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
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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Satellite Healthcare, Inc.
San Jose, California, United States
The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness.
The change in participants' self-reported knowledge awareness (as assessed by self- reported expertise rating).
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
The change in participants' perception of home dialysis adoption
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.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Number of registered participants
Number of physicians who register for the program
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Number of participants attending each session
Number of physicians who participate in each mentoring Session
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Change in the percentage of patients using home dialysis
Change between baseline and end of study in the number of home dialysis patients
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.