Providing world-class training in veterinary extracorporeal therapies
The next Hemodialysis Academy class begins October 2024. Enrollment for the 2022-2023 class is closed. Keep checking the website for details on the next class.
Extensive and detailed curriculum
Taught by some of the world’s experts within the field, the Hemodialysis Academy delivers the highest level of education to the veterinarian seeking expertise in extracorporeal therapies. The curriculum focuses on core concepts and theory of solute removal, urea kinetics, and their application to the uremic and intoxicated patient. Creating safe and effective prescriptions and the delivery of intermittent hemodialysis, continuous renal replacement, hemoperfusion, peritoneal dialysis, and therapeutic apheresis is the focus of this program.
Web-based lectures, rounds, and live treatments
The web-based curriculum provides a combination of live, interactive, archived, and self-paced modules, and is available to veterinarians worldwide. Enrollees participate in real-time or archived recordings of one-hour lectures and discussions sessions on Monday and Wednesday and one-hour extracorporeal rounds and group discussions on Friday. The curriculum is punctuated with live, online laboratory sessions and live interactive streaming of actual extracorporeal treatments from prominent extracorporeal centers. Students are encouraged to participate in live sessions to help facilitate discussions around the course content.
Certificate awarded for course completion
Follow completion of the course and attaining passing scores on all examinations, students will be awarded a certification of completion, recognizing them for having gained proficiency in extracorporeal therapies.