A Global Need to Support an Ever-Growing Home Dialysis Community: Peritoneal Dialysis & Home Hemodialysis
Presenters: Michael Aragon, MD, CMO, Outset Medical; Ashte Collins, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Home Dialysis Program, George Washington University
The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) and the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine & Health Sciences (SMHS) host their 2nd Annual Global Summit entitled, "Global Kidney Innovations – Expanding Patient Choices & Outcomes." The meeting focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on kidneys and kidney patients as well as key innovations in kidney care. Beyond COVID-19, the agenda focuses on emerging innovation and research to care for kidney diseases, including diversity in clinical trials; precision medicine; genetic conditions such as APOL1; emerging research in the areas of early disease diagnosis and artificial intelligence; novel therapies in transplantation, including wearable and artificial implantable devices; and advancements in home dialysis care.
