Kidney Care Community News

DaVita has entered into agreement to expand its operations in Brazil and Colombia, and enter Chile and Ecuador, according to a press release.

Patient care technician staffing at U.S. dialysis facilities varies by geography, time and other attributes, data show. Further investigation could lead to better quality of care, according to published data.

BALTIMORE — Problem-focused strategies in training and curriculum may help reduce nephrologist burnout, a speaker said at the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting.

The American Kidney Fund has chosen the recipients of this year’s Clinical Science in Nephrology fellowship program, which supports researchers working to improve the quality of care for patients with kidney disease.

BALTIMORE — It has become increasingly important for nephrologists to understand the intersection between climate change, health and poverty, according to a presenter at the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting.

BALTIMORE — With a global increase in natural disasters, it has become more urgent for nephrology practices to prepare facilities and patients for potential disruptions in care, according to a presenter here.

The American Association of Kidney Patients has given Barry Smith, PhD, MD, president of Dreyfus Health Policy and Research Center, its 2024 medal of excellence award.

Editor’s note: Healio | Nephrology News & Issues interviewed Michelle Estrella, MD, MHS, a professor of medicine and the renal section chief at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, about her role as conference chairperson and highlights of the agenda for the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, which take place May 14-18 in Long Beach, California. For more information and to register for the meeting, visit www.kidney.org/spring-clinical.

Editor’s note: Healio interviewed Brendan T. Bowman, MD, program chair of the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting, taking place April 11-14 in Baltimore.

An international consensus statement calling for urgent action to address chronic kidney disease has been published in Nature Reviews Nephrology.