Fresenius gains $130,000 grant to educate patients in Mississippi through virtual reality
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Fresenius Kidney Care received a grant greater than $130,000 from the Mississippi Department of Health's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to further kidney education through virtual reality, according to a press release.
Using virtual reality (VR) technology, Fresenius Kidney Care intends to teach patients in rural Mississippi about home dialysis. The grant will allow Fresenius Kidney Care to purchase VR headsets for dialysis centers in the state and create an immersive experience for patients to explore what home dialysis details. According to the release, IKONA Health will develop additional educational modules for both patients and care teams of the 137 outpatient dialysis centers Fresenius Kidney Care serves in Mississippi.
"An initial diagnosis of chronic kidney disease can be daunting for patients. The virtual reality education for our patients is another way we can enhance our patient education and show them how to be in control of their treatment," Dean Chan, vice president of kidney care advocates at Fresenius Kidney Care, said in the release. "Expanding this innovative project into rural areas of Mississippi will allow our kidney care advocates and care teams to offer patients in underserved areas a more informed experience of the decision to move to home therapy and help them be successful."
Fresenius Kidney Care and IKONA have partnered to bring VR to patients in South Carolina, Illinois and California.
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