Building Foundations: Training & Setup for Personalized Home Dialysis
2026-05-06 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
Building Foundations: Training & Setup for Personalized Home Dialysis:
Join us as we highlight best practices, share practical insights from clinical teams, and showcase how personalized education and preparation can transform the home dialysis experience. Whether you’re looking to enhance patient readiness, streamline training, or strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration, this session offers a positive, solution focused overview of what truly enables success at home.
Speakers: Laura Hignell, RN, Fresenius Medical Care, UK; Adrienne Grieve, RN, Fresenius Medical Care, UK

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A Model for Increasing PD Uptake: the SKIP-SH Initiative
2026-04-29 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
A Model for Increasing PD Uptake: the SKIP-SH Initiative:
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) offers patients greater independence, improved quality of life, and a more sustainable use of healthcare resources; yet it remains underutilized in Germany. The SKIP-SH initiative in Schleswig Holstein tackles this challenge head on by breaking down structural barriers, strengthening collaboration between hospitals and outpatient care, and supporting patients, physicians, and nurses alike.
This webinar will showcase how SKIP-SH is reshaping kidney failure treatment pathways through education, coordination, and innovation, demonstrating why PD can be a win-win for patients, providers, and the healthcare system as a whole.
Speaker: Benedikt Kolbrink, MD, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Economic Considerations in the Individualization of Dialysis Choice and Prescription
2026-04-22 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
Economic Considerations in the Individualization of Dialysis Choice and Prescription:
Dialysis care is influenced not only by clinical parameters but also by patient preferences, lifestyle factors, and the economic constraints of healthcare systems. Drawing on real-world findings from a European survey addressing these issues, this webinar will examine how economic factors can shape both modality selection and prescription, how to ensure that these considerations remain compatible with person-centered dialysis modality choice and prescription—consistent with KDIGO and ISPD recommendations—and how shared decision-making supports the alignment of treatment strategies with patient goals and needs.
Speaker: Maria Fernanda Slon-Roblero, MD, Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Spain

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Dialogue - Delivering Person-Centered PD and HHD
2026-04-15 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
Dialogue – Delivering Person-Centered PD and HHD:
This dialogue webinar explores what is truly new in ESKD care: a shift toward individualized, goal-directed, high-quality treatment shaped by what matters most to each person. Through practical discussion and real-world cases, this webinar de-mystifies new concepts, including shared decision-making and person-centered care, and examines how approaches like incremental peritoneal dialysis (PD) can better align dialysis with patients’ clinical needs, life priorities, values, and hopes. Participants will explore who may benefit from home therapies across the ESKD journey, including older adults and people living with frailty, and what supports are needed to make home a viable and sustainable option. Drawing on clinical evidence, the session highlights transplantation as the gold standard when possible, the role of PD as an accessible first therapy that preserves residual kidney function, and home hemodialysis (HHD) as a complementary option later in care. Attendees will leave with three key takeaways: trust patients’ preferences, consider incremental PD for incident patients, and view PD and HHD not as competing therapies, but as flexible tools that support person-centered care over time.
Speakers: Edwina Brown, MD, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK; Brigitte Schiller, MD, Fresenius Medical Care, USA

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Bridging the Gap: Tackling Inequity in Access to Personalized Home Dialysis in Europe
2026-04-08 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
Bridging the Gap: Tackling Inequity in Access to Personalized Home Dialysis in Europe:
Despite strong clinical, economic and quality-of-life evidence supporting the many benefits of home dialysis, significant inequities persist in access to personalized home-based dialysis therapies across Europe.
This webinar will examine the structural, economic, and operational factors driving these disparities, including reimbursement variabilities, infrastructure models and patients pathways, technology adoption, and workforce capabilities. Through real-world examples and country perspectives, the discussion will highlight how innovation, various collaborations, and data-driven approaches can accelerate equitable, patient-centric, home dialysis solutions.
Attendees will gain many insights into how nephrologists can partner with policymakers and providers to expand equitable access, support personalized care pathways, and contribute to offer more personalized home dialysis care perspectives to their patients across Europe.
Speaker: Eric Goffin, MD, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Belgium

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Understanding Hyperphosphatemia and Mineral Bone Disease
2026-03-18 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Understanding Hyperphosphatemia and Mineral Bone Disease:
This module discusses the definition of mineral bone disorder (MBD) in chronic kidney disease (CKD), important markers in CKD-MBD and monitoring parameters.
Speaker: Chokethawee Ouejiaraphant, MD, Fresenius Medical Care

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Managing Suboptimal Responsiveness to Anemia Treatment for Patients with CKD
2026-03-11 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Managing Suboptimal Responsiveness to Anemia Treatment for Patients with CKD:
This course will provide an overview of key principles associated with the management of anemia in CKD, including factors that may contribute to suboptimal response to anemia treatment. It will also address evidenced-based approaches for patients who do not respond adequately to anemia treatment through series of clinical vignettes.
Speaker: Smriti Arya, PhD, Fresenius Medical Care

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Pharmacological Intervention and Outcomes in Hyperphosphatemia and MBD
2026-03-04 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
Pharmacological Intervention and Outcomes in Hyperphosphatemia and MBD:
This course will provide an overview on the characteristics of different phosphate binders for treatment of hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients. It will describe the general mode of action and administration of phosphate binders, discuss effects of phosphate binders and explain how vitamin D and calcimimetics can be used in the treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), and different barriers to CKD-MBD management.
Speaker: Donnie LumbanGaol, MD, Fresenius Medical Care

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Anticoagulation in CKRT - Why Is Citrate Often Preferred Over Heparin?
2026-02-25 09:00 - 09:45 (America/Chicago)
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Anticoagulation in CKRT – Why Is Citrate Often Preferred Over Heparin?:
This webinar explains the reasons why citrate anticoagulation has become the preferred anticoagulation option in CKRT, largely replacing the previously preferred use of heparin anticoagulation. It addresses also the remaining contraindications to use of citrate and provides an opinion whether citrate is suitable for all patients.
Speaker: Prof. Antoine Schneider, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Citrate CKRT in Clinical Practice - What Residents Should Be Aware Of
2026-02-18 09:00 - 09:45 (America/Chicago)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
Citrate CKRT in Clinical Practice – What Residents Should Be Aware Of:
This webinar gives a practical overview on the application of citrate-anticoagulated CKRT in clinical practice. It will address the typical set-up and monitoring and present some special cases which a physician on duty may encounter, including citrate accumulation, filter clogging, and filter clotting despite correctly performed citrate anticoagulation.
Speaker: Dr. Mattia Müller, Institute for Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Switzerland

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CKRT for Treatment of AKI - Practical Considerations
2026-02-11 09:00 - 09:45 (Europe/Berlin)
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Our medical education programs are delivered by experts in their fields and cover a variety of disease-state education topics related to dialysis, critical care and beyond.
CKRT for Treatment of AKI – Practical Considerations:
Starting with a brief history of continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT), details of the procedure will be presented. Vascular access is crucial for conduct of CKRT. The CKRT modes CVVH, CVVHD, and CVVHDF will be compared regarding patient outcome, efficacy of CKRT and practical differences. The potential of high-permeability filters in CVVHD will be touched on as well.
Speaker: Dr. Robert Pohlmeier, Fresenius Medical Care

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