IPRO ESRD Network 9 of the Ohio River Valley is a regional organization that contracts with the Centers of Medicare Services to support quality improvement activities and provides services to approximately 624 dialysis facilities and nearly 35,000 patients. This project proposal is a collaborative effort between Network 9 and the Case MetroHealth Center for Reducing Health Disparities to work within the 3-state region that Network 9 supports bringing together transplant centers, dialysis centers, and key stakeholders(patients, patient advocacy groups, and non-profits focused on kidney disease) in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky to improve access to kidney transplantation. The work of this group will be modeled after the Southeast Kidney Transplant Coalition as well as extend its scope to meet the specific challenges and goals identified by its membership.
The initial goal of the Transplant Coalition is to understand mechanisms and practices around challenging issues that transplant centers, ESRD dialysis facilities and patients face rather than to develop interventions. The overall goal is for centers and institutions to gain a better understanding of their own practices based upon the practices of other institutions and then, develop best practices. Once the initial groundwork is complete, then more specific interventions can be developed.
Overarching Goal: By 2023 increase the percentage of ESRD patients on the transplant waitlist to 30% from the 2016 national average of 18.5%.
Transplant Coalition Materials
Transplant Coalition Charter:
- Summary of Transplant Coalition 042519
- IPRO ESRD Network of the Ohio River Valley Kidney Transplant Coalition Charter VI 042519
Transplant Coalition Best Practices:
- Transplant Coalition Optimizing your BMI 042519
- UC Health Community Outreach Coalition Webinar 042519
- Increasing Organ Utilization 021820
- Enhanced Recovery after Surgery 082019
ORV Meetings:
2020
2019
- 1st Quarter Kickoff Meeting 022719
- 2nd Quarter ORV Meeting 042519
- Improving Access to Kidney Transplantation 042519 - Rachel Patzer, PhD, MPH
- Living Donation and Benefits of Paired Exchange 042519 - National Kidney Registry: Joe Sinacore
- Improving Organ Utilization to Increase Access to Kidney Transportation 042519 - Dr. Sumit Mohan M.D.
- 3rd Quarter ORV Meeting 082019
- 4th Quarter ORV Meeting 111319

IPRO ESRD Network of the Ohio River Valley
Network 9 (IN,KY,OH)
Deb DeWalt, MSN, RN
Quality Improvement Director
216-755-3053
Deborah.dewalt@ipro.us
Sue Swan-Blohm, BS, OCDT
Quality Improvement Coordinator
216-755-3054
susan.swan-blohm@ipro.us