title: Development of a peritoneal dialysis program.
abstract: The development of a successful peritoneal dialysis program requires that the organization and structure of the program be carefully planned. Key ingredients include developing a robust chronic kidney disease education program, adequate training for physicians and nurses, full complement of supporting staff (including nurses, dietician, and social worker), appropriate continuous quality improvement programs, and a reasonable program size.
authors.affiliation: Hospital of St. Raphael, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. fof@comcast.net
authors.forename: Fredric O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: Ojo Olalekan
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Ezekiel
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raducu
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000639:trends*; D014572:Urology / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration