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November 9, 2010
Currently over 32,000 Texans have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) – an incurable disease that is estimated to affect more than 500,000 individuals nationwide. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ESRD, also known as kidney failure, can be caused by a number of factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and a family history of CKD. Once a patient has progressed to ESRD, his or her only options for survival are dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Texas, like many states, is experiencing a significant increase in its dialysis patient population due to the state’s rising incidence of CKD risk factors. This increase in dialysis patients, combined with the new ESRD payment bundle and state budget shortfalls, has created a turning point in kidney care. To help address this changing landscape, Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) in association with Baxter Healthcare Corporation and DaVita Dialysis will host the first Texas Chronic Kidney Disease Summit November 9, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin, Texas.
The goal of the event is to bring together representatives from both the public and private sectors to address the changing needs of the ESRD patient population, and how to best meet these needs. Specifically, the half-day summit will focus on renal home therapy options and will include the patient perspective on dialysis care in Texas.
