Clinical pharmacy services have the potential to contribute significantly to the multidisciplinary team by providing safe, effective, and economic care for patients. Given recent practice developments (e.g. polypharmacy reviews and pharmacist prescribing), there is a need to provide a current synthesis of evidence-based characteristics and outcomes of clinical pharmacy practice in treating patients with chronic […]

Over a year ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that has led to the most aggressive push to improve the lives of patients with kidney disease since Congress agreed to pay for life-saving dialysis treatment in 1972. This webinar will explore the progress on that directive and discuss the goals, key regulatory measures, […]

Over a year ago, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that has led to the most aggressive push to improve the lives of patients with kidney disease since Congress agreed to pay for life-saving dialysis treatment in 1972. This webinar will explore the progress on that directive and discuss the goals, key regulatory measures, […]

This presentation, Dietary Considerations With Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD): Fluids, reviews practical guidance for diet and PKD and focuses on the preclinical and clinical data on the role of fluids in PKD progression.  In this presentation the impact of fluid intake on the pathophysiology and associated outcomes in patients with PKD will be discussed. *Speakers […]

This presentation, Dietary Considerations With Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD): Fluids, reviews practical guidance for diet and PKD and focuses on the preclinical and clinical data on the role of fluids in PKD progression.  In this presentation the impact of fluid intake on the pathophysiology and associated outcomes in patients with PKD will be discussed. *Speakers […]

This presentation will define Measurement-Based Care (MBC) and explore its utility in kidney care, including its process, benefits, and challenges. Furthermore, the importance of Patient-Centered Care (PCC) and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) as it relates to improved patient outcomes and quality metrics will be discussed.

This presentation will define Measurement-Based Care (MBC) and explore its utility in kidney care, including its process, benefits, and challenges. Furthermore, the importance of Patient-Centered Care (PCC) and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) as it relates to improved patient outcomes and quality metrics will be discussed.

Population health provides an opportunity for health care systems, agencies, and organizations to work together in order to improve the health outcomes of the communities they serve. Some definitions of population health emphasize outcomes, some focus on measurement, and others emphasize accountability. Chronic kidney disease in the United States places a high burden upon society and health systems. Given its uneven distribution across populations and that the disease is largely preventable, chronic kidney disease is an important focus for population health. Drs Mary Reich Cooper, Tara McKinley, and Joseph Cirrincione will discuss population health with a focus on chronic kidney disease.

Population health provides an opportunity for health care systems, agencies, and organizations to work together in order to improve the health outcomes of the communities they serve. Some definitions of population health emphasize outcomes, some focus on measurement, and others emphasize accountability. Chronic kidney disease in the United States places a high burden upon society and health systems. Given its uneven distribution across populations and that the disease is largely preventable, chronic kidney disease is an important focus for population health. Drs Mary Reich Cooper, Tara McKinley, and Joseph Cirrincione will discuss population health with a focus on chronic kidney disease.

Delivering high-quality and equitable care to an increasingly diverse population is a challenge faced by individual healthcare providers and healthcare systems. Cultural competence has been described as an approach to reduce disparities and improve healthcare quality within the healthcare system. But what exactly is cultural competence?

Delivering high-quality and equitable care to an increasingly diverse population is a challenge faced by individual healthcare providers and healthcare systems. Cultural competence has been described as an approach to reduce disparities and improve healthcare quality within the healthcare system. But what exactly is cultural competence?

Please join us for this timely discussion honoring Black History Month with three speakers on the topic of racial disparities in the provision of healthcare in the Black American community. Harriett Washington, Dr. William Lawson, and Dr. David Smith will discuss the issues facing the Black community arising from decades of systemic inequality.