4. Chronic Kidney Disease Nursing Workshop

Program Overview

FAHZU Comprehensive Nursing Care and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease

The Kidney Disease Center at the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, offers an international training program in the comprehensive care and management of chronic kidney disease. The program covers the full continuum of CKD care, from early detection and disease management to renal replacement therapy and kidney transplantation.


Program Highlights

· Comprehensive training across the CKD care continuum.

· Clinical learning in nephrology wards, peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, and renal transplantation.

· Training aligned with current Chinese and international nephrology standards and guidelines.

· Focus on personalized care planning and early intervention.

· Introduction to digital case management, remote monitoring, and AI-supported follow-up.

· Integration of appropriate traditional Chinese medicine nursing techniques.

· Emphasis on quality improvement and multidisciplinary collaboration.


Training Objectives

· Understand comprehensive nursing care for patients with CKD.

· Develop individualized nursing and education plans.

· Identify strategies for slowing the progression of renal disease.

· Strengthen peritoneal dialysis case management and follow-up skills.

· Improve vascular access management and hemodialysis nursing practice.

· Understand perioperative nursing care for kidney transplantation.

· Apply multidisciplinary approaches to CKD management.


Program Duration

Full-time training lasting from 4 weeks to 3 months; duration may be adjusted according to learning needs.

Target Audience & Qualifications

Registered nurses with a valid nursing license and at least 3 years of nephrology nursing experience.

Focus Areas & Skills

· CKD management and renal biopsy nursing care.

· Nephrotic syndrome and critical care nephrology.

· Nutritional assessment and dietary counseling.

· Peritoneal dialysis nursing, patient training, and remote monitoring.

· Hemodialysis nursing and vascular access management.

· Kidney transplantation nursing.

· Patient self-management education.

· Appropriate traditional Chinese medicine nursing techniques.


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