Kidney Care Community News

As Healio celebrates National Doctors’ Day, we recognize physicians we spoke with in the past year about how they are working to improve kidney care.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — In this interview from the Southwest Nephrology Conference, Dara N. Rampersad, PhD, LPC, NCC, explains the value of the “five plays” that staff can use to help de-escalate tension during a dialysis treatment.

Interwell Health has launched a value-based care initiative with Providence Health Plan that will provide earlier identification, education and support to members with late-stage chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease.

The American Nephrology Nurses Association has named Michele H. Kimball as its new executive director, according to the press release.

Somatus announced in a press release the launch of the Nurse Navigator Program with its partner Inova Health System.

Editor’s note: Healio/Nephrology News & Issues interviewed Brendan Bowman, MD, chair of the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting, which is taking place March 30-April 2 in New Orleans. For more information and to register for the meeting, visit www.renalmd.org.

This year, the theme of World Kidney Day is kidney health for all, and that the best way to support patients is to prepare for the unexpected.

The National Kidney Foundation launched a public education video series about hyperkalemia for patients with chronic kidney disease, according to the press release.

The FDA is continuing to assess the potential risk of toxic compounds found in silicon tubing used during dialysis, according to a press release.

Just in time for National Kidney Month, the American Kidney Fund has launched a new website to improve health equity especially among patients from underrepresented groups, according to the press release.