September Newsflash
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) and Home Dialyzors United have partnered to present Dialysis at Home: a Kidney Community Event, a virtual summit all about home dialysis. This free event will take place September 15 and will be an opportunity to hear from patients, advocates, care partners and health professionals as they discuss options for home dialysis, benefits to improve quality of life and practical ways to reach your goals while on dialysis.
Who is the Dialysis at Home Summit for?
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People new to dialysis—including patient family members and caregivers—who are interested in home options
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People managing late-stage CKD and considering their options
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Providers who want to help their patients better understand the pros and cons of the different dialysis modalities
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Anyone seeking to learn more about home dialysis
What to expect
Our virtual summit offers a full day of sessions featuring inspiring speakers, community leaders and dialysis experts. These speakers will cover topics around home dialysis and answer common questions from our community.
Session topics include learning the basics of home dialysis, treatments, self-advocacy tactics and health equity issues affecting patient care. Each Interactive session will help you engage with the material, offering tools or resources that help make these lessons actionable going forward.
