• History of dialysis - Take a look back at the machines used throughout the history of dialysis, and see just how far we've come.
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• Home Dialysis Central - Find a dialysis clinic in your area that offers home dialysis training.
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• Home Dialysis Coverage - High-quality maps showing all PD, conventional, daily, nocturnal, and all-home-hemo coverage in the United States.
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• Home dialysis equipment - View the different types of home dialysis equipment used for each of the treatment options.
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• Kidney School™ - A free interactive online kidney learning center offered by the Medical Education Institute, Inc., and sponsored by an exclusive unrestricted educational grant from Fresenius Medical Care North America. Covers 16 topics including Coping, Diet, Vascular Access, and more.
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• Let’s Talk About… - "Let's Talk About..." is a new series of 3-minute multimedia movies from the Medical Education Institute designed to help start a conversation between you and your care team about key health topics. Get involved in important choices about your care with this new FREE resource! Each movie is available in English and Spanish.
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• Life Options - A program of the Medical Education Institute, Inc., dedicated to helping people live long and live well with kidney disease, with a wealth of free info for patients and professionals.
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• Life@Home - Original Home Dialysis Central articles covering a wide array of topics dealing with dialysis.
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• AAKP Patient Outreach - AAKP provides patients, this centralized resource to locate support groups in their communities as part of an extension of AAKP’s community outreach efforts targeting the need for awareness and promotion of local patient support groups.
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• AAKP’s My Health - Sign up free to track your own lab test records with this confidential self-management tool.
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• Access-Able Travel Source - Provides information about disabled travel, wheelchair travel, disabled holidays, disability travel, handicapped travel, accessible travel, vacations for disabled, and mature travel.
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• African-American Health Matters Interview - Ed and Pat Sanders interview Dori Schatell, Executive Director of the non-profit Medical Education Institute, Inc., about the importance of kidney disease screening particularly for the African-American community, who are at higher risk for kidney failure.
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• Alport Syndrome Foundation - A non-profit organization providing a central location for information about this genetic kidney disease. Their site is designed for patients and families, to create an opportunity to meet and talk to other families who are dealing with Alport Syndrome, and to ultimately support research aimed at curing the disease.
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• American Association of Kidney Patients - A membership organization with a magazine, free materials, and an annual patient meeting.
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• American Kidney Fund - Offers direct financial help to patients, and much more.
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• Bill Peckham self-cannulation video - Bill produced this video to show how he gets on dialysis nearly every night at home.
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• Buttonhole Method of Needle Insertion into an AVF - Demonstration of a patient self-cannulating his AVF using the Buttonhole (constant-site) technique.
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• Chloramine Facts for Dialysis Facilities and Patients - Like chlorine, chloramine can harm kidney dialysis patients during the dialysis process if it is not removed from water before entering the bloodstream. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission offers information on chloramines in tap water for home hemo patients.
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• Constant Site Cannulation Using Buttonhole Technique - This 15-minute video discusses the clinical benefits and procedural details of the Buttonhole technique.
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• Daily Hemodialysis - Gus is a frequent poster in our message boards, and has his own site to share his experiences of daily home hemo at WellBound, using the NxStage machine.
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• DaVita Diet Helper - Makes it easier to plan kidney-friendly meals and prepare and track using this online dialysis-diet tool.
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• DaVita Inc. - Dialysis provider.
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• Dealing with Dialysis - New research finds that overnight dialysis may dramatically cut the risk for early death in patients with kidney failure (presented by ABC's Dr. Timothy Johnson).
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• Dialog+™ - See B. Braun's Dialog Plus (Dialog+™) home hemodialysis machine.
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• Dialysis Clinic, Inc. - Provides care for patients with end-stage renal disease.
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• Dialysis comes to Hana, Hawaii - Six years of blood, sweat and tears...and maybe a few prayers...bring dialysis treatment home to Hana in a first-of-its-kind-in-the-nation project.
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• Dialysis Facility Compare - Compares characteristics and measures of dialysis quality between centers.
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• Dialysis Finder - Locate dialysis centers anywhere in the U.S.
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• Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle - A blog by Bill Peckham tracking industry news and