The Center is dedicated to improving kidney patients’ quality of life and reducing the occurrence of ESRD through education and by developing awareness of dialysis and kidney disease issues, improving the partnership between patients and caregivers, and developing favorable public policy solutions.
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Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovation in End Stage Kidney Disease and Transplantation
Dr. Velma Scantlebury, MD, FACS, GCM, DPC Education Center Health Care Consultant Over 90,000 patients sit on [...]
Kidney Innovators Highlight New Therapies, Medicare Challenges at Congressional Hearing
Jackson Williams, DPC Vice President of Public Policy On March 18, 2026, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee [...]
Innovation, Hope, and the Gift of a Second Chance – A Gift That Rewrites a Life
C. Andre’ Daniels, DPC Patient Ambassador Hope is not passive. It is not a soft sentiment or wishful [...]
Dialysis patients are missing out on new therapies due to Medicare’s ESRD payment structure
Quiana Bishop, DPC Board President While dialysis treatments sustain life for people with kidney failure, they cannot replace [...]
