St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore is organizing a Peritoneal Dialysis training programme for nurses from August 23, 2011 – August 28, 2011.
The 5 day residential training workshop open to certified nurses addresses the techniques of Peritoneal Dialysis and Patient management.
“The purpose of the program is to build competence for management of peritoneal dialysis patients. The nurses get trained on the different aspects of therapy, thereby setting the standards of care. Post the training, these nurses train patients to follow the regimen and take charge of their own treatment.” Said Dr. Gokulnath, Head Nephrologist, St. John’s Medical College Hospital who pioneered the programme.
He further added, “Through live demonstration as well as on-hand training, we are sure that this will be of great benefit to the nurses who are looking forward to work with the nephrology departments of various hospitals across the country. Peritoneal Dialysis is a fast picking therapy amongst ESRD patients in the country and this course will help in bridging the need of trained professionals for the same.”
The programme has been specifically developed by Dr. Gokulnath in consultation with other experts. After successfully conducting the program since 2009, this will be the third batch of the training programme at St. John’s Hospital. The participants of the last two training programmes are all employed full time as nurses in various nephrology centers across the country where they manage Peritoneal Dialysis patients. The training programme has given nursing staff a better understanding of Peritoneal Dialysis and better patient care.
About Peritoneal Dialysis
PD is a fast emerging as the treatment of choice for End Stage Renal Disease patients seeking independence, quality of life and for remote patients who do not have convenient access to HD facilities. It is effective because:-
Peritoneal Dialysis is daily continuous dialysis, allowing for better preservation of residual kidney function as compared to Hemodialysis (HD) – which is conducted three times a week in a hospital or clinic.
Peritoneal Dialysis can be done in remote areas so even the masses can avail this therapy – it is a home therapy.
For children below 8 years CAPD is the preferred form of treatment – as their week bodies do not adapt well to HD
There are less dietary constraints for patients undergoing PD as compared to HD.
Unlike Hemodialysis, there is no re-use of disposables in Peritoneal Dialysis with the quality of CAPD solutions being consistent across the world
P.D. can be done at home by the patients themselves on a daily basis.
About St. John's Medical College Hospital
Started in 1963 by the Catholic Bishop's Conference of India, St. John's has grown to be listed as one of the top medical educational institutions in the country. The Supreme Court of India, granting the privilege of conducting its own entrance test, declared St. John's Medical College as standing on a different footing altogether among the private medical colleges in the matter of admissions made strictly on the basis of merit.
St. John's Medical College offers graduate, postgraduate, diploma and super specialty degrees recognized by the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bangalore, Karnataka. The mission orientation of the institution is to train healthcare professionals, especially to serve in the medically underserved areas of the country. Medical students execute a bond to serve in such areas for two years after their graduation. About 25% of them are permanently working in remote areas, and are committed to addressing the desperate health needs of these unreached rural populations.
