@ISNeducation Nuances in Nephrology Webinar: CKD: enabling transition to dialysis at home

Enabling people to choose the dialysis modality that is minimally disruptive to their lifestyle and enables them to achieve realistic goals is an essential component of care for people with advanced CKD, regardless of whether they are starting dialysis in a planned or unplanned manner. Over 50% of people given education and opportunity for choice will want to start dialysis at home.  >span class="NormalTextRun SCXW10067389 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="Table Paragraph">webinar will explore care pathways for delivering education, how to use shared decision making to enable choice of home dialysis, how to identify potential barriers with suggestions of how these can be resolved.

Learning objectives:

-Identify the various pathways available for initiating dialysis treatment.
- Recognize the importance of shared decision-making in the selection of dialysis modalities.
-Understand the criteria for determining suitability for home dialysis and strategies to overcome potential barriers to home dialysis therapy.

Further reading:

- Chan CT, Blankestijn PJ, Dember LM, et al.  Dialysis initiation, modality choice, access and prescription: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference., Kidney International 2019; 96:37-47