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Course Descriptions
Mar Cor Purification and Minntech Renal System are
pleased to announce new hemodialysis water training online courses.
The training is appropriate for all staff members at your facility
and is self-administered and offered on a 24-7 basis. Three different
levels of training are given, each with increasing depth of information
and developed for specific needs. Each course has been approved
for 1.2 contact hours through the National Association of Nephrology
Technicians/Technologists (NANT).* Sessions are approximately one
hour in length. Please contact Mar Cor Purification to register
for this program.
Level 100:
developed for both new and experienced employees, whether they have
direct dealings with the water system or not, to give them an introduction
to water treatment and its components.
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Session 100: Water Treatment
for Dialysis
The Water Treatment for Dialysis training course examines the
need for pure water and the function of a water treatment system
necessary to produce hemodialysis quality water. This is a course
that can be taken by nurses, technicians, physicians, social
workers and administrators that are involved with dialysis patient
care. The emphasis will be to provide the individual with a
brief overview of why water quality is important. It will also
identify and explain the key components that are contained within
a water treatment system. |
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Session 101: Basics of
Water for Dialysis – Part I
This
course is designed to help you understand the need for water
treatment and the function of the pre-treatment components needed
to produce hemodialysis-quality water. Components covered will
be the tempering valve, booster pump, sediment filter, water
softener, and carbon tanks. |
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Session 102: Basics of
Water for Dialysis – Part II
This
course is designed to help you understand the basic function
of the Reverse Osmosis (RO) unit and post treatment components.
Components covered will be the RO, deionizers, loop distribution
configurations, holding tank, UV light, endotoxin filter, and
piping materials. |
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Session 103:
Basics of Water for Dialysis – Part III
This course is designed to help you understand
the need for and monitoring of a hemodialysis water system.
The monitoring of the sediment filter, water softener, carbon
tank, RO system, deionizers, UV light, and endotoxin filter
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Level 200: developed for a more in-depth study of
water treatment and components.
Appropriate for the staff that will be performing monitoring checks
and troubleshooting problems with the water treatment system.
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Session 201: Advanced
Water for Dialysis – Part I
A
more in-depth study on the water treatment system with emphasis
on answering specific questions surrounding pretreatment equipment.
Components covered will be the tempering valve, booster pump,
sediment filter, and water softener. |
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Session 202: Advanced
Water for Dialysis – Part II
A
continued in-depth study on the water treatment system with
more emphasis on answering specific questions surrounding pretreatment
and purification equipment. Components covered will be the carbon
filters and the reverse osmosis machine. |
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Session 203: Advanced
Water for Dialysis – Part III
A
continued in-depth study on the water treatment system with
more emphasis on answering specific questions surrounding purification
and post treatment equipment. Components covered will be deionization,
storage tank, distribution system, UV purifiers, and endotoxin
filters. |
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Session 204: Facility
Design - Start with Pure Water
To provide instruction on the importance of designing a hemodialysis
clinic based on the water treatment and distribution system.
This is a course that can be taken by project managers, engineers,
technicians, physicians, and administrators that are involved
with dialysis facility layout. The emphasis is based on providing
the individual with a comprehensive overview of the issues surrounding
designing a dialysis clinic from a water treatment perceptive. |
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Session 205:
Water Monitoring - For Patient Safety
To provide a comprehensive study on water system monitoring
in hemodialysis clinics. The course is designed for individuals
who are involved in all aspects of patient care, from administrators
to technicians. The emphasis is focused on the importance of
establishing a quality assurance program for the complete water
treatment system so that water tragedies can be avoided. |
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Session 206:
Disaster Preparedness for Dialysis Water Treatment Systems
This course is designed to provide information and guidelines
about preparing your clinic’s water treatment system prior
to a disaster. Needs and issues surrounding a plan are also
addressed. Practical steps and response criteria are given in
an effort to assist the student in implementing a disaster preparedness
strategy for the water treatment program. |
Level 300:
developed as an advanced study of various water treatment technologies
and practices. Appropriate for technicians, biomedical personnel,
and others who are directly responsible for the water treatment
system or wish to learn more about treating today’s water.
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Session 301: Reverse Osmosis
Technology Part I
This
course is designed to give you a more in-depth study on the
fundamentals of reverse osmosis. This session covers the filtration
of water contaminates, thoroughly explains the osmosis process,
and examines cross flow filtration technology. |
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Session 305: Basics of
Water
The Basics of Water training course identifies
and explains common water problems such as hardness, iron, chlorine,
turbidity, etc., that are typically found in most incoming water
supplies that can negatively affect water quality. This course
is primarily designed to educate hemodialysis technicians, biomedical
personnel, nurse managers and other personnel responsible for
the water treatment system. The emphasis will be to provide
the individual with a comprehensive look at identifying water
impurities as well as how these materials interact with water.
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*Mar Cor/Minntech will provide contact hours through
the National Association of Nephrology Technician/ Technologists
(NANT) for this program. These hours are provided through the California
Board of Nursing and may be used for certification requirements
by the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) and recertification
requirements by the Board of Nephrology Examiners, Nursing and Technology
(BONENT), NNCC and the National Nephrology Certification Organization
(NNCO) for both dialysis technicians and nurses.
If you'd like more information or want to enroll,
please contact us at 800-346-0365 or fill out the Request
Access Form.
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