Archives: Resources

• About the ESRD Emergency Hub
• ESRD Emergency Hub
• Dialysis Care After a Disaster
• Disaster Planning for PD and Home HD
• Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide
• Evacuations
• FEMA App
• Preparing for an Emergency: Kidney Disease and Food Safety
• Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis
• What to Do in an Emergency if You Need Dialysis

Climate Change Disasters 4 links

• Are major natural disasters on the rise due to climate change?
• Climate change and disaster management
• Climate and weather-related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives (World Health Organization Report, 2021)
• How can climate change affect natural disasters?

Earthquakes 5 links

• Earthquakes Ready.gov
• Earthquakes CDC
• Disaster preparedness for earthquakes in hemodialysis units in Gyeongju and Pohang, South Korea
• How to Make an Earthquake Emergency Kit California Earthquake Authority
• What emergency supplies do I need for an earthquake? US Geological Survey

Evacuation 1 link

• Ready.gov Evacuation Resources

Extreme Heat 7 links

• Associations Between Ambient Extreme Heat Exposure and Emergency Department Visits Related to Kidney Disease
• Association of Extreme Heat Events With Hospital Admission or Mortality Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease
• Extreme Summer Heat: Tips for Dialysis Patients-KCER, PDF Patient Handout
• Heat-Related EMS Activated Surveillance Dashboard
• It's Summertime, Beware of Heat Illness-NKF
• Kidney physiology and pathophysiology during heat stress and the modification by exercise, dehydration, heat acclimation and aging
• Relationship of heat stress with acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease: A literature review

Hurricanes 10 links

• ASPR TRACIE Hurricane Resources at Your Fingertips (PDF, 37 pages, updated March 2022)
• FDA Hurricanes: Health and Safety
• Impact of a Hurricane on Dialysis Patients: A Case Study
• Important Food Safety Tips for Hurricane Season
• Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Hurricane Resources
• National Hurricane Center
• Ready.gov Hurricanes
• Preparing for a Hurricane or Other Tropical Storm (CDC)
• Stay Safe After a Hurricane or Other Tropical Storm (CDC)
• Safety Information for Health Care Professionals (CDC)

Tornados 4 links

• General information about tornados
• National Weather Service Tornado Safety
• Ready.gov-Severe Weather page
• Ready.gov-Tornadoes page

Wildfires & Air Quality 6 links

• Air Quality Where You Are
• American Red Cross Wildfire Safety
• (ASTHO) Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials
• FEMA-Be Prepared for a Wildfire (PDF, 2 pages)
• Ready.gov-Wildfires
• Wildfire Incident Information

General Information 9 links

• Adult Vaccine Quiz
• Childhood Vaccine Quiz
• ASN Posters – Promoting Vaccine Confidence in the Pediatric Kidney Community
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations
• CDC Vaccine Schedules App for Healthcare Providers
• Immunize.Org [formerly the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)]
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Shared Clinical Decision-Making Recommendations
• August is National Immunization Awareness Month
• National Foundation of Infectious Diseases – National Immunization Awareness Month Resource Round-up

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) 5 links

• New Drug Prevents RSV in Babies and Toddlers
• Vaccine Information Statement for RSV
• Adult RSV ACIP Vaccine Recommendations
• Use of Nirsevimab for the Prevention of RSV Among Infants and Young Children
• Use of RSV Vaccines in Older Adults

Influenza (Flu) 7 links

• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines 2023-24
• Prevent Seasonal Flu
• Who Needs a Flu Vaccine
• Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine
• Vaccine Information Statements for the Flu Vaccine
• 2023-2024 CDC Flu Vaccination Recommendations Adopted
• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines- ACIP Recommendations

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 8 links

• Getting a Flu Vaccine and a COVID-19 Vaccine at the Same Time
• COVID-19 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Vaccine Recommendations
• Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States
• ASN CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Posters for Staff and Patients – English
• ASN CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Posters for Staff and Patients – Spanish
• ASN CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Poster for Staff and Patients – Arabic
• Interim Recommendations for Use of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Persons Aged ≥6 months – United States, April 2023
• Updated COVID-19 Vaccines for Use in the United States Beginning in Fall 2023

Culture of Safety 5 links

• Creating a Culture of Safety: ESRD Toolkit
• Demonstration Project on the Impact of Safety Culture on Infection Control Practices in Hemodialysis
• Patient and Facility Safety in Hemodialysis: Opportunities and Strategies to Develop a Culture of Safety
• Promoting a Safety Culture at Dialysis Centers
• Systematic Literature Review of Safety Culture in Hemodialysis Settings

Leadership and Dialysis 6 links

• History of Leadership in Dialysis: Perspectives From Seasoned Leaders
• Infection Prevention and the Medical Director: Uncharted Territory
• Leading a Dialysis Organization: Role and Responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer (Nephrologist Leadership in a Dialysis Provider Organization)
• Situational Leadership Model
• Systems Thinking and Leadership-How Nephrologists Can Transform Dialysis Safety to Prevent Infections
• What Leaders Really Do

• Home Dialysis Toolkit – Developed by the Forum of ESRD Networks Medical Advisory Council (MAC)
• Effects of a comprehensive predialysis education program on the home dialysis therapies
• Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

• Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription and Adequacy in Clinical Practice: Core Curriculum 2023
• International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis practice recommendations: Prescribing high-quality goal-directed peritoneal dialysis
• ISPD peritonitis guideline recommendations: 2022 update on prevention and treatment
• ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update
• ISPD Lecture series
• Creating and Maintaining Optimal Peritoneal Dialysis Access in the Adult Patient 2019
• Handbook of Peritoneal Dialysis, Second Edition, Steven Guest

• Home Hemodialysis Core Curriculum 2021
• International Society of Hemodialysis Implementing Hemodialysis in the Home
• Intensified home hemodialysis: clinical benefits, risks and target populations

Active Shooter 2 links

• CISA Video On Demand
• List of Resources

Undocumented Immigrants 1 link

• ASN Strategy

American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) 2 links

• Home Page
• Emergency Preparedness

American Kidney Fund (AKF) 5 links

• AKF Home Page
• AKF Disaster Relief Grant Program
• Disaster Preparedness for Kidney Patients
• Disaster Preparedness for Renal Professionals
• Preparing for an emergency: What you need to know about kidney disease and food safety (webinar)

Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition 3 links

• KCER Home Page
• KCER Resources for Professionals
• KCER Resources for Patients

National Forum of ESRD Networks 5 links

• Disaster Planning General Information and Helpful Links
• Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Facilities
• ESRD Emergency Hub
• ESRD Networks Contact Information
• Forum of ESRD Networks Home Page

National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 5 links

• NKF Home Page
• 7 Tips to Protect Your Kidneys Before, During, and After An Emergency
• Emergency Meal Planning for Patients on Dialysis
• Emergency Meal Planning for Diabetic Patients on Dialysis
• Planning for Emergencies - A Guide for People with Kidney Disease

State Emergency Management Agencies 1 link

• Search for Your State

Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Technical Resources, Assistance Center and Information Exchange (TRACIE) 3 links

• Topic Collection: Dialysis Centers
• Post Disaster Lessons Learned: Dialysis Patient Management (updated February 2021)
• Regional Contact Information

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 9 links

• CMS Recognized Current Emergencies
• Medicare Claims During Public Health Emergencies
• CMS Emergency Preparedness FINAL Rule (March 26, 2021-PDF, 75 pages)
• CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule Guidance for Surveyors
• CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule from Healthcare Ready
• CMS After Action Report and Improvement Plan Template and Instructions (access under downloads, ZIP file, Word documents)
• CMS Emergency Preparedness Acronym & Glossary List
• CMS Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Facilities-A guide for Chronic Dialysis Facilities (PDF, 143 pages)
• CMS Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis (PDF, 38 pages)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1 link

• Dialysis Care After a Disaster

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 3 links

• FEMA Homepage
• FEMA Regional Map
• FEMA How a Disaster Gets Declared

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 1 link

• Emergency Preparedness and Response

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1 link

• National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center

Implementing New Diabetic Kidney Disease Treatments – Time to Act (June 16, 2021) 4 links

• Recording
• Agenda
• Slides
• Bios

Implementing New Diabetic Kidney Disease Treatments – Time to Act (April 20, 2021) 3 links

• Recording
• Slides
• Bios

Implementing New Diabetic Kidney Disease Treatments – Time for Nephrologists to Act (January 14, 2020) 2 links

• Agenda
• Slides

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Resources 5 links

• CDC Monkeypox Guidance
• Clinical Considerations for Monkeypox in People Who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding
• Clinical Considerations for Monkeypox in Children and Adolescents
• Letter from Director of the CDC (07.27.22)
• Monkeypox 101: What Clinicians Need to Know (07.22.22)

Frequently Asked Questions About Monkeypox for the Dialysis Setting 1 link

• FAQ Document

General DKD Information 10 links

• Diabetic Kidney Disease: Challenges, Progress, and Possibilities
• The Global Epidemiology of Diabetes and Kidney Disease
• Chronic Kidney Disease Testing Among At-Risk Adults in the U.S. Remains Low: Real-World Evidence From a National Laboratory Database
• KDOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Practice Recommendations for Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Preserving Kidney Function Instead of Replacing It
• Implications of Specialist Density for Diabetes Care in the United States
• Cardio-Renal-Metabolic Care Models Toward Achieving Effective Interdisciplinary Care
• Overcoming Barriers to Implementing New Therapies for Diabetic Kidney Disease: Lessons Learned
• Health Care Access and Use Among Adults with Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, February–March 2021
• Submaximal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Dosing Among Persons With Proteinuria

Complications of DKD 4 links

• Microvascular Complications and Foot Care: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2021
• Global trends in diabetes complications: A review of current evidence
• Changes in Diabetes-Related Complications in the United States, 1990–2010
• Relative Incidence of ESRD Versus Cardiovascular Mortality in Proteinuric Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy: Results From the DIAMETRIC (Diabetes Mellitus Treatment for Renal Insufficiency Consortium) Database

Outcomes and Data Associated with DKD 9 links

• Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Diabetes Work Group: KDIGO 2020 clinical practice guideline for diabetes management in chronic kidney disease
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Diabetes Statistics Report
• International Diabetes Federation: IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th Ed
• Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study highlights the global, regional, and national trends of chronic kidney disease epidemiology from 1990 to 2016
• Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
• Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2021 Update
• Clinical Characteristics of and Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease Among Adults and Children An Analysis of the CURE-CKD Registry
• Vital Signs: Decrease in Incidence of Diabetes-Related End-Stage Renal Disease among American Indians/Alaska Natives — United States, 1996–2013
• Cardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.

Medications Associated with DKD 17 links

• Submaximal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Dosing Among Persons With Proteinuria
• Trends in Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor and Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Use among Those with Impaired Kidney Function in the United States
• Canagliflozin and renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes and nephropathy
• Dapagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
• Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes
• Cardiovascular Events with Finerenone in Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
• Finerenone and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
• Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
• Dulaglutide versus insulin glargine in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate-to-severe chronic kidney disease (AWARD-7): A multicentre, open-label, randomised trial
• Prescribing Trends of Antidiabetes Medications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study
• Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibition Heralds a Call-to-Action for Diabetic Kidney Disease
• Cost-Effectiveness of Empagliflozin in Patients With Diabetic Kidney Disease in the United States: Findings Based on the EMPA-REG OUTCOME Trial
• Assessing the cost-effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A comprehensive economic evaluation using clinical trial and real-world evidence
• Cost-effectiveness of empagliflozin in patients with diabetic kidney disease in the United States: Findings based on the EMPA-REG OUTCOME Trial
• The Medical Letter: Comparison Chart: Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors
• In the Years Before the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nearly 13 Million Adults Delayed or Did Not Get Needed Prescription Drugs Because of Costs
• Sodium-glucose co-transporter inhibitors, their role in type 1 diabetes treatment and a risk mitigation strategy for preventing diabetic ketoacidosis: The STOP DKA Protocol

DKD and the Pediatric Population 2 links

• Trends in Prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents in the US, 2001-2017
• Prevalence of Hypertension and Albuminuria in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

DKD Payment and Drug Pricing 3 links

• RAND Health Care: Value-Based Payment and Health Care System Preparedness and Resilience
• Framework For Specialty Value Transformation: Perspectives From A Commercial Payer
• Contributor: A More Nuanced View of Dialysis Providers “Gaming the Rules”

DKD and Diversity/Equality 6 links

• Reported Racial Discrimination, Trust in Physicians, and Medication Adherence Among Inner-City African Americans With Hypertension
• Beyond Consent: Building Trusting Relationships with Diverse Populations in Precision Medicine Research
• Effects of Community-Based Health Worker Interventions to Improve Chronic Disease Management and Care Among Vulnerable Populations: A Systematic Review
• A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease
• New Creatinine- and Cystatin C–Based Equations to Estimate GFR without Race
• Time to Eliminate Health Care Disparities in the Estimation of Kidney Function

Management of Diabetes & Kidney Disease through COVID-19 4 links

• Recording
• Slides
• Bios
• Why Should I Join A Clinical Trail?

Goal-Directed Medical Therapies (GDMT) for Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease and Beyond 3 links

• Recording
• Slides
• Bios

New Approaches to Transform Outcomes for Kidney Disease and Heart Disease in Patients with Diabetes 3 links

• Recording
• Slides
• Bios

Clostridioides difficile (C-diff or CDI) 2 links

• Suggestions for the prevention of Clostridioides difficile spread within outpatient hemodialysis facilities
• Clostridioides difficile Infection Among Patients Requiring Maintenance Hemodialysis

Ebola 7 links

• Ebola Gap Analysis
• Ebola: Responding to a Growing Crisis (webinar)
• ASPR TRACIE: Healthcare System Readiness for Highly Pathogenic Infectious Diseases
• National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education
• World Health Organization (WHO): Ebola Virus Disease
• ASPR TRACIE: Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Exercise Planning for Front Line Facilities
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Topic Collection: VHF/Ebola

Hepatitis A 3 links

• Widespread person-to-person outbreaks of hepatitis A across the United States
• HAV Vaccination Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Hepatitis A Information from the CDC

Hepatitis B 2 links

• ACIP Recommendations
• VIS - Hepatitis B Vaccine

Hepatitis C 4 links

• KDIGO Guidelines "Hepatitis C in CKD" (2018)
• KDIGO 2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease
• CDC/NTDS Hepatitis C Testing and Monitoring Algorithm
• AJKDBlog: Caring for Patients with Hepatitis C and CKD in the Modern Era: The 2018 KDIGO Guideline