ESRD NETWORK 6 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

During 2011, the Coalition hosted a plethora of events to include the following:oooKick off meeting February 4, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia with 36 members from thefollowing organizations:• American Associations of Kidney Patients• Beneficiaries from the renal community• Dialysis Facility Staff• National Kidney Foundation of Georgia and Alabama• North Carolina/ South Carolina Quality Improvement Organizations• Organ Procurement Organizations• Georgia Quality Improvement Organizations• Georgia Transplant Foundation• Transplant Facilities – Medical Directors, Financial Coordinators,Transplant Administrators, etc.Coalition members brainstormed collectively and completed root cause analysisby identifying all possible root causes and barriers and divided into workinggroups:• Organ Availability• Transplant Education and Attitudes• Coordination of Transplant Centers• Best Practices• PolicySteering Committee meetingsP a g e | 60