A new educational video resource has been released Kidney Disease”. Copies were circulated to board “Understanding members. The resource is available via the website and Facebook. The videos will also be translated into Samoan and Tongan. KHNZ will also be running an educational programme in Palmerston North for health care professionals and patients in May 2015. This will be modelled on the successful experience in Hawkes Bay. 21 Subcommittee reports 1. Standards & Update on S+A committee: 2012 and 2013 data are now available. A report will hopefully be available by Baxter meeting Audits in May. 2. RSA / Nursing There has been no Nursing Advisory Group meeting since last NRAB. The central conference will be in Perth and a Interest Group New Zealand conference will also be running in Wellington in November. 3. NZ Board of An e-portfolio online service is being introduced for performance appraisal and CPD requirements for members. MIT Dialysis course is going well. All candidates passed first semester. A New Zealand registration exam is being developed. Practice Melbourne renal units have been in contact as they do not have a formal accreditation system and may wish to partner with the New Zealand model. 22 Ministry of Health No replacement for Nick Polaschek as Ministry representative has been confirmed. Murray will attempt to identify Murray possible Ministry contacts. 23 Update for National The ANZSN is actively looking in to developing relationships with Pacific Renal Services. Strategy for Pacific Service Development Other Business 24 New Work Streams The discussion centred around: ALL for 2014/15 Tier 2 documents and access to dialysis need completing in 2015. Health Alliance issues to be kept abreast of. Workforce issues could be examined. Home Dialysis numbers going down to be looked at. Needs to look at barriers to home dialysis and changes over time. . This can be done at staff and service level. Water and power to be looked at. This should be standardised. The discussion should however accept that Centre Dialysis is a reality and facilitate people to become independent. Next Meeting:- Date: Friday 8th May 2015 Time: 9.30am Venue: Wellington Hospital
A new educational video resource has been released “Understanding Kidney Disease”. Copies were circulated to board members. The resource is available via the website and Facebook. The videos will also be translated into Samoan and Tongan. KHNZ will also be running an educational programme in Palmerston North for health care professionals and patients in May 2015. This will be modelled on the successful experience in Hawkes Bay. 21 Subcommittee reports 1. Standards & Audits 2. RSA / Nursing Interest Group 3. NZ Board of Dialysis Practice Update on S+A committee: 2012 and 2013 data are now available. A report will hopefully be available by Baxter meeting in May. There has been no Nursing Advisory Group meeting since last NRAB. The central conference will be in Perth and a New Zealand conference will also be running in Wellington in November. An e-portfolio online service is being introduced for performance appraisal and CPD requirements for members. MIT course is going well. All candidates passed first semester. A New Zealand registration exam is being developed. Melbourne renal units have been in contact as they do not have a formal accreditation system and may wish to partner with the New Zealand model. 22 Ministry of Health No replacement for Nick Polaschek as Ministry representative has been confirmed. Murray will attempt to identify possible Ministry contacts. Murray 23 Update for National Strategy for Pacific Service Development The ANZSN is actively looking in to developing relationships with Pacific Renal Services. Other Business 24 New Work Streams for 2014/15 The discussion centred around: Tier 2 documents and access to dialysis need completing in 2015. Health Alliance issues to be kept abreast of. Workforce issues could be examined. Home Dialysis numbers going down to be looked at. Needs to look at barriers to home dialysis and changes over time. . This can be done at staff and service level. Water and power to be looked at. This should be standardised. The discussion should however accept that Centre Dialysis is a reality and facilitate people to become independent. ALL Next Meeting:- Date: Friday 8th May 2015 Time: 9.30am Venue: Wellington Hospital
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