Kidney Week

Clinical Practice Session

Dialysis Education and Training: Novelty and Patient Adaptability

October 24, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Location: On-Demand

Session Description

In dialysis education and training, the target learners include patients requiring dialysis, their caretakers, and healthcare professionals and trainees. This session discusses the relationship between active learning and dialysis outcomes, with an emphasis on educating and engaging patients who require home-based therapy and active participation in managing fluids.

Learning Objective(s)

• Define predialysis education that helps patients choose a dialysis modality
• Describe the learning styles of patients who receive home hemodialysis
• Discuss new training methods for peritoneal dialysis
• Outline patient education goals for improvement in the areas of peritonitis rate and fluid compliance

Learning Pathway(s)

• Dialysis

Moderators

• Sunita Bavanandan, DrMed
• Andrzej Wiecek, MD, PhD, FASN

Presentations

• How to Provide Predialysis Education to Help Patients Choose the Appropriate Modality
  10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
  Louise M. Moist, MD, MS 
  
  

  Louise M. Moist, MD, MS

  Dr. Moist is a Clinician Researcher and Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Western Ontario, Associate Chair, Division of Nephrology and Associate Director of the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the London Health Sciences Centre. Dr Moist is a Certified Canadian Physician Executive, credentialing her significant role in healthcare leadership. Dr Moist is an active clinician, teacher and researcher. Dr Moist’s publications include over 200 peer reviewed papers and her recent focus is Implementation Science, bringing best evidence to best practice.

How to Provide Predialysis Education to Help Patients Choose the Appropriate Modality

October 24, 2020 | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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• Simulation in Peritoneal Dialysis Training for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
  10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
  Traci A. Wolbrink, MD, MPH
  

  Traci A. Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Simulation in Peritoneal Dialysis Training for Patients and Healthcare Professionals

October 24, 2020 | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

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• Impact of Training Peritoneal Dialysis Patients on Patient Outcomes
  11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Kai Ming Chow, MBChB 
  
  

  Kai Ming Chow, MBChB

  Dr. Chow is a graduate from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is now the Consultant and Chief of Service in the Prince of Wales Hospital. His main interest is nephrology, including renal transplant and peritoneal dialysis. Dr. Chow has published more than 300 Indexed publications in peer review journals including the journal Med Educ, 116 of them being the first author. He is actively involved in student teaching, and works as a member in the Curriculum Design Committee at the Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has received the Teachers of the Years Award for three consecutive years, as well as the Education Award in 2016.

Impact of Training Peritoneal Dialysis Patients on Patient Outcomes

October 24, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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• One Size Doesn't Fit All: Find Out the Learning Style of Your Home Hemodialysis Patients
  11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  Christopher T. Chan, MD
  

  Christopher T. Chan, MD

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Find Out the Learning Style of Your Home Hemodialysis Patients

October 24, 2020 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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