Telemedicine in Peritoneal Dialysis and Predialysis, an innovation initiated by the ASL CN2

Authors

  • Loris Neri S.S. Dialisi Peritoneale, Predialisi e MaReA – S.C. Nefrologia e Dialisi - ASL CN2
  • Giuliana Chiesa S.S. Progetti, Ricerca e Innovazione - ASL CN2
  • Luisella Canta S.C. Direzione delle Professioni Sanitarie - ASL CN2
  • Catia Tortone S.C. Direzione delle Professioni Sanitarie - ASL CN2
  • Giusto Viglino S.S. Progetti, Ricerca e Innovazione - ASL CN2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14672/bepsp2025217-257

Abstract

Telemedicine in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) was born in Italy in 2001 at the Peritoneal Dialysis Unit of the ASL CN2, the ideal area of Nephrology for the development of a new remote interaction system.
Initiated with the aim of preserving and expanding the autonomy of patients and/or caregivers, and proven over time to be safe and effective, telemedicine has experienced a substantial expansion in its fields of application. Technological development, the increasing availability of equipment, and epidemiological changes over the past twenty years have all contributed significantly to this evolution. Telemedicine currently encompasses all aspects of PD (treatment selection, training, telemonitoring, and follow-up), but, thanks to Artificial Intelligence (AI), it promises increasingly significant changes in the near future in traditional methods of interaction between doctor/nurse and patient/caregiver.

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2025-12-23

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