Yuvaram Reddy, MBBS
Clinical and Research Fellow in Nephrology at BWH/MGH
PGY-5
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| Yuvaram Reddy, MBBS at the National Health Policy Conference in Washington D.C. |
In February of 2020, I attended my first National Health
Policy Conference through a Centers of Expertise grant. It was exciting to be
in DC at a conference attended by key stakeholders in policy - patients,
policymakers, research foundations, industry and clinicians. There were
interesting talks on interoperability of the electronic health records, social
determinants of health and value-based payment models.
I presented the findings of my pilot Markov model of
strategies in end-stage kidney disease care delivery at a poster session on
confronting costs and spending. It was a unique opportunity to present my
viewpoints on trying to improve peritoneal dialysis utilization in the US to
various stakeholders from different career backgrounds and I received great and
meaningful feedback on their perspectives. There was a surprising interest in
kidney disease at this conference, with at least 4 different presentations
focused on kidney disease. Clearly, the Advancing American Kidney Health
initiative is motivating stakeholders to critically analyze this policy to find
innovative methods to achieve success.
I would recommend this conference to providers interested in
changing policy through their research. It is important to keep your ear to the
ground and understand if the question you are asking is relevant to
stakeholders and politically feasible for implementation.
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