Kidney failure is a devastating condition, often requiring dialysis treatment. Hospital based dialysis is the most common modality – but it is associated with the worst outcomes. Home dialysis allows more flexibility and is associated with the best outcomes for patients.

Join us online for this breakfast session to learn about the various forms of dialysis that can be done at home and what you need to know to support these patients in your practice.

Speakers

Dr Brendan Smyth, Nephrologist at St George Hospital and Postdoctoral Fellow at the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney

Kylie Turner, Chronic Kidney Disease CNC St George Hospital 

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the modalities of kidney replacement therapy, with an emphasis on those that can be performed at home.
• Explore the evidence in support of home dialysis therapies
• Review the factors to consider when choosing a dialysis therapy
• Introduction to the pathways leading from pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease to successful home dialysis

Target audience: GPs, nurses and allied health professionals

*Please note GP Registrars who wish to register for CPD events and do not have a member number will need to contact the CPD Department on 1300 986 991

The Integrating Care Education program is an opportunity for hospital based specialists and their respective primary care specialists to meet in a forum to discuss the care of their patients. The topics covered will assist with patient care where it meets at this important interface. The program will cover topics relevant to both groups to improve movement to and from the two spheres of care. It will be delivered by hospital specialists with an interest or expertise in community based care