Daniel Weiner
Professor of Medicine Tufts Medical Center
Seminars
Monday 16th March 2026
Workshop B: Enhancing Market & Patient Access to Novel CKD Therapies Amongst a Growing Treatment Landscape
1:00 pm
Demonstrating value to payors over existing treatments; overcoming systemic barriers to adoption, from shifting nephrology’s focus beyond dialysis to embedding education at centers of excellence, to navigating payer expectations and addressing inequities in patient access.
Key Objectives:
- Identifying barriers to adoption of novel CKD therapies across payer systems and clinical practice
- Leveraging centers of excellence and global nephrology networks (e.g., GlomCon, ISG, ISN) to accelerate HCP education and patient access
- Exploring payor and HTA perspectives on value-based pricing, reimbursement restrictions, and trial comparators
- Addressing disparities in access, mistrust, and underrepresentation of minorities, women, and children in CKD care
- Defining how early detection, tolerability, and patient education can shape real-world uptake of CKD treatments
Wednesday 18th March 2026
Navigating Kidney Healthcare Public Policy & Advocacy as it Pertains to Patients with Kidney Disease
1:00 pm
- Expanding home dialysis access by addressing regulatory, reimbursement, and infrastructure barriers
- Implementing system-level strategies to reduce inequities and improve quality across kidney care delivery
- Shaping payment reform and value-based models to better align incentives with patient-centered outcomes
- Elevating kidney health in national policy agendas to ensure sustained legislative and regulatory prioritization
