Program Overview
This 2-part scholarship program includes:
Home Dialysis University (HDU)
Date and Location: August 23-25, 2026, Dallas Texas
A 2.5-day in-person, in-depth, and immersive course on home dialysis therapies. Participants experience didactic and small group interactive workshops that facilitate interaction with peers and faculty to work through case-based approaches for common clinical scenarios likely to be encountered in the management of individuals receiving home dialysis.
ASN HDU Virtual Education Series
Date and Location: One hour, monthly, September 2026 through June 2027, virtual series via Zoom.
An 11-session case-based education series. Fellows will meet virtually with scholarship recipient peers for interactive discussions led by expert faculty.
Virtual Series Curriculum
- Modality Treatment Options and Shared Decision Making
- Peritoneal dialysis (PD) access
- Home Hemodialysis Training, (Access, Cannulation, Transition Home)
- Peritoneal Dialysis Prescribing
- Home Hemodialysis Prescribing
- Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis and Home Hemodialysis Complications
- PD Infection Prevention and Management
- Volume Management in Home Dialysis
- PD Non-infectious Complications
- Strategies to Enhance Home Dialysis Time on Therapy
- Home Dialysis Infrastructure
HDU Course Travel Support
Fellows selected for this scholarship program will receive travel support from the ASN to attend the in-person HDU course. Covered expenses include the course registration fee*, two nights of hotel accommodations, meals during the meeting, and travel reimbursement up to $550.
*Recipients are required to pay a $125 registration fee to enroll in the course. This fee will be reimbursed after full attendance and completion of the in-person HDU course.
Eligibility Requirements
- A 2nd or 3rd-year nephrology fellow in an accredited training program in the United States when attending the in-person course in August.
- Have never attended HDU before.
- Expected to attend the full in-person course and attend a minimum of 9 out of 11 virtual sessions live to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate of completion.
- Must have support from the training program director (TPD) to attend the course and participate in the 11-session longitudinal education program.
What is the ASN Home Dialysis Scholarship Program for Fellows?
ASN/HDU Virtual Education Series Website Login
ASN/HDU Virtual Education Portal Login
Only fellows who’ve registered for the Home Dialysis Virtual Education Series may access the virtual education portal.
Students can log in to re-watch sessions or access materials that were distributed for the virtual education sessions.
If you are registered and are having difficulty logging in, please send an email to kleigh@asn-online.org for assistance.
