Episode 34: Improving Home Dialysis Devices, Access, and Outcomes, with Dr. Osman Khawar, CEO at Diality
Slice of Healthcare Team
05/10/2023
What you’ll get out of this episode
Listen in as host Tim Fitzpatrick chats with Dr. Osman Khawar about the impact and benefits of home dialysis, and the potential of building a hemodialysis machine versatile enough for any care setting. Dr. Khawar describes feeling frustrated by not being able to offer flexible dialysis prescriptions to his patients. In today’s health system, nephrologists are often dialysis-centric and trying to get dialysis to fit into the patient's life, versus the other way around. Osman and his team want to change that. Today, he's leading Diality, a medical device company that aims to develop a hemodialysis system that will enable physicians to prioritize patients while also helping their practice thrive and grow. Their mission is to develop solutions that improve lives impacted by kidney disease.
In this episode you’ll discover:
- Why early career mentorship was vital in Osman’s understanding and championing of home dialysis for his patients
- Where Osman learned to address key barriers in awareness and education around home dialysis in his practice
- Why Osman believes CKD should be patient-centric to determine each patient's needs and evaluate all possible methods of treatment
- While patient education is highly important, sometimes we need to go back to the basics and ensure nephrologists are educated and confident in teaching patients the ins and outs of home dialysis
- What it takes to build a medical device company, especially as a first-time founder with a background in clinical medicine
Final Frontier - 5 Questions in 50 Seconds
- Top Challenge: Time
- Top Opportunity: Broadening the user base in dialysis and leveraging data to improve outcomes
- Tech Trend You’re Following: Artificial Intelligence
- Top Media Recs: Essentialism, Thinking Fast and Slow
- Healthcare / Tech Leader(s) You’re Following:
Dr. Khawar’s mentors from medicine, technology and entrepreneurship
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