical Devices from the FDA's Medical Devices
- March 2009 |
 |
TMC
Connect - gain access to job vacancies, best practices, Joint Commission
guidance, IT resources, biomedical society listings, speakers, school listings,
job descriptions, and other important resources.from the Association for
the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) web
site |
 |
TOXMAP
- Environmental Health e-Maps from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
web site |
 |
Using
Human Factors Engineering to Improve Patient Safety - Association for
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) web
site. (Price Mbr/List: $70/$80) |
| |
 |
AAMI
Dialysis Standards Collection 2008 Edition - This comprehensive dialysis
collection includes EVERY CURRENT AAMI HEMODIALYSIS standard and guidance
document; including updates to RD5, RD47, and RD52 - (Price Mbr/List $195/$325)
AAMI Dialysis Standards Book - (Price Mbr/List $195/$325)
AAMI Dialysis Standards Book/CD Combo (Price Mbr/List $325/$525) |
 |
Sterilization
in Health Care Facilities, 2006-2007 edition from the Association for
the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (Member
Price: $250.00 Nonmember Price: $450.00) |
 |
Medical
Equipment Management Manual, 2004 (Version 2004 with 2005 updates)
How to be in Complete and Continuous Compliance with the JCAHO Standards
- (Price Mbr/List $85/$135) |
 |
Clinical
Engineering Handbook, 2006 with 2008 updates - a comprehensive publication
covering issues ranging from accident investigation and radiation therapy
to disaster planning and medical device troubleshooting - (Price Mbr/List
$445/$615) |
 |
AAMI
TIR32:2004, Medical device software risk management - provides information
for performing effective software risk management in the context of ISO
14971 and AAMI SW68. TIR32 should be regarded as a reference for developing
safe software systems to be used in medical devices. - (Price Mbr/List $50/$95)
- from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) |
 |
Guidelines
for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities from the
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report web
site |
 |
Handbook
of Dialysis Fourth Edition by John T Daugirdas MD, Peter
G Blake MB, FRCPC, FRCPI, Todd S Ing MD |
 |
Book:
Review
of Hemodialysis for Nurses and Dialysis Personnel by Gutch, Corea, and
Stoner from amazon.com |
|
Standardized
Training Program for the Patient Care Technician in Hemodialysis - Instructor's
Guide ©
2000 ($18.00) from the American Nephrology Nurses
Association web site |
|
Standardized
Training Program for the Patient Care Technician in Hemodialysis - Learner's
Guide © 2000 ($28.00) from the American Nephrology
Nurses Association web site |
|
ANNA
Publications from the American Nephrology Nurses Association web
site |
|
NANT Publications
from the National Association of Nephrology Technicians/ Technologists web
site |
 |
Hemodialysis
Dose and Adequacy from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) web site |
 |
NLM
MEDLINE plus Health Information for Kidneys
and Urinary System |
| |
 |
NANT
Annual Training 2009 - 15 presentations from the National Association
of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists 2009 Annual Symposium. - February
10-12, 2009 |
 |
Certification
of Nurses and Technicians - news summary from RenalWEB - last updated
June 10, 2002 |
 |
California
Dialysis Council Provides Alternative Pathway for Certificiation for California’s
Patient Care Technicians - Exam information and FAQs. |
 |
Board of
Nephrology Examiners, Inc. Nursing and Technology (BONENT) Examinations
are given by Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc. (AMP).
Fact Sheet
on BONENT Examinations. |
 |
National
Nephrology Certification Organization (NNCO) Certification Examinations
in Clinical Nephrology Technology and Biomedical Nephrology Technology are
given by the Professional Testing Corporation.
Schedule for NNCO Testing. |
 |
The
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
offers the Certification
for Clinical Hemodialysis Technicians (CCHT). |
 |
A
Career in Biomedical Equipment Technology Brochure (pdf) from the Association
for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) web
site |
 |
Better
Water, Inc. training facility in Smyrna, TN |
 |
Biomedical
Electronics Technology A.A.S. Degree from the Milwaukee Area Technical
College
web
site
|
 |
BMET
Study Guide CDROM from the Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation (Member
Price: $95.00 Nonmember Price: $125.00) |
 |
Body
Weight - Body Water (page down to view link) - Free 2 contact hours
course from Hemodialysis, Inc. |
 |
The
Water Solution Package: On-line Water Training & Information Support
Site - (pdf) Mar Cor Purification’s Training Course for Hemodialysis
Water Systems |
 |
Hemodialysis
Review Course - from Nephrology Clinical Solutions - Content review
for the hemodialysis patient care technician (PCT) preparing for certification
examination. - cost: $125.00 |
 |
The
Hemodiaysis Training School, located in Union City, CA - a nine-week
training class for those interested in working with dialysis patients |
 |
On-line
Continuing Education Program from the National Association of Nephrology
Technicians/Technologists (NANT)
and Sinclair Community College web site |
 |
Online
courses for Medical Equipment Technology: Application, Support and Management
- from the University of Vermont web
site |
 |
Onsite
Training Seminars and Workshops for Dialysis and other Healthcare Professionals
and Video Training
Programs by Foster Seminars and Communications |
| |