Explore current trends in dialysis care delivery within long-term care settings, including the integration of home hemodialysis. Gain insight into the benefits, limitations, and operational considerations of different models. Learn practical approaches to strengthening collaboration, improving communication, and overcoming common barriers such as care coordination, staffing, and patient complexity.

Take a deeper dive into the use of CRRT machines and real-time data to optimize therapy and reduce complications. Enhance your knowledge of bedside nursing roles in monitoring, documentation, alarm management, and troubleshooting to improve safety and outcomes.

Discover strategies for building meaningful community partnerships that advance kidney health education for older adults. Learn how to apply age-friendly, culturally responsive approaches that foster trust, connection, and sustained engagement.

Practical guidance on managing complex vascular access challenges in dialysis patients. Develop skills related to identifying dysfunction, plan future access using a life-plan approach, and safely caring for patients with limited access options.

An overview of pediatric dialysis, including key challenges and considerations in caring for this population. Identify key considerations for treatment adjustments, medication dosing, and providing safe, effective care when pediatric patients are treated in adult settings.

This session reviews critical preparedness resources designed to help individuals receiving dialysis maintain their health and safety during unforeseen disruptions, such as natural disasters or power outages. Since dialysis is a life-sustaining treatment that relies on specific infrastructure, advanced planning is essential to prevent medical emergencies when regular clinic schedules are interrupted.   

Explore innovative solutions for advancing equity in ESRD care through the vital role of Patient Care Technicians. Gain insight into team-based strategies, collaborative practices, and leadership approaches that support equitable, patient-centered care.

Review real-world applications of building an interdisciplinary CRRT team to improve education, standardization, and clinical support. Unpack the challenges and opportunities related to training, workflow optimization, and timely therapy delivery.

Examine the lates approaches to patient-engaged research in nephrology nursing. Gain insight into how patient partnership boards can shape interventions and strengthen evidence-based, patient-centered practice.

Explore current trends in addressing social determinants of health across the nephrology and transplant continuum. Understand the impact of structural barriers, inequities, and social factors on patient outcomes, and identify strategies to improve access and care navigation.