11th Annual Emerging Trends in Dialysis Care Symposium

An important issue in improving the quality of care is ensuring every patient receives the best renal replacement therapy to maintain their health and quality of life. Home dialysis is a preferred renal replacement therapy. Multiple studies have shown that patients who dialyze at home have improved mortality and morbidity in comparison to patients on thrice-weekly in-center dialysis.

Join us for an insightful hybrid symposium to deepen your understanding of renal replacement education and offerings in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and explore the latest trends in home modality treatments. This event will bring together leading experts in nephrology to discuss the most current approaches to managing CKD, with a special focus on empowering patients to take control of their treatment at home.

This program is designed to enhance the knowledge, competence, and performance of U.S. transplant surgeons, dialysis coordinators, nephrologists, nephrology fellows, and other dialysis care providers with cutting-edge topics in chronic kidney disease. Also welcome are members of the dialysis community.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

· Identify the benefits of home dialysis compared to in-center dialysis, including its impact on patient morbidity, mortality, and quality of life.

· Recognize the barriers to home dialysis adoption, including clinician training gaps, workforce shortages, and challenges unique to independent clinics.

· Describe best practices for educating and counseling patients on home dialysis as a renal replacement therapy option.

· Apply strategies to improve clinician readiness and confidence in prescribing and managing home dialysis therapies.

Develop actionable plans for implementing or expanding home dialysis programs in various clinical settings, particularly independent dialysis clinics.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University, and IPRO. The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION STATEMENT

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Attendance of at least 90% of the live activity is required for nursing contact credits.

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA category 1 credit for the PRA for organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Social Workers/Psychologists/OT/PT: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0469.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Office of CME (OCME) and its affiliates are committed to providing educational activities that are objective, balanced, and as free of bias as possible. The OCME has established policies that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the audience, verbally or in writing, any commercial relationships that may be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations, as well as unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs and devices. Detailed disclosures will be made verbally and/or in writing during the program.

ADA STATEMENT: Special Needs: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University strives to make this conference accessible to all individuals. If you have a disability that might require special accommodations, please email your need to [email protected]

Event Venue

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Alumni Auditorium, 395 Lenox Rd, New York, United States