On behalf of The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD), we are pleased to announce that we will be hosting three PDU Fellows Courses in 2010. These courses are targeted specifically towards graduating fellows at major academic institutions. They are sponsored by ISPD and funded through an unrestricted educational grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation. Additional funding is provided by other pharmaceutical companies.
These courses will run approximately 2.5 days beginning on a Sunday afternoon. Course objectives will cover a wide range of topics including, but not limited to the following:
- Outcomes in PD and clinical considerations for patient selection
- Kinetic modeling and prescription management
- Fluid management in patients on PD
- Reducing and managing infectious & non-infectious complications
- Elements of success in a home dialysis program
- Fundamentals of Home hemodialysis (at select programs)
- Benefits of daily home hemodialysis (at select programs)
- Access issues related to PD and (at select programs) home HD
Registration for PD University includes the following for second year/graduating fellows:
- Meeting materials and group meals
- Two nights hotel stay at the official meeting hotel
