Other Session
- Date:
- Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Track: Networking
- CME/CE: 0.0
- Type: In-Person
Co-Chairs: Christine Liu, MD, MS & Devika Nair, MD, MSC1
Our SIG is dedicated to improving health outcomes and quality of life for chronologically and physiologically older adults with advanced kidney disease. Our goal is to foster collaboration and communication between patients, families/caregivers, and clinicians. During our meeting, we will discuss: 1) ways to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration between nephrologists, geriatricians, palliative care physicians, primary care physicians, and allied health professionals; 2) ways to more effectively involve families/caregivers in clinical care and clinical decision-making; 3) strategies to medically manage advanced kidney disease and its associated symptoms; and 4) recent policy and insurance changes for older adults with advanced kidney disease.