Excellence in Patient Care
Excellence in Patient Care (EPC)
Excellence in Patient Care (EPC) focuses on ASN’s clinical priorities to provide high-quality care for people with kidney diseases.
Through all its projects, EPC embraces three aims:
- To ensure all people with kidney diseases receive the best evidence-based care possible.
- To champion patient experiences, preferences, and values by actively engaging people with kidney diseases in EPC activities.
- To advance equitable access to high-quality kidney care by promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion and pursuing health care justice.
EPC Projects & Initiatives
Spotlight
Interim Strategies for Conservation of Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Solution
ASN, the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD), the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN), and dialysis organizations have worked together to provide interim strategies to conserve PD solutions. This document highlights patient-level strategies that can be considered immediately to extend PD solution supply.
Hurricane Helene and Milton Impact on the Kidney Community As of October 10, 2024
Helpful links:
- Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER):
Includes information on shelters, outages, counseling, and resources available by State and Federal agencies. - ASPR TRACIE
Compiled resources including guidance, best practices, and lessons learned specific to the impacts of power outages on residents who receive medical care and rely on power-assisted medical equipment. - Rx Open
Helps find nearby open pharmacies in areas impacted by disaster. - ESRD Emergency Hub
A mobile app with resources and tools created by kidney care and emergency management experts. - American Kidney Fund (AKF) Disaster Relief Grant Program
Focused on rapid response, the relief program allocates 100% of its donations to help kidney patients in need. - Latest Baxter Updates
- Strategies to Conserve PD Fluid
Patient Helpline Numbers:
DaVita: 800.400.8331
Fresenius: 800.626.1297
DCI: 866.424.1990
DCI Donor Hotline/Transient Patients: 800.969.4438
ARA/IRC: 978.232.4099
Satellite: 800.367.8292
SAMHSA – Disaster Distress Helpline: 800.985.5990
US Renal Care: 866.671.8772
Veteran Disaster Relief Hotline: 800.507.4571
NTDS Targeting Zero Infections: Sepsis and Dialysis – Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention Recorded September 24, 2024
This webinar utilizes a case-based approach to explain the clinical presentation and treatment of sepsis in people on dialysis. It includes both a slide presentation and a panel discussion, moderated by a nephrologist, with patient advocates as lead contributors.
Target Audience:
- Individuals with kidney diseases, and their families/care providers
- Nephrologists
- Members of the Kidney Care Team
ASN Congratulates the 2023/24 ASN Home Dialysis Scholarship Program Graduates!
A huge thank you to the 2023/24 ASN HDU Virtual Series moderators and faculty who made this program possible.
Resource Library
The Excellence in Patient Care Library is a collection of resources to promote excellence in the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic kidney disease. These resources will help kidney care professionals transform the delivery care, reduce morbidity and mortality, and improve long-term outcomes.
Online Learning Courses
Let's Reset: A New Approach to Empower Patients to Speak Up About Dialysis Safety and Prevent Infection
Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in People with Diabetes
Your Kidneys and Your Health: Living with Diabetes
Thank You Kidney Care Team
The American Society of Nephrology thanks you, the Kidney Care team, for your extraordinary efforts caring for kidney patients throughout this pandemic.
We’re United 4 Kidney Health.
See COVID-19 Resources » Download Thank You Poster »