ISPD (International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis)

Name

ISPD (International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis)

Legal name

International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis

Website

https://ispd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society

NAICS

Kidney Dialysis Centers (621492)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Dialysis Services (Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis) (HLAKAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Dialysis Programs (Home HD/PD Training & Support) (HLAKAHAK), Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Systems & Supplies (HLAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Peritoneal dialysis education
• Professional medical society
• Clinical nephrology guidelines
• Dialysis fellowship programs
• Nephrology research grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels, Brussels Region

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual and multi-year membership fees collected from nephrologists, nurses, allied health professionals, trainees, and institutional/collective members in low-and-middle-income countries.
2. Congress and Event Fees: Registration fees for the biennial ISPD Congress and ISPD-endorsed regional meetings, including reduced rates for members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ISPD is a non-profit professional medical society that advances peritoneal dialysis (PD) globally through membership, educational content (online lecture series, webinars, podcast), peer-reviewed clinical guidelines, the Peritoneal Dialysis International (PDI) journal, fellowship and research grant programs, and biennial congresses. Its offerings are aimed at nephrologists, renal nurses, allied health professionals, and institutions, with dedicated regional chapters serving Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and North America.

Product overview

ISPD (International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis) is a professional medical society, not a product company. It offers a portfolio of educational resources, professional development programs, and research support services for the global PD community. The core offerings include: the ISPD Lecture Series (20+ video modules), ISPD Webinars, PDI Podcast – PD Exchange, Catheter Implantation Videos, and Teaching Nurses to Teach training program. Supporting services include the Peritoneal Dialysis International (PDI) journal, ISPD Guidelines, ISPD Fellowship Program (Individual and Team), ISPD Research Grant program, and the biannual ISPD Congress. Regional structure includes four chapters (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, North America) providing localized content. The North America Chapter additionally offers micro-learning series, Journal Club sessions, and Dialysis Universities for professional education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PD Exchange: The official podcast of the Peritoneal Dialysis International journal (PDI), co-hosted by nephrologists Dr. Jeff Perl and Dr. Nikhil Shah

Products and services

• ISPD Lecture Series
• ISPD Webinars
• PDI Podcast — PD Exchange Official podcast of the Peritoneal Dialysis International journal, co-hosted by Dr. Jeff Perl and Dr. Nikhil Shah, discussing important research from PDI and other journals. Distributed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts for nephrologists, researchers, and PD enthusiasts.
• Catheter Implantation Videos
• Teaching Nurses to Teach: Peritoneal Dialysis Training
• ISPD Education Archive
• Peritoneal Dialysis International (PDI) Journal
• ISPD Guidelines
• ISPD Fellowship Program
• ISPD Research Grant
• ISPD Congress
• ISPD Regional Chapters (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, North America)
• ISPD-NAC Micro-learning Series
• ISPD NAC Journal Club
• Dialysis Universities

