You asked for a way to get to know other DTX participants early in the conference week.

Our Hands-On Sessions will feature 28 choices of sessions. Each session will be 25 minutes and repeated 4 times from 3:00 - 5:00 pm on Monday afternoon, just following the Opening Session.

This is your opportunity to participate in up to 4 in-depth demonstrations of how to best use dialysis products and services. There will be a good assortment of sessions to choose from!

Technicians attending DTX40 asked for more ways to interact with other technicians and to get more meaningful information from exhibitors about how to best use your products and services. These hands-on sessions are designed to do just this!

HOW DO I REGISTER FOR THESE SESSIONS?

We have the sessions listed below and on the registration form. You will need to select the sessions for the time period you want - so you get to design your afternoon. If the sessions are not yet visible on the registration form, they will be shortly!

This is your opportunity to meet up to 80 other technicians who are interested in the same aspects of dialysis that you are - and learn better hands-on skills!

SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS ONLY

SESSION Descriptions

1 P1A Designing a Water Treatment System During this innovative hands on session the attendees will take a water treatment system design (ME-1) and physically place real equipment into a mock water treatment room.

2 P1B Installing a water treatment system During this hands on session the attendees will get a chance to work side by side with installation experts physically installing pre-treatment equipment in a mock water treatment room.

3 P1C Loop materials in this session the attendees will learn and practice skills needed to work with loop materials to include bending and physically installing/repairing Pex and other popular loop materials on a mock water treatment system.

4 P1D Membrane installation tips and techniques In this hands on session attendees will learn tips and practice techniques needed to install membranes by physically performing a membrane install alongside service experts.

5 P2A Top Tips for Optimal Performance and Reliability of Your Calibration Devices - Learn tips and tricks to optimize the performance and reliability of your calibration devices, including review of calibration requirements and best practices to enhance compliance. Heidi Cha and Nikki Dempsey

6 P2B Inside look on the AK 98 machine Eric Ambrose, Senior Consultant, Technical Product, and Roger Ostrovecky, Consultant, Technical Product, Baxter

7 P2C Proper Use of Dialysis Test Strips Scot Armour and Doaa Al Dulaimi, Serim

9 P3A Handwashing with Ultraviolet Light – Take a look at what improper handwashing really leaves on your hands Clarica Douglas-Ajayi

10 P3B Infection Control in a Dialysis Facility - What you as a nephrology technician can do to improve your facility’s success Amanda Myers

11 P3C Chlorine/Chloramine Check – What are the proper steps to take Shelba Jones

12 P3D Best Practices: Separation of Clean and Dirty – Do you know all the best practices to help improve your clinic’s infection control? Ryan White

13 MC1A SDI Test Jig - Two ways to test SDI. Use auto- and manual-test kits to take and test water samples to determine the Silt Density Index (SDI) to learn silica levels in feed water. MarCor

14 MC1B Water Softener - Trouble shooting session to understand common water softener problems on a functioning softener. MarCor

15 MC1C Clean Membranes - Understand when and how to clean membranes. We’ll walk through how to clean membranes on the Mar Cor EON portable RO. This knowledge can be applied to all ROs. MarCor

16 MC1D Sampling Protocols - Demonstrate how to properly draw a sample, including RO startup and flushing/rinsing. We’ll also review protocols when repeated sampling is required. MarCor

17 MC2A Patient Education – The patient is the key to successful outcomes for home dialysis. Learn tips and techniques to empower your home dialysis patients.

18 MC2B Access Maintenance BD

19 MC2C Catheter Maintenance – Home dialysis demands meticulous attention to detail when it comes to catheter maintenance. Review the essential knowledge and skills required to provide optimal care for catheters in a home dialysis setting. Annetta Otis

20 MC2D Documentation – Can you document how to make a PB&J sandwich so someone can follow your directions? Tia Sabin

21 MC3A Suicidal Patients – What can you do to help? There is a higher rate of suicide among dialysis patients. Learn ways you can help your patients. Ashley Summers

22 MC3B How to best handle patients with dementia Dementia among dialysis patients can make your job difficult. Explore ways you can effectively work with these patients Sharon Austin

23 MC3C Encouraging Compliance from Difficult Patients Discuss ways you can use to encourage non-compliant patients to improve their own outcomes VelsabetMojica-Cisneros

25 MC4A Better Patient Interaction – Learn how to read your patient as you approach them – what’s the best way to proceed for the best outcome? Joanne Sotto

26 MC4B Why is your Patient Difficult Today? Learn better ways to approach a patient who is normally easy to work with – but certainly isn’t today Allyson Arendt-Devoll

27 MC4C pH Testing; Timing & Technique Come one, come all; challenge your dialysis knowledge and skills in a fun, game-show environment.

28 MC4D Chlorine Testing; Overcoming Uncertainty o Don’t gamble on your municipal water supply! Show off your technical knowledge in a competitive game of trivia.