IRIS is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the 4th Hemodialysis Academy (www.hemodialysisacademy.com) which began on 12 October 2020. The Hemodialysis Academy has become the foundational curriculum providing in-depth instruction in the theory and veterinary applications of extracorporeal therapies. Over 225 trainees from 23 countries throughout the world have participated in past Academies. The legacy continues with the start of the 4th Hemodialysis Academy providing a 13-month intensive online certification in the principles and veterinary applications of blood purification therapies to 172 registered attendees from 30 countries.
Hemodialysis Academy Statistics 2014-2020
| New Attendees |
Trainees |
Repeat Attendees |
Total |
Graduates |
# of Countries |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2016 Academy |
47 | ? | 0 | 47 | 24 | 12 |
| 2016-2017 Academy |
55 | 18 | 47 | 114 | 44 | 17 |
| 2018-2019 Academy |
75 | 41 | 32 | 148 | 91 | 23 |
| 2020-2021 Academy |
68 | 31 | 73 | 172 | -- | 30 |
The 2020-2021 Hemodialysis Academy provides more than 160 hours of instruction from the world's leading renal medicine and extracorporeal experts on the principles, basic science, and clinical applications of intermittent hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement therapy, hemoadsorption, therapeutic apheresis (plasma exchange, plasma adsorption, and cytapheresis), peritoneal dialysis, acute and chronic kidney failure, and operation of an extracorporeal program.
The web-based curriculum provides a combination of live, interactive, archived, and self-paced modules, and is available to veterinarians worldwide. Enrollees participate in real-time or by archived lectures, and extracorporeal rounds and group discussions. The curriculum is punctuated with online laboratory sessions and live interactive streaming of actual extracorporeal treatments from prominent extracorporeal centers. The 2020-2021 Academy is sanctioned by the International Renal Interest Society (IRIS) as a component of its educational mission. The 4th Academy is shaping up to be the largest and best in this ongoing series and documents the interest and importance of extracorporeal therapies in modern veterinary therapeutics.