Quantifiable outcome

• 216 clinicians trained at the Second PD Catheter Insertion Workshop in Senegal through the ISPD-AFRAN-SFNDT-SOSENDT collaboration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• VantivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Vantive is a corporate member of ISPD and provides funding support for the Senegal Project (jointly with SFNDT, SOSENDT, and AFRAN), PDOPPS GCC expansion, and various fellowship and training initiatives. Vantive has committed additional support for the next stage of the Senegal Project.
• PDOPPS / Arbor Research Collaborative for HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2024PDOPPS (Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study) has partnered with ISPD since 2014. ISPD provides input into study design, conduct, analysis, and strategic direction. PDOPPS expanded to GCC countries in late 2024 with ISPD's involvement, supported by Vantive. First results expected as early as 2026.
• AFRAN (African Association of Nephrology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024AFRAN and ISPD signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2024, establishing a strategic partnership to advance PD across Africa. Activities include joint scientific sessions, the Senegal Project (with SFNDT and SOSENDT), French-language webinars, and hands-on catheter insertion workshops that trained 216 clinicians.
• African Healthcare Network (AHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican Healthcare Network (a dialysis provider in East Africa) is working with ISPD to incorporate peritoneal dialysis into their services, potentially expanding PD access in East Africa. ISPD has committed to supporting the training of kidney care professionals for AHN's initiative.
• Saving Young Lives (SYL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaving Young Lives is a global initiative that helps hospitals in low-resource settings care for patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). ISPD Africa Chapter collaborates with SYL to deliver bilingual (English and French) educational activities and hands-on training workshops.
• SFNDT (Société Francophone de Néphrologie, Dialyse et Transplantation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFNDT collaborates with ISPD, AFRAN, and SOSENDT on the Senegal Project, which aims to expand PD education and training in Francophone Africa through French-language webinars, structured training courses, and hands-on workshops.
• SOSENDT (Société Sénégalaise de Néphrologie, Dialyse et Transplantation)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOSENDT is a key partner in the Senegal Project, working with ISPD, AFRAN, and SFNDT. PD patient numbers in Senegal are growing (50 patients), and Senegal is serving as a knowledge hub for the region, with trained doctors and nurses helping develop PD programs in Ivory Coast.
• International Society of Nephrology (ISN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPD partners with ISN on joint scientific sessions (e.g., at AFRAN congresses) and policy forums. ISPD also collaborates with the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) in Africa Chapter initiatives.
• RDPLF (French Language Peritoneal Dialysis Registry)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRDPLF collaborated with ISPD to host a joint French-language webinar on the ISPD Position Paper on Teaching PD, with simultaneous translation into French.
• International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISPD partners with IPNA in Africa Chapter initiatives, working together to strengthen training pathways and support the development of PD in the continent alongside ISN.
• Baxter HealthcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaxter Healthcare provided an unrestricted educational grant to fund the development of the catheter implantation instructional video program for ISPD, covering advanced laparoscopic and open surgical dissection placement techniques.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO): Global nonprofit that produces evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for kidney disease, including PD-relevant topics. KDIGO is the closest direct peer to ISPD in the global nephrology guidelines and education space.
• International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA): Global professional society for pediatric nephrology. IPNA is a stated ISPD partner on Africa Chapter initiatives and shares the PD-fellowship, training, and advocacy agenda for pediatric and adolescent kidney patients.
• Arbor Research Collaborative for Health: Research organization running PDOPPS in partnership with ISPD since 2014. Arbor Research co-produces the international PD practice-patterns research dataset that informs ISPD guidelines and is one of ISPD's most strategically aligned peers.
• RDPLF (French Language Peritoneal Dialysis Registry): French-language PD registry that collaborates with ISPD on webinars and position-paper dissemination. RDPLF operates in the same PD education/data niche as ISPD and is one of its most content-aligned partners.

Regional players

• American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA): US-based professional association for nephrology nurses and AHPs. ANNA serves the same renal nursing and allied health audience that ISPD's NAHPC committee engages, particularly in North America.
• National Kidney Foundation (NKF): Large US patient- and professional-focused kidney nonprofit. NKF runs KDOQI guidelines, public advocacy, and education programs that overlap with ISPD's guideline and patient-education missions, primarily in the US market.

Others

• Dialysis: Nephrology & Hypertension (D&H) / Saving Young Lives (SYL): SYL is a global initiative that supports hospitals in low-resource settings to deliver acute dialysis; ISPD's Africa Chapter works directly with SYL on bilingual training workshops. SYL is a delivery-side counterpart rather than a competitor, but shares ISPD's PD/AKI education mission in LMICs.

Broad incumbents

• American Society of Nephrology (ASN): US-based professional society for kidney professionals. ASN is the dominant North American counterpart to ISPD, sharing an overlapping membership of nephrologists, fellows, and renal researchers across all dialysis modalities including PD.
• International Society of Nephrology (ISN): Global professional society covering all of nephrology (including but not limited to PD). ISPD and ISN maintain a mutual partnership on scientific sessions and policy forums, and both serve overlapping nephrologist and researcher audiences worldwide.
• European Renal Association (ERA, formerly ERA-EDTA): European professional society for nephrology and dialysis. ERA covers the full dialysis and transplantation space across Europe and is a natural counterpart to ISPD's European membership base and PD education content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ispd-peritoneal-dialysis

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Number of profiles

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