Dr. Jeff Berns thinks the US could do a better job of modality education
So, 90% of U.S. patients end up doing a treatment for kidney failure (standard in-center HD), that 94% of nephrologists wouldn’t choose for themselves. Most new fellows don’t feel competent prescribing PD. Better physician training may be the key to changing the modality distribution.
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