NKF 2026 Spring Clinical Meetings Social Work Abstracts

May 6 - 10, 2026

Abstract

SW-01

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Overcoming Needle Phobia in Peritoneal Dialysis: Integrating the Buzzy® B Device, Exposure Therapy, and MD/RN/MSW Support

Jeanne Northwood, Elizabeth Holt, Jonathan Segal, Karen Crampton. University of Michigan Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

SW-02

NEPHROLOGY SOCIAL WORK MEMBERSHIP SURVEY FY26 AND LITERATURE REVIEW ON RETENTION:

Elizabeth Jones¹, Kevin Ceckowski², Jordan Cannon³, Dana Clark³, Brit Sovic³. ¹Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States; ²Private Practice, ARLINGTON, VA, United States; ³National Kidney Foundation, New York City, NY, United States

SW-03

Optimizing Suboptimal ESKD Transitions: A Qualitative Study of Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives

Megan Urbanski¹, Emma Blythe¹, Janice Lea¹, Laura Plantinga², Melisa Meza¹, Kimberly Jacob Arriola¹. ¹Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States; ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

SW-04

A Health Equity Project to Improve Transplant Outcomes

Gretchen Kosegarten¹, Linda Ficociello², Ben Asfaw³. ¹Fresenius Medical Care, Waltham, MA, United States; ²Renal Research Institute, Waltham, MA, United States; ³New England Donor Services, Waltham, MA, United States

SW-05

Emotional Exhaustion and Intention to Leave Among Social Workers in Dialysis Settings

Joseph Merighi¹, Teri Browne². ¹University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN, United States; ²University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

SW-06

Patient-centered research design to increase access to kidney transplantation across health systems: The STEPS Study

Teri Browne. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

SW-07

The Price of Precision: Financial Insights from a Robotic Nephrectomy Transition

Jill Knolle, LSW, MPH, DSW-Student^1,2, Aiden Tobin¹, George Rofaiel, MD, FACS¹. ¹Lehigh Valley Health Network, Transplant Surgery, Allentown, PA, United States; ²Kutztown University, School of Social Work, Kutztown, PA, United States

SW-08

Transportation Security during Kidney Transplant Evaluation

Jose Aguilar, Bethney Bonilla-Herrera, Ling-Xin (Ling) Chen, Na'amah Razon. Univesity of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States

SW-09

Exploring Best Practices in Kidney Transplant Candidacy: Survey of Psychosocial Criteria and Interventions

Lara Tushla¹, Katie Newton². ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States; ²Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, United States