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Workforce development and models of care in home hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Mitra Sandip,
Cress Cheryl,
Goovaerts Tony
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/hdi.12291
Subject(s) - hemodialysis , medicine , workforce , home hemodialysis , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , nursing , economic growth , economics
Creating and maintaining a successful home hemodialysis ( HD ) program is highly dependent on the workforce model and quality of staff. We describe the minimum staff required to start a home HD program (e.g., a clinical champion and lead nurse) and detail what additional workforce (e.g., renal technician, dietitian, psychologist, and others) may be necessary as the program evolves and expands. The goal of the program and allied staff should be to provide a seamless patient journey, a process that requires consideration of a patient recruitment strategy, a patient training pathway, thoughtful initiation of home HD , and development of support systems for routine care and emergencies at home. This module describes how care models are implemented at centers of excellence in various locations around the world, highlights the importance of an integrated care pathway, and describes workforce challenges that programs may encounter.