End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis, Home Dialysis
Conditions
Brief summary
The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform for home dialysis physician mentoring with the intent to: 1. Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis 2. Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship 3. Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis
Detailed description
Home-based kidney replacement therapy offers enhanced quality of life and clinical advantages compared to conventional in-center hemodialysis. Globally, there is an increased awareness of home dialysis. However, there is a lack of mentoring centers to support new programs and/or nephrologists to initiate and grow home dialysis.1, 2 Critical prerequisites for a successful mentoring relationship include: * Established excellence in home dialysis in the mentor center * Willingness from both mentors and mentees to participate in the program * Engaging, high quality clinical content, including sharing of best practices * Lack of system barriers to establish home dialysis * Dedicated metrics to measure success of the program The Investigator plans to establish a virtual platform with the intent to: 1. Formulate a practical, interactive, virtual curriculum in home dialysis 2. Provide dedicated video conferences in home dialysis mentorship 3. Measure knowledge awareness and attitudes towards home dialysis The Investigator hypothesizes that an effective, sustained mentorship program will increase knowledge and awareness of home dialysis and will ultimately enhance overall home dialysis adoption.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Satellite Healthcare
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Credentialed physicians at Satellite Healthcare * Nephrology fellows at nephrology training program affiliated with Satellite Healthcare credentialed physician
Exclusion criteria
* Any person who does not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness. | through study completion, an average of 1 year | The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness (as assessed by self- reported expertise rating). |
| The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption | through study completion, an average of 1 year | The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption as assessed by the percentage of home dialysis patients relative to conventional in-center hemodialysis at baseline versus the end of the study. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of registered participants | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Number of physicians who register for the program |
| Number of participants attending each session | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Number of physicians who participate in each mentoring Session |
| Change in the percentage of patients using home dialysis | through study completion, an average of 1 year | Change between baseline and end of study in the number of home dialysis patients |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed