TDAT Mission
The mission of the Transforming Dialysis Access Together (TDAT) initiative is to enhance the quality of life for people with kidney failure by engaging kidney care team-members, patients, and nephrologists as leaders in transformational change to improve practices, education, and policies around hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis accesses.
TDAT Overview
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN ) launched TDAT to bring the access community together to
- leverage consensus statements, clinical practice guidelines, and related initiatives to improve the quality of dialysis access;
- increase exposure to dialysis access during undergraduate and graduate medical training;
- and expand continuing education programs focused on dialysis accesses.
Education Roadmap
Create educational resources for nephrology professionals based on current best practices and innovations for the placement and maintenance of dialysis access.
Medical Training Timeline
Define core elements for training in dialysis access for nephrology fellows.
TDAT Publications
CJASN: Transforming Dialysis Access Together A Multidisciplinary, Cross-Cutting, Patient-Centered Initiative
CJASN: The Current State and Future Direction of Vascular Access Training in the United States
TDAT 2025: Priorities, Strategies, Deliverables
Highlighted Resources
Dialysis access resources will be developed by TDAT to help kidney care professionals transform the delivery of care, reduce morbidity and mortality, and improve long-term outcomes.
Online Module: Optimizing Hemodialysis Vascular Access Planning
This self-paced learning tool is designed for nephrologists and other staff in an outpatient hemodialysis facility. The module is case-based and focused on a patient-centered approach to improve safety and mitigate infections by reducing catheters.
