RSA Webinar: Learnings from a COVID Positive Dialysis Unit - Staff & Patient Experiences | 23 September 2021 With the COVID outbreak impacting on the provision of dialysis services, the lessons learned from previous clusters can be used to implement strategies in the rapidly changing environment many nurses are currently faced with.
Presented by: Dr Tim Spicer, Glenda Rayment and Jeanny Gando
Click here to access the recording of this webinar. Please note: Access is strictly limited to RSA members and will expire on Monday, 29 November 2021.
ANZSN COVID-19 VACCINATION Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Factsheet Week starting 8th March 2021
ANZSN COVID-19 Vaccination NZ Position Statements - Prepared in collaboration with KHNZ and RSA - 10 March 2021 - Priorities for COVID-19 vaccination in adults and children with kidney failure and their healthcare workers in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
ANZSN COVID-19 Vaccination NZ Position Statements - Prepared in collaboration with KHNZ and RSA - 10 March 2021 - Joint COVID-19 Vaccination Position Statement for Patients and Whānau affected by kidney disease in Aotearoa New Zealand.
JOINT COVID-19 Vaccination Position Statement for Australian Patients with Kidney Disease or Kidney Transplants - Statement available here.
ANZSN Seventh COVID-19 Forum - Recording now available here.
ANZSN & RSA COVID-19 Workforce Preparedness Checklist - Monitoring and Managing Health Care Workers (HCWs) available here
ANZSN Renal Unit COVID-19 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Preparedness Checklist available here
COVID-19 Vaccination - ANZSN, RSA & KHA Position Statement - The Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Renal Society of Australasia and Kidney Health Australia Position Statement: Priorities for COVID-19 vaccination in adult and paediatric patients with kidney disease and health care workers is available here.
RSA members now have access to a Coronavirus (COVID-19) online forum. This is an opportunity for RSA members to ask questions, raise concerns, share information or discuss clinical issues relating to COVID-19.
The online forum is available via the RSA website.
Tip: As this forum is available to RSA members only, please ensure you are logged into the RSA website before attempting to access the forum.
The Lancet Coronavirus Resource Centre
COVID-19 Important new literature
CARI COVID-19 Consumer Evidence Transplant Summary - Infographic
CARI COVID-19 Consumer Evidence Transplant Summary
Baxter Renal Care - COVID-19 delivery roadmap.
Baxter Renal Care - Remote patient management initiative for home dialysis.
Baxter Renal Care - COVID-19 operations update.
Dialysis Preparedness Checklist
The ANZSN (COVID-19) Dialysis Preparedness Checklist is for use by renal unit senior management teams in Australia and New Zealand to assist them in considering key components of (COVID-19) contingency planning for their units.
The checklist has been adapted for Australian and New Zealand renal units from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outpatient Dialysis Facility Preparedness Assessment Tool.
The topics in this checklist are intended to cover major themes that should be considered.
The checklist is for general information only and is not a list of mandatory requirements. It is recognised that each unit will have specific circumstances and challenges that will require local solutions.
Offer of assistance
The ANZSN COVID-19 Working Group are happy to support small dialysis units struggling to prepare COVID-19 action plans, or have worries or concerns regarding the virus.
Email your request for assistance to execofficer@renalsociety.org.
The Kidney Health Australia Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest situation update is available here.
The Kidney Health New Zealand COVID-19 information pages are available via the following links: