MAGIC

MAGIC is a quality improvement project designed by the British Renal Society’s Vascular Access special interest group (BRS VA) and the Vascular Access Society of Britain and Ireland (VASBI), supported by the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (KQuIP). It aims to improve cannulation / needling of arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) and grafts (AVG). It uses the BRS and VASBI Clinical Practice Recommendations for Needling of Arteriovenous Fistulae and Grafts for Haemodialysis as a basis to define best practice.
The aim of MAGIC is to:

  • Improve rates of AVF and AVG use through preserving the lifespan of existing AVF and AVG
  • Improving patient experience of needling, to encourage patients to choose AVF or AVF as their preferred type of vascular access
  • Promoting future quality improvement into vascular access.

Magic Drive Diagram shows key elements that will drive this change in units
MAGIC has been designed to work at a regional level and regions will be offered the opportunity to become involved in MAGIC through the KQuIP regional days.

The process of MAGIC whithin KQuIP’s regional struture, is shown in the process diagram This structure provides a core element to MAGIC, with space for regional specific QI to be incorporated into the structure. MAGIC has created a set of objectives to shape the project.  Again, these objectives provide a core structure to MAGIC but allow addition of regional designed objectives.

Leadership
MAGIC takes a collaborative approach, as the leadership of MAGIC within renal units will make it a success locally, regionally and nationally. Individuals will drive MAGIC within their own local area, ith support and advice from experts involved in MAGIC and KQuIP. We have created a MAGIC pledge to outline the comittment individual units initiate when agreeing to participate in MAGIC In particular, we are asking participating units to nominate a needling champion and vascular access lead to drive MAGIC locally. The pledge specifies who these people should be and what their role will be. Support for these leads will be available through 3-monthly calls / webinars and KQuIP regional events.

Materials
The MAGIC group have developed a number of materials, endorsed by BRS and VASBI, to help units implement best needling practice. These include:

The materials used for MAGIC were developed using unrestricted grants from:

Further information on these elements will be available soon.

External resource
Life Threatening Bleed in haemodialysis patients.
Excellent presentation from James Gilbert on the use of bottle top for Life Threatening Bleeds. Well done to the Bracknell dialysis unit staff who, with their quick actions and prompt use of the bottle top, led to this story going viral on twitter and thus this video to be made 
 
 

Measurement
MAGIC has developed a measurement strategy to evaluate whether MAGIC changes practice. We have used Kirkpatrick’s educational evaluation model to structure this with 4 levels of measures:

  • Level 1 – was use of the materials enjoyable
  • Level 2 – did use of the materials lead to learning
  • Level 3 – did use of the materials lead to changes in clinical practice
  • Level 4 – did use of the materials lead to changes in clinical outcomes

The clinical outcomes linked with MAGIC will be measured monthly from a sample of haemodialysis patients and recorded using run charts, which will be visible to individual renal unit teams.

These outcomes have been developed in-line with MAGIC’s core objectives. There is space to include regional specific measures within the measurement strategy.

Further information on the management strategy can be found here MAGIC Measurement Strategy

Governance
MAGIC is governed by a steering group which consists of representatives’ from BRS VA, VASBI, KQuIP and patient representation. If you would like further information on MAGIC, please contact any member of the steering group. The steering group structure with contact deatils is outlined in the structure document

Regional Activity

You can look at the regional activity for implementing MAGIC:

UK Kidney Week 2018

During this years UK Kidney Week 2018, Katie Fielding, MAGIC Lead, presented Improving AV Fistula and Graft Cannulation Practice as a pop-up session. The session, together with KQuIP co-chair Paul Cockwell, covered:

  • KQuIP
  • BRS VA and VASBI Cannulation Recommendations
  • MAGIC.

The session was very interactive and as a consequence was very well received. To view the presentation click here