KCER Pandemic Team Monitors U.S. Swine Flu Outbreak

The Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition's Pandemic Preparedness Team is actively monitoring the U.S. swine flu outbreak. KCER has distributed information to the ESRD Networks and is avaliable for technical assistance. Please visit www.kcercoalition.com for pandemic preparedness information and resources for the kidney community.

FMQAI Announces the 2007 Annual Forum.

FKDC is proud to be a part of FMQAI's 2007 Annual Forum!

“Meeting the Challenge of Continuous Quality Improvement in ESRD”
November 14-16, 2007
HILTON St. Petersburg Bayfront
333 – 1st Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

On July 1st, FMQAI: The Florida ESRD Network began a new contract year, which will continue to focus on CMS goals that include improving the quality of healthcare services and quality of life for patients with ESRD; improving data reporting, reliability and validity; establishing and improving partnerships and cooperative activities; and evaluating and resolving patient grievances. Through strong partnerships with the renal community, Network 7 continues to meet and exceed these goals. As part of these efforts, FMQAI: The Florida ESRD Network will be hosting its 2007 Annual Forum in St. Petersburg, Florida from November 14-16, 2007.

Make sure you join FKDC on Friday from 10:40am - 11:35am for the presentation on

Pandemic Preparedness in the ESRD Community

For more information visit

http://www.fmqai.com/library/attachment-library/2007AnnualForum.pdf