Bradley A. Warady, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

The McLaughlin Family Endowed Chair in Nephrology

Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Director, Dialysis and Transplantation

Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Professor of Pediatrics

Chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Stanford University School of Medicine

Marian and Jack Euphrat Distinguished Packard Fellow

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital-Stanford

Stanford, California, USA

Franz Schaefer, MD

Professor of Pediatrics

Head, Pediatric Nephrology Division

Director, KfH Kidney Center for Children and Adolescents

Centerfor Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Heidelberg, Germany

Notes on the History of Dialysis Therapy in Children.- The Biology of Dialysis.- The Demographics of Dialysis in Children.- Chronic Dialysis in Developing Countries.- Organization and Management of a Pediatric Dialysis Program.- The Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Pediatric Dialysis Care.- Quality Improvement Strategies and Outcomes in Pediatric Dialysis.- Antibiotic Stewardship in the Pediatric Dialysis Unit.- The Decision to Initiate Dialysis in Children and Adolescents.- Urologic Issues in Pediatric Dialysis.- Preservation of Residual Renal Function in Children Reaching End-Stage Renal Disease.- Peritoneal Access in Children Receiving Dialysis.- Technical Aspects and Prescription of Peritoneal Dialysis in Children.- Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions.- Peritoneal Dialysis during Infancy.- Infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in Children.- Non-infectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in Children.- Remote Patient Monitoring in Peritoneal Dialysis.- Hemodialysis Vascular Access in Children.- Technical Aspects of Hemodialysis in Children.- Hemodiafiltration: Principles, Technique and Advantages over Conventional Hemodialysis.- Maintenance Hemodialysis During Infancy.- Home Hemodialysis in Children.- Infectious Complications of Hemodialysis in Children.- Non-infectious Complications of Hemodialysis in Children.- Nutritional Assessment and Prescription for Children Receiving Maintenance Dialysis.- Controlled Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition in Children on Dialysis.- Growth and Pubertal Development in Children and Adolescents Receiving Chronic Dialysis.- The Management of CKD-MBD in Pediatric Dialysis Patients.- The Cardiovascular Status of Pediatric Dialysis Patients.- Management of Hypertension in Pediatric Dialysis Patients.- Management of Anemia in Children Receiving Chronic Dialysis.- Immune Function and Immunizations in Dialyzed Children.- Neurocognitive Functioning in Pediatric Dialysis.- Psychosocial Adjustment and Adherence to Prescribed Medical Care of Children and Adolescents on Dialysis.- Drug Administration and Pharmacogenomics in Children Receiving Acute or Chronic Renal Replacement Therapy.- Role of Radiological Assessment and Intervention in Pediatric Dialysis.- Extracorporeal Therapy for Drug Overdose and Poisoning.- Long-term Outcome of Chronic Dialysis in Children.- Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents on Dialysis.- Transition and Transfer to Adult Care for Adolescents and Young Adults with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease.- Ethical Decision-Making in Pediatric Dialysis.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in Children and Adolescents.- Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury.- Acute Kidney Injury Management in Less Well-Resourced Countries.- Extracorporeal Liver Support Therapies for Children.- Dialytic Therapy of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Case of Acute Decompensation.- Therapeutic Apheresis in Children.- Evaluating and Preparing the Pediatric Dialysis Patient for Kidney Transplantation.- The Spectrum of Patient and Caregiver Experiences.