Kidney Week

Special Session

Ebola and Dialysis: Resources for Nephrology Health Professionals

November 14, 2014 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Hall D

Session Description

The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. Case reports of infected individuals requiring dialysis have emerged. This session provides the current knowledge on dialytic management of patients with Ebola. Guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ASN Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Advisory Group are presented. The role of viral removal through affinity columns with dialysis is discussed. The session concludes with a discussion of the ethical considerations of dialyzing a patient with potential to harm health care providers.

Session Objectives

Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to: 1) discuss considerations in the selection of dialysis modality for Ebola patients in the critical care setting, including patient safety, staff safety, and community safety; 2) describe risks of the virus in hospital or outpatient dialysis units and sensible measures for preventing spread; and 3) discuss ethical considerations in balancing the benefit to a patient versus the risk to health care providers.

Learning Pathways

• Dialysis

Moderators

• Susan T. Crowley, MD, FASN
• Priti R. Patel, MD

Lectures

Renal Replacement Therapy in Ebola Patients: Three Spheres of Safety 
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Michael J. Connor, MD

AKI in Ebola: A Case Report 
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Harold A. Franch, MD

Plasma Affinity Removal of Virus via Dialysis: Can It Work in Ebola? 
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Helmut Geiger, MD

Ebola in the ICU and the Dialysis Unit: Inpatient and Outpatient Infection Control Considerations 
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Sarah Faubel, MD

Balancing the Care of Patients against Risk to Healthcare Givers 
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Nicholas Greig Evans, PhD

Questions and Answers 
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM