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Expanding Utilization of Home Dialysis: An Action Agenda From the First International Home Dialysis Roundtable

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In a groundbreaking meeting, leading global kidney disease organizations came together in the fall of 2020 as an International Home Dialysis Roundtable (IHDR) to address strategies to increase access to and uptake of home dialysis, both peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis. This challenge has become urgent in the wake of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, during which patients with advanced kidney disease, who are more susceptible to viral infections and severe complications, must be able to safely physically distance at home. To boost access to home dialysis on a global scale, IHDR members committed to collaborate, through the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond, to promote uptake of home dialysis on a broad scale. Their commitments included increasing the reach and influence of key stakeholders with policy makers, building a cooperative of advocates and champions for home dialysis, working together to increase patient engagement and empowerment, and sharing intelligence about policy, education, and other programs so that such efforts can be operationalized globally. In the spirit of international cooperation, IHDR members agreed to document, amplify, and replicate established efforts shown to improve access to home dialysis and support new policies that facilitate access through procedures, innovation, and reimbursement.

Acceptance Date Apr 25, 2021
Publication Date May 24, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Kidney Medicine
Print ISSN 2590-0595
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 635-643
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2021.04.004
Keywords home dialysis; peritoneal dialysis; home hemodialysis; patient engagement; health policy; COVID-19
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2021.04.004

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