Vascular access indicators added to health authority reports
Starting this month, two new vascular access (VA) indicators are included in BCPRA’s balanced scorecard, which is submitted to PHSA and reviewed by the Renal Agency executive committee (executive sponsors as well as renal medical and administrative leaders from across all health authority programs), as well as the PHSA board.
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 Easing transition to adulthood for young patients
The transition from the teenage years to adulthood is difficult for many young people, but for young people with kidney disease it can be considerably more complicated, and fraught with potential for health problems.
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PROMIS update
* Integration of BC Transplant & BCPRA databases
* PROMIS to be adopted by Manitoba Renal Programs
A decision to integrate BC Transplant’s clinical database (TADIS) into the Renal Agency’s PROMIS database was announced at BC Nephrology Days by Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) senior vice president Brian Schmidt, executive sponsor of the initiative.
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 Improving clinical care for CKD patients
Cecilia Li and her colleagues at the chronic kidney disease (CKD) clinic at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) are on a mission. Through basic changes to the way they operate, the team expects to significantly increase their productivity and the quality of care they provide for patients at the clinic.
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 Study reveals inconsistent testing for hepatitis B virus
Renal patients on dialysis are regularly tested to make sure their immunization for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is adequate. If their immunization level is low they are given booster shots.
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IAMHD Committee – Profile
* In-centre nocturnal dialysis program a first in North America
* Electronic charting for home hemodialysis patients
* Patient surveys
There has been a significant increase in the number of home-based hemodialysis patients since the launch of a provincial program in 2004. Over the past year, the provincial independent hemodialysis committee (IAMHD -- Innovative Approaches to the Management of Hemodialysis) has turned its sights to increasing facility-based independent options.
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 Renal community shows national leadership with med rec
The BC Provincial Renal Agency and the health authority renal programs are breaking new ground in Canada by initiating medication reconciliation for renal patients on dialysis across the province.
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Trust fund dollars support Fraser Health PD care innovation
"Value added funds" from a provincial contract negotiated by the Renal Agency with Baxter Corporation are supporting a Fraser Health pilot project to have a peritoneal dialysis (PD) nurse visit kidney patients in their homes.
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 BC renal network attracts international interest
The success of the BC renal network and its model of care continues to attract attention from health care administrators around the world. In August, BC Provincial Renal Agency executive director, Dr. Adeera Levin presented at a special forum for physicians and health care administrators in Western Australia, where she spoke about the structure of the BC renal network, its accountability to the Ministry of Health, and about the role of the PROMIS database in supporting clinical care and quality improvement.
Adeera was invited to speak at the forum following a visit here earlier in the year by health care administrators from Australia’s six states, to learn about the BC renal network. Interest in our system of renal care also extends to the United Kingdom, where Adeera was invited to speak about BC's renal network at a health ministers’ forum in November 2007.
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