Description

The Home Dialysis: Expanding Access to Home Therapies in 2025 and Beyond was a dedicated Early Program held on the Wednesday immediately preceding the main ASN Kidney Week 2025 Scientific Exposition.

This course was designed to address the critical global gap in access to home dialysis modalities (Peritoneal Dialysis [PD] and Home Hemodialysis [HHD]). It moved beyond basic “how-to” mechanics to focus on infrastructure and shared decision-making, equipping clinicians with the tools to build sustainable home programs that prioritize patient autonomy and lifestyle goals in the contemporary era.

What You Will Learn

The curriculum focused on the “Person-Centered” model of care. Key learning outcomes included:

Infrastructure Building: A step-by-step guide to setting up a high-quality home dialysis unit, including staffing models and operational workflows that support growth.

Prescription Personalization: How to leverage peritoneal physiology and new HHD platforms to tailor prescriptions rather than using a “one-size-fits-all” approach.

Special Populations: Managing home therapies in complex patients often deemed “unsuitable,” such as those with Liver Disease, Heart Failure, or Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD).

Acute Applications: The emerging role of Peritoneal Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and critically ill patients, challenging the dogma that PD is only for stable chronic patients.

Complication Management: Best practices for preventing and treating both infectious (peritonitis) and non-infectious complications (catheter malfunction, membrane failure).