title: Emphasizing patient choice: the modality selection project in ESRD Network 18.
abstract: ESRD Network 18 has identified numerous opportunities from improvement in the process of modality selection for incident patients commencing maintenance dialysis therapy.  The overall goal for the Network is to ensure that all patients are presented with a choice for treatment in a timely manner.  This in turn, would lead to better preparation of patients for RRT and hopefully, have a positive impact on the morbidity and mortality of maintenance dialysis patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Research and Education Institute, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Rajnish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: Vickie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: Allen R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nissenson
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000193:education; D009398:Nephrology / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*