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Dialysis Devices: A Photographic

History of Progress

This presentation was delivered by Vern Taaffe at the

2011 NANT Symposium in Las Vegas, NV

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Increasing Importance of Biomed Techs

in a Changing Dialysis World

This presentation was delivered by Vern Taaffe as the lead segment of

a panel session at the 2010 NANT Symposium in Las Vegas, NV

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Test Strips: Tips, Techniques, Taboos

This presentation was delivered by Vern Taaffe at the 2008 DaVita National Clinical Support & Biomed Meeting in Nashville, TN, and the 2009 NANT Symposium in Las Vegas, NV. 

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Consolidation & Regulatory Change in Dialysis:

How Does It Impact You?

This presentation was delivered by Vern Taaffe at the 2006

National NANT Symposium in Las Vegas, NV.

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Dialyzer Reuse: Exploding the Myths

This presentation was delivered by Vern Taaffe at the 2006 IDS National Technical Meeting in Long Beach, CA

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Quality Assurance for Hemodialyzer
Reprocessing: Minimizing Risks

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in unzipped PDF format (296 KB)

Preventing Specific “High Risk” Problems Typically Associated with Dialyzer Reprocessing

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Dialyzer Reprocessing Manual Checklist

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in unzipped PDF format (15 KB)

Quality Assurance for Dialyzer Reprocessing

(Abstract)

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in unzipped PDF format (18 KB)

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Water Treatment for Hemodialysis
(Session Outline)

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in unzipped PDF format (16 KB)

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Surveying Your Water Treatment System

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in unzipped PDF format (410 KB)

RO System Conductivity Readings Relative to

System Start-up and the AAMI Standard

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in unzipped PDF format (60 KB)

700 Series RO System Conductivity Readings

Relative to System Start-up and the AAMI Standard

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in unzipped PDF format (63 KB)

Vinegar Alert

(November 2007)

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in unzipped PDF format (63 KB)

CDC Guidelines Infection Control - MMWR

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in unzipped PDF format (63 KB)

CDC Emergency Water Tanker

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in unzipped PDF format (63 KB)

CDC HBV Inactivation - Bond, et al.

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in unzipped PDF format (63 KB)

Practical Considerations

for Conductivity & TDS

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in unzipped PDF format (63 KB)


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