Identifying, educating patients are essential to successful peritoneal dialysis programs

Beginning or growing a peritoneal dialysis program requires knowledgeable staff who can reach as many potential patient candidates as possible, according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week. “A successful PD program is a program that can offer PD to the widest possible range of patients and not only can a successful program offer PD to these patients, but it can maintain these patients on PD to maximally realize their goals of care,” Brendan McCormick, MD, FRCPC, associate professor at the University of Ottawa and medical director of home dialysis at the Ottawa Hospital, said during the meeting, which was held as a virtual event. Nephrologists, nurses and other health care team members can most easily identify potential candidates in chronic kidney disease programs, but it is important to avoid overlooking patients in the hospital, McCormick said. Educating potential candidates is a key component. Effective education requires knowledgeable staff and ...

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• October 29, 2020