Clinical Practice Session
State of the Patient: Kidney Care Innovation, Education Equality, and Global Patient Access
October 22, 2026 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4A, Convention Center
Session Description
This session presents current and emerging issues that patients face. Patients and medical and research professionals describe working together to implement current and new initiatives and to recommend greater patient involvement in research, policies, and procedures. The panel examines methods to find common ground to advance outcomes in innovative care, empower patients through education and involvement, and address ethical and economic issues that challenge US and global kidney communities.
Learning Objective(s)
- Evaluate innovative approaches in kidney care that prioritize patient-centered outcomes, enhance patient engagement, and integrate cutting-edge technologies to improve the quality of life for individuals with kidney diseases
- Describe use of early, equal, effective, diverse communication and health literacy as a dual responsibility between physician and patient
- Differentiate how ethical and economic challenges in kidney care outside the United States contribute to low CKD awareness, while certain US socioeconomic areas show similar characteristics
- Explain how integrating patient and professional voices with artificial intelligence (AI) technology meets and amplifies the needs of the kidney community
Learning Pathway(s)
- CKD Non-Dialysis
Moderators
Presentations
- Bridging Gaps and Advancing Outcomes in Innovation and Clinical Trials in Kidney Care
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
- Empowering Patients Through Education: A Lifelong Approach to Kidney Health
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
- The Global Patient Experience and Kidney Care
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
- Integrating Patient and Professional Voices Using AI Technology to Expand Kidney Care
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM