1. What happens next? Ensure we know who you are –e-mail addresses for each member of each improvement team Register on the website Agree your own aims statement DO the first test of change Set up a monthly audit of your results SHARE all results, test, ideas, on the website

2. Registering on the website 1.Make sure we have your e-mail address before you leave this afternoon 2.We will send you instructions on how to register

3. Adding new members to your group Go to www.renal.orgwww.renal.org Go to “Joint Activities” Choose “Collaborate” or click on “Improvement Collaborative” Scroll down to “the discussion forum is here” and click on the link Choose “register”

4. Overcoming barriers Ethics? –No, this is not research (new knowledge), it is working out how to implement best practice Cost? –Improving the efficiency of care will save money Management? –Do they not want to improve outcomes? Get them on board. Bureacracy –Audit committees, Medical Records committees, etc: set the managers on them!

5. All the slides will be available on the website http://www.renal.org/pages/pages/joint- activities/collaborate.php Or look on the BRS website – we’ll put a link there

6. Thank you and good luck