The University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) is launching a new initiative to support research on improving the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), with a particular focus on addressing disparities including structural barriers and racial inequities. The three-year research initiative is made possible by a $2.5 million gift from Monogram Health.
Called the Penn LDI Research Initiative on Improving Management of Chronic Kidney Disease, the effort will involve Penn LDI Senior Fellows and research teams that have been at the forefront of identifying drivers of CKD progression and barriers to the use of home dialysis therapies, transplantation, and palliative care.
Penn LDI is the University’s hub of health services research with more than 500 Senior and Associate Fellows involved in interdisciplinary health care research, a number of whom are focused on addressing barriers to evidence-based treatment for kidney disorders. Monogram Health is a Tennessee-based company focused on helping providers better manage patients with CKD and end-stage renal disease (ESRD).