The #PDExchange Podcast Peritoneal Dialysis International

Drs Jeff Perl and Nikhil Shah discuss the latest ISPD position paper on Assisted PD with Drs Matthew Oliver (Toronto, Canada), Thierry Lobbedez (Caen, France), and Janet Graham RN (Ottawa, Canada).

Enjoy a wide-ranging discussion that covers everything from why Assisted PD is important to how a new program can start considering planning and implementing it.

Open Access Paper -

Assisted peritoneal dialysis: Position paper for the ISPD - Matthew J Oliver, Graham Abra, Clémence Béchade, Edwina A Brown, Ana Sanchez-Escuredo, David W Johnson, Anabela Malho Guedes, Janet Graham, Natalia Fernandes, Vivekanand Jha, Nadia Kabbali, Talerngsak Knananjubach, Philip Kam-Tao Li, Ulrika Hahn Lundström, Page Salenger, Thierry Lobbedez, 2024 (sagepub.com)

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Drs Jeff Perl (@PD_Perls) and Nikhil Shah(@dr_nikhilshah), are joined by the creator of NephMadness Dr Matthew Sparks (@NephroSparks) and Nephrology fellow from Duke University Dr Tim Hopper to discuss the Peritoneal Dialysis Teams in Nephmadness.

The competition -

Team 1 - PD First vs Team 2 - Beyond kt/v

Links -

AJKD Blog Nephmadness PD Region Page

#NephMadness

Drs Jeff Perl and Nikhil Shah chat with PD Access royalty Dr. John Crabtree and Dr. Matthew Oliver. They discuss the recent publication in PD International regarding PD Access success in Japan, referencing the Japanese program to train nephrologists at this skill by practicing on chickens!!

A multi-institutional, observational study of outcomes after catheter placement for peritoneal dialysis in Japan.
Sakurada et al.
⁠https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08968608231193240⁠
Multi-institutional audit of outcomes after peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in Japan: What are the takeaways?
John Crabtree
⁠https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08968608231210127⁠

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Drs Jeff Perl and Nikhil Shah, welcome you to the 8th episode of PD Exchange.

(on a side note - we now have >1000 plays and are listed by FEEDSPOT among the top 10 dialysis podcasts on the web! - thanks to YOU, our listeners)



This episode is a gem! We are grateful to Prof. Edwina Brown (ISPD President) and A/Prof Yeoung Jee Cho (PDI Deputy Editor in Chief), along with author Dr. Melissa Cheetham, for coming together to discuss the many facets of the patient-centred INCREMENTAL PD or more like PERSONALIZED PD as Prof Brown calls it.

The September issue of PDI has four articles on Incremental PD - 2 editorials and two studies.

Current PDI Issue - https://bit.ly/PDICurrent

Links to the articles -


Incremental peritoneal dialysis: Incremental gains


Incremental peritoneal dialysis: ‘I am lucky to only be doing two exchanges’


Association of Incremental peritoneal dialysis with residual kidney function decline in patients on peritoneal dialysis: The balANZ trial


Multicentre registry analysis of incremental peritoneal dialysis incidence and associations with patient outcomes

For feedback, comments, questions and suggestions - please email nshah1@ualberta.ca

Welcome to the Peritoneal Dialysis International Abstract Podcast.

Here, we are trying to bring the Table of Contents and the Abstracts from the most recent issue of Peritoneal Dialysis International.

We have tried to use AI-generated speech from the abstracts.

We have made minor changes to the abstracts to make listening easier. We would love to get feedback on this format of receiving PDI highlights.



Current Issue Link - bit.ly/PDICurrent

Feedback - Nikhil Shah - nshah1@ualberta.ca

Your hosts Nikhil and Jeff discuss the PD catheter-related infection recommendations with Prof KM Chow and Prof David Johnson the lead authors for these recommendations. Both authors provide deep insight and rationale behind the suggestions and guidance on managing this common problem.



Full text #OpenAccess - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/08968608231172740



Accompanying Editorials -


Caring for the peritoneal dialysis catheter: Reflections on catheter and exit site care in peritoneal dialysis - Brad Rossiter, Chandana Guha, and Karine Manera - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08968608231172903


Reducing and treating peritoneal dialysis catheter-related infections: Nursing implementation from evidence to practice. - Ana E Figueiredo and Gillian Brunier. - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08968608231172912



For any questions, comments or suggestions - please reach out to us on Twitter - Nikhil (@dr_nikhilshah) Jeff (@PD_Perls) or email : nshah1@ualberta.ca