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HDF Spotlight: Hemodiafiltration for Kidney Failure: Results from an Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control
The aim of this recent individual patient data meta-analysis is to present an overview of the existing evidence from randomised controlled trials comparing haemodiafiltration versus…
RCA-CKRT Protocols in Practice: Overcoming Challenges
This roundtable with key opinion leaders will provide an overview of the historical background, regional citrate anticoagulation during CKRT, clinical indications, and practical considerations for…
Anticoagulation and Acid-Base Disorders in AKI Requiring CKRT
Continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) is often used in the management of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, particularly those who are hemodynamically unstable.…
CAPD and Person-Centered PD
This roundtable webinar will explore the two main modalities of peritoneal dialysis (PD), highlighting their key differences to help tailor patient care effectively. Featuring both…
HDF Spotlight North America: Water Quality Assurance for Hemodiafiltration
In this webinar you will be introduced to the topic of water quality and dialysis fluids quality in chronic hemodialysis, including hemodiafiltration. We will address…
How to Talk to Patients About Home Therapies
This symposium will cover important aspects of how to effectively talk to your patients about home kidney replacement therapies. The speakers will review the barriers…
HDF Spotlight North America: Clinical Evidence for High-Volume Online Hemodiafiltration
High-volume hemodiafiltration (HDF) and conventional hemodialysis have been compared in several clinical studies, including a number of large randomized controlled trials. This presentation will guide…
Hemodialysis to Hemodiafiltration Transition Animated Video
This 5-minute video provides a brief overview on the potential benefits of hemodiafiltration (HDF) compared to conventional hemodialysis (HD), key considerations on transitioning from HD…
Hemodiafiltration Animated Video
This 5-minute animated video provides a brief introduction of hemodiafiltration (HDF): What is hemodiafiltration? How does it work? What are the commonly used HDF treatment…
HDF Spotlight North America: What Mechanisms Behind the Benefits of Hemodiafiltration?
The available evidence on the beneficial effects of HDF raises the question regarding the possible mechanisms of the observed effects on improved survival reported for…
Convince: The Breakthrough Trial for HV-HDF?
Interview at ERA 2023: CONVINCE Event Date: 8/2023
HDF Spotlight North America: High-Volume Hemodiafiltration: The Sustainability and Environment Perspective
In this webinar environmental issues and measures of chronic hemodialysis therapy will be addressed. Hemodialysis saves lives but consumes large amounts of water and power…
Life 2024 HDF Episode 5: Is HV-HDF Cost-Effective?
Is High Volume HDF cost-effective? Cost-Effectiveness Analysis helps healthcare decision-makers evaluate whether a new treatment is worth funding by comparing the clinical benefits to the…
Person-Centered Approach to Home Dialysis Growth
This webinar aims to inform nephrologists about current trends in home dialysis utilization and its outcomes. The session will also identify strategies to increase the…
HDF Spotlight North America: The Essentials of Hemodiafiltration_The Value of Convection
One of the main driving forces of hemodiafiltration relies on the higher total dialytic dose delivered that includes total ultrafiltration volume, namely the convective dose,…
ECMO with CKRT: Clinical Challenges and Opportunities
Please join us for an engaging discussion on the applications of continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We will start with…
Online Hemodiafiltration: Understanding Concepts, Outcomes, and Clinical Applications
This roundtable didactic presentation is designed to increase familiarity with online hemodiafiltration as a dialysis treatment modality, to help you understand its benefits and challenges,…
HDF Spotlight North America: Global Epidemiology and Real-World Data on High-Volume Hemodiafiltration
As the clinical experience with HDF accumulates globally, it is worth examining the evidence for this kidney replacement therapy as used in routine clinical care.…
HDF Spotlight North America: Patient-Reported Outcomes and Patient Voices with High-Volume Hemodiafiltration
In this webinar, we will shed light on the growing evidence of the beneficial effect of high-volume hemodiafiltration on health-related quality of life of patients…
Should Hemodiafiltration Become the Gold Standard for Dialysis In the United States?
