Clinical Practice Session
Let's Make It Better: Improving Home Dialysis Therapy
November 02, 2023 | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Room 113, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Session Description
Home dialysis has become more and more available for our patients, but still a low percentage of patients engage in home dialysis. This session explores why, and how awareness among providers and patients can improve home dialysis.
Learning Objective(s)
- Explain the difference between short daily hemodialysis (SDHD) and nocturnal hemodialysis (NHD)
- Describe a patient's perception of home dialysis
- Articulate the difference between continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) vs. automated peritoneal dialysis (APD)
- Analyze the reasons behind attrition rates of home dialysis and how to make changes
Learning Pathway(s)
- Dialysis
Moderators
Presentations
- A Patient's Perspective: What a Patient Wants to Know About Home Dialysis
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
- Which One: CAPD vs. APD
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- Let's Stay Home: A Look into Keeping Patients at Home
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Seamless Transition: Transitioning the Pediatric Patient to Home Hemodialysis
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM