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Maria Teresa Parisotto

Qualifications: Registered Nurse, Nursing Management Diploma
Present professional position and workplace (Your brief biology, qualifications including education and/or professional qualifications and professional experience relating to the presentation topic):
Registered Nurse, graduated in Nursing in 1974 and in Nursing Management in 1976 in Milan, Italy
• >10 years as Head Nurse in a Dialysis Unit, Ospedale San Paolo, Milan, Italy
• 9 years as Application Specialist first, Marketing Director Peritoneal Dialysis afterwards in Fresenius Medical Care Italy
• 5 years as Director Peritoneal Dialysis for Europe, Middle East and Africa in Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany
Since 2006: as Director Nursing Care Management in Fresenius Medical Care – NephroCare Coordination, Bad Homburg, Germany.

Summary of main areas of interest and experience:
Vascular Access Cannulation and Care
Dialysis processes analysis
Hygiene and Infection Control
Safety in Dialysis
Training and education for nurses and patients

Important activities:
1. Collaboration with EDTNA / ERCA for development of Environmental Guideline for Dialysis
2. Co-Editor with EDTNA / ERCA for development of “Vascular Access Cannulation and Care – A Nursing Best Practice Guide for Arteriovenous Fistula”.

Publications:
• Gauly A, Parisotto MT, Skinder A, Schoder V, Furlan A, Schuh E, Marcelli D. “Vascular Access Cannulation in Hemodialysis Patients – A Survey of Current Practice and its Relation to Dialysis Dose”. JVasc Access 2011; 12 (4): 358-364.
• Di Benedetto A, Pelliccia F, Moretti M, D’Orsi W, Storace F, Scatizzi A, Parisotto MT, Marcelli D. “What causes an improved safety climate in the staff of a dialysis unit? Report of an evaluation in a large network”. J Nephrol 2011; 24 (5): 604-612
• Oggero AR, Palmieri V, Cerreto M, Manna L, Lettieri I, Napoli A, Ravone V, Pelliccia F, Moretti M, Parisotto MT. “EuCliD 5™ Clinic Variance Report: a means to improve the safety”. G Ital Nefrol 2010; 27 (S52): S60-S65
• Parisotto MT, Schoder VU, Miriunis C, Grassmann AH, Kaufmann P, Stopper A, Marcelli D. “Cannulation technique influences arteriovenous fistula and graft survival”.  Kidney International advance online publication 9 April 2014; doi: 10.1038/ki.2014.96
Link for free download: https://www.nature.com/ki/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ki201496a.html