This roundtable webinar will introduce hemodiafiltration and examine whether it should become the gold standard for dialysis in the United States. To help address this…
Building an ECMO Program and Fundamentals
This symposium will briefly review the primary reasons for building an ECMO program. They will discuss the basic components of what makes a great ECMO…
HDF Spotlight #8: What Are the Mechanisms Behind the Benefits of Hemodiafiltration?
The available evidence on the beneficial effects of HDF raise the question regarding the possible mechanisms of the observed effects on improved survival reported for…
Person-centered Approach to Home Dialysis Growth
This webinar will inform nephrologists about current trends in home dialysis utilization and the outcomes. The session will also identify strategies to increase the growth…
A Patient’s Journey Through Transitional Care
This special roundtable webinar will review the important transition points in the care of dialysis patients and how Transitional Care Units, or TCUs, can facilitate…
HDF Spotlight #6: High-Volume Hemodiafiltration: The Sustainability and Environmental Perspective
In this webinar environmental issues and measures of chronic hemodialysis therapy will be addressed. Hemodialysis saves lives but consumes large amounts of water and power…
HDF Spotlight #5: Global Epidemiology and Real-World Data on High Volume Hemodiafiltration
As the clinical experience with HDF accumulates globally, it is worth examining the evidence for this kidney replacement therapy as used in routine clinical care.…
Dialyzer Membrane Technologies and Innovations
This roundtable webinar will review the challenges facing current dialyzer membranes and kidney replacement therapies and discuss new and future innovations that aim to address…
HDF Spotlight #4: Shifting from High-Flux HD to High Volume HDF
Despite the need to improve survival rates of dialysis patients and the acknowledged survival benefit that HDF offers, there is limited utilization of HDF in…
Prevention and Management of Infectious PD Complications: A Practical Approach
This roundtable webinar features the top 10 strategies on the prevention and management of infectious complications of peritoneal dialysis. Two complex cases are highlighted followed…
HDF Spotlight #3: Clinical Evidence for High-Volume Online Hemodiafiltration
High-volume hemodiafiltration (HDF) and conventional hemodialysis have been compared in several clinical studies, including a number of large randomized controlled trials. This presentation will guide…
Optical Sensors with Truly Regional Citrate Anticoagulation: Rationale, Implementation and Prospects
This symposium on Combining Optical Sensors with Truly Regional Citrate Anticoagulation: Rationale, Implementation, and Prospects, will briefly review the principles of Truly Regional Citrate Anticoagulation…
HDF Spotlight #2: Prescription of High-Volume Online Hemodiafiltration
This presentation starts with an introduction about high-volume HDF including the main reasons behind the use and application of high-volume HDF. Furthermore, factors that influence…
HDF Spotlight #1: The Essentials of Hemodiafiltration: The Value of Convection
One of the main driving forces of hemodiafiltration relies on the higher total dialytic dose delivered that includes total ultrafiltration volume, namely the convective dose,…
ECMO Access and Cannulation Configuration Case Studies
Using an engaging case-based format and drawing on the clinical expertise of our faculty and the latest clinical evidence, this roundtable discussion has been developed…
Patient-Centered Care Through Individualized Home Therapies: Roundtable Discussion
Patient-Centered Care Through Individualized Home Therapies: Roundtable Discussion Bringing it all together: the roundtable discussion with leading experts from four European countries, Prof. Edwina Brown…
A Patient’s Journey Through Transitional Care
This special roundtable webinar will review the important transition points in the care of dialysis patients and how Transitional Care Units, or TCUs, can facilitate…
Anticoagulation Use in the AKI Patient
Many critically ill patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) experience acute kidney injury (AKI) and require kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Whether therapy is continuous…
CAPD vs APD: The Right Prescription, for the Right Patient, at the Right Time
This special roundtable webinar will be Live Streamed from the New Paradigm in Nephrology 2023 Conference in Puerto Rico. This presentation will feature a discussion…
Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management of CKD-aP
This webinar presentation will provide an introduction to CKD-aP, including possible causes, diagnostic criteria, treatment options, and discussion of patient- and provider-related barriers to management.…
Patient-Centered Care Through Individualized Home Therapies: Individualizing Care in Peritoneal Dialysis
Patient-Centered Care Through Individualized Home Therapies: Individualizing Care in Peritoneal Dialysis We are privileged to have Prof. Edwina Brown from Imperial College London shed light…
Uremic Toxins and Their Impact on Dialysis Patients: Part 2
This two-part roundtable series will feature a discussion of uremic toxins and their effects on dialysis patients. Part two of this roundtable webinar highlights recent…
Patient-Centered Care Through Individualized Home Therapies: Symposium Introduction
Patient-Centered Care Through Individualized Home Therapies: Symposium Introduction We are excited to kickstart our video series featuring excerpts from a symposium focused on patient-centered care…
ECMO Fundamentals: Circuit and Modalities
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuitry is designed to provide cardiac and/or respiratory support for patients, and a complete circuit requires the seamless integration of several…
Uremic Toxins and Their Impact on Dialysis Patients: Part 1
This two-part roundtable series will feature a discussion of uremic toxins and their effects on dialysis patients. Part one of this roundtable webinar highlights the…
Strategies to Understand and Overcome Health Inequity and Bias in Kidney Care
Inequity and bias occur at both the interpersonal and institutional level of healthcare and can lead to inaccurate or delayed diagnoses, poorer quality care, and…
Improving the Care of ESKD Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities with On-Site Home Hemodialysis
More frequent, staff-assisted, hemodialysis in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is a growing practice. This special webinar will review the current state of more frequent hemodialysis…
Anticoagulation and Acid-Base Disorders in AKI Requiring CKRT
Continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) is often used in the management of critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, particularly those who are hemodynamically unstable.…
Caring for the Heart with ESKD
This special roundtable virtual symposium on caring for the heart with ESKD will be hosted by Drs. Michael Kraus and Leslie Wong. They will briefly…
Clinical and Surgical Management of Non-Infectious Complications of PD
This special roundtable segment is designed to generate an interactive discussion on the clinical and surgical management of non-infectious PD complications. Surgeon and nephrologist perspectives…
Clinical Relevance of Abstruse Transport Phenomena in Hemodialysis
Haemodialysis (HD) utilizes the bidirectional properties of semipermeable membranes to remove uraemic toxins from blood while simultaneously replenishing electrolytes and buffers to correct metabolic acidosis.…
ECMO Access and Cannulation Configuration Case Studies
Using an engaging case-based format and drawing on the clinical expertise of our faculty and the latest clinical evidence, this roundtable discussion has been developed…
Multitargeted Interventions to Reduce Dialysis-Induced Systemic Stress
Hemodialysis (HD) is a life-sustaining therapy as well as an intermittent and repetitive stress condition for the patient. In ridding the blood of unwanted substances…
Hemoincompatibility in Hemodialysis Alleviating Inflammation and Anticoagulation
Blood-incompatibility or haemo-incompatibility is an inevitability of all blood-contacting device applications and therapies, including haemodialysis. While anticoagulation successfully prevents clotting within the extracorporeal circuit to…
Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Access to Transplantation
This roundtable webinar will feature a discussion of how to identify and overcome barriers in access to transplantation. In this program, we will highlight insights…
Clinical Considerations for the Septic Patient with Acute Kidney Injury
Approximately half of new-onset cases of acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit are due to sepsis. These patients face high rates of mortality…
Improving the Care of ESKD Patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities With On-Site Home Hemodialysis
More frequent, staff-assisted, hemodialysis in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is a growing practice. This special webinar will review the current state of more frequent hemodialysis…
Flummoxed by Flux: The Indeterminate Principles of Hemodialysis
The magnitude of the transport is quantified by the phenomenon of ‘flux’, a finite parameter defined as the volume of fluid (or permeate) transferred per…
Choices in Hemodialysis: Variants, Personalized Therapy & Application of Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) relies on three tenets, i.e. clinical expertise (i.e. doctor), patient-centered values (i.e. patient), and relevant scientific evidence (i.e. science), that have deviated…
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Ethical Considerations for ECMO
As the use of extracorporeal life support therapies continues to increase, critical care clinicians need to stay attuned to evolving applications and the latest data…
Bringing Continuity and Coordination to Transitions of Care for Patients with Transplant CKD
This roundtable didactic presentation is designed to increase familiarity with the challenges of managing patients with failing kidney allografts and strategies for successful management and transition…
The Membrane Perspective of Uremic Toxins – Which Ones Should, or Can, be Removed
Removal of unwanted substances during HD needs to be weighed against the unavoidable loss of substances that are recognized to be necessary for bodily functions…
Early vs. Delayed Initiation of Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy (CKRT)
Critical care providers often face a clinical dilemma when determining the ideal time to initiate continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT). Variability in clinical practice is…
The Scientific and Technological Determinants of Haemodialysis Membranes
Current HD membranes have evolved and improved beyond measure from the experimental membranes available in the early developmental periods of dialysis. Today, the key functional…
CAPD vs APD: The Right Prescription, for the Right Patient, at the Right Time
This special roundtable webinar features a discussion around the use of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), including how increasing utilization of CAPD can potentially improve…
Clinical Considerations and Applications of Incremental PD
This special roundtable webinar reviews the concept of Incremental Peritoneal Dialysis (PD), describes prescription and monitoring approaches, and reviews clinical outcomes. Discussions include physician, nurse,…
Clinical and Surgical Management of Non-Infectious Complications in PD
This special roundtable segment involved an interactive discussion on the clinical and surgical management of non-infectious PD complications. Surgeon and nephrologist perspectives were shared with…
Barriers and Myths to Patient Selection in Home Hemodialysis
This special roundtable webinar features a short presentation about the current landscape of home hemodialysis utilizations and barriers surrounding patient selection. The moderator and panel…
Avoiding Common Mistakes in the Prevention and Management of Infectious PD Complications
This roundtable webinar features the top 10 strategies on the prevention and management of infectious complications of peritoneal dialysis. Two complex cases are highlighted followed…
Self-Care Dialysis: Myths and Barriers
This program reviews in-center self-dialysis and best practices for patient self-care. A patient's experience with self-care is featured. A question and answer period with our…
Caring for the Heart with ESKD
This special roundtable virtual symposium on caring for the heart with ESKD was hosted by Drs. Michael Kraus and Leslie Wong. Prescribing home dialysis with…
Convection with Conviction to CONVINCE
Online hemodiafiltration (HDF) is an established renal replacement modality for patients with end stage chronic kidney disease that is now gaining clinical acceptance worldwide. Currently,…
Uremic Toxins and Hemodiafiltration
Since the seminal work on classification, concentration, and interindividual variability of uremic toxins, new aspects of ‘modern’ dialysis treatment have emerged. Uremic toxins (UT) have…
Avoiding Common Mistakes on the Prevention and Management of Infectious PD Complications
This roundtable webinar featured the top 10 strategies on the prevention and management of infectious complications of peritoneal dialysis. Two complex cases were highlighted followed…
Managing Critically Ill Patients with Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapy (CKRT)
This roundtable discussion on Managing Critically Ill Patients with Continuous Kidney Replacement Therapies (CKRT), was moderated by Dr. Michael Etter. Our distinguished speaker panel included…
HHD Prescriptions and Managing HHD Complications
This comprehensive webinar covered important aspects of PD and HHD to support prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and home therapies teams with managing home dialysis…
What is/are the Mechanism(s) of Beneficial Effect of HDF?
Present evidence suggests that hemodiafiltration offers a better clinical outcome as compared to standard hemodialysis especially when delivered in high volume. In this presentation, I…
How to Talk to Patients about Home Therapies
This special roundtable segment was designed to generate an interactive discussion on how to talk to your patients on home dialysis. Our moderators interviewed our…
How to Help More Patients to Kidney Transplant
This roundtable webinar features a discussion on the importance of kidney transplantation and how the interdisciplinary team may support patients with the transplantation process and…
Barriers and Myths to Patient Selection in Home Hemodialysis
This special roundtable webinar features a short presentation about the current landscape of home hemodialysis utilizations and barriers surrounding patient selection. The moderator and panel…
Prevention and Management of Infectious PD Complications: A Practical Approach
This special roundtable webinar features a discussion around the management of infections PD complications, including catheter-related infections and peritonitis. Using the ISPD guidelines as guidance,…
A Practical Approach to Sodium Management in Dialysis Patients
This special round-table webinar will feature a discussion around the overall management of sodium in PD and HD dialysis patients, including sodium balance and toxicity…
Incorporation of ECMO in the Management of Patients with COVID-19
This roundtable discussion is designed to educate practicing clinicians on the latest clinical evidence pertaining to the use of ECMO in the management of patients…
Clinical Considerations and Application of Incremental PD
This special roundtable webinar will review the concept of Incremental Peritoneal Dialysis (PD), describe prescription and monitoring approaches, and review clinical outcomes. Discussions will include physician,…
Vascular Access in HHD and Hands-on Self-Cannulation Training
This webinar is designed to cover important aspects of vascular access through didactic learning and patient case studies and will provide a hands-on demonstration for…
A Patient’s Journey Through Transitional Care
This special roundtable webinar will review the important transition points in the care of dialysis patients and how Transitional Care Units, or TCUs, can facilitate…
Clinical and Surgical Management of Non-Infectious PD Access Complications
This special roundtable segment is designed to generate an interactive discussion on the clinical and surgical management of non-infectious PD complications. Surgeon and nephrologist perspectives…
HHD Prescriptions and HHD Complications
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
Urgent Start and PD Access
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
Overview of Home Therapies and Optimizing the PD Prescription
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
Caring for the Heart with ESKD
This special roundtable segment is designed to review prescribing home dialysis with a special focus on the heart, including cardiac stunning and fluid overload. Event…
How to Talk to Patients about Home Therapies
How to Talk to Patients about Home Therapies This special roundtable segment is designed to generate an interactive discussion on the clinical and surgical management…
Clinical and Surgical Management of Non-infectious PD Complications
This special roundtable segment is designed to generate an interactive discussion on the clinical and surgical management of non-infectious PD complications. Surgeon and nephrologist perspectives…
Mistakes in Triaging Infectious Complications in Home Dialysis Patients
This special roundtable segment is designed to generate an interactive discussion on the most common mistakes in triaging infectious complications in home dialysis patients. Patient’s…
August Webinar Series Part III: Managing Home Dialysis
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
August Webinar Series Part II: PD Access & Managing PD Complications
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
August Webinar Series Part I: Overview of Home Therapies & Managing the PD Prescription
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
July Series Part III: Managing Home Hemodialysis
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
July Series Part II: Urgent Start & Managing PD Complications
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
July Series Part I: Overview of Home Therapies and Managing the PD Prescription
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
Special Segment Webinar COVID-19 & Telehealth Roundtable
This is a special webinar segment pulled together by our distinguished faculty to generate a dialogue on telehealth. In this roundtable session, we will provide…
Home Dialysis Workshop Webinar Series, Part III: Managing Home Hemodialysis
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
Home Dialysis Workshop Webinar Series, Part II: Managing the PD Prescription and PD Complications
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
Home Dialysis Workshop Webinar Series, Part I: Overview of Home Therapies and Managing PD Complications
This comprehensive webinar series is designed to cover important aspects of PD and HHD to support you, prescribers (nephrologists, PAs and NPs) and your home…
Life 2024 HDF Episode 4: Patients-Reported Outcomes
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are pivotal in advancing renal replacement therapies and guiding patient-centered care. Recent findings from the CONVINCE trial demonstrate the superiority of high-volume…
Life 2024 HDF Episode 3: How to implement HVHDF
In the third episode, we explore the steps of High-Volume Hemodiafiltration implementation. High-Volume Hemodiafiltration offers significant clinical benefits through optimized treatment protocols. Key factors include…
Life 2024 HDF Episode 2: Optimizing HDF Outcomes
In the second episode, we explore the clinical benefits and the potential mechanisms of High-Volume Hemodiafiltration. In addition, as the experience with high-volume HDF increased…
Life 2024 HDF Episode 1: The CONVINCE Trial
Episode 1: The Convince Trial The recently published CONVINCE Trial revealed a 23% decrease in mortality rates for patients treated with high-volume hemodiafiltration compared to…