Learning Objectives:
To describe US trends in incidence and the prevalence of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), as well as trends in utilization of home dialysis and kidney transplantation
To forecast the incidence of ESKD, on the basis of trends in care patterns among patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD)
To assess the strength of evidence that federal policy is modifying long-term secular trends in the cost of care for CKD and ESKD
Dr. Eric D. Weinhandl, PhD, MS, is an epidemiologist who was introduced to nephrology as an undergraduate student in 2001. Eric is a long-time co-investigator at the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), a registry that is operated b...