Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of universal health coverage
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Journal Article
Abstract
The global nephrology community recognizes the need for a cohesive strategy to address the growing problem of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). In March 2018, the International Society of Nephrology hosted a summit on integrated ESKD care, including 92 individuals from around the globe with diverse expertise and professional backgrounds. The attendees were from 41 countries, including 16 participants from 11 low- and lower-middle–income countries. The purpose was to develop a strategic plan to improve worldwide access to integrated ESKD care, by identifying and prioritizing key activities across 8 themes: (i) estimates of ESKD burden and treatment coverage, (ii) advocacy, (iii) education and training/workforce, (iv) financing/funding models, (v) ethics, (vi) dialysis, (vii) transplantation, and (viii) conservative care. Action plans with prioritized lists of goals, activities, and key deliverables, and an overarching performance framework were developed for each theme. Examples of these key deliverables include improved data availability, integration of core registry measures and analysis to inform development of health care policy; a framework for advocacy; improved and continued stakeholder engagement; improved workforce training; equitable, efficient, and cost-effective funding models; greater understanding and greater application of ethical principles in practice and policy; definition and application of standards for safe and sustainable dialysis treatment and a set of measurable quality parameters; and integration of dialysis, transplantation, and comprehensive conservative care as ESKD treatment options within the context of overall health priorities. Intended users of the action plans include clinicians, patients and their families, scientists, industry partners, government decision makers, and advocacy organizations. Implementation of this integrated and comprehensive plan is intended to improve quality and access to care and thereby reduce serious health-related suffering of adults and children affected by ESKD worldwide.
Date Issued
2019-04-01
Date Acceptance
2018-12-28
Citation
Kidney International, 2019, 95 (4), pp.S1-S33
ISSN
0085-2538
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
S1
End Page
S33
Journal / Book Title
Kidney International
Volume
95
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2019, International Society of Nephrology. Published byElsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Urology & Nephrology
advocacy
conservative care
dialysis
end-stage kidney disease
ESKD
funding
training
transplantation
universal health coverage
CHRONIC KIDNEY-DISEASE
STAGE RENAL-DISEASE
INCIDENT DIALYSIS PATIENTS
PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS
REPLACEMENT THERAPY
SUPPORTIVE CARE
COMPARATIVE SURVIVAL
DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES
WEEKLY HEMODIALYSIS
RATIONING DIALYSIS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-03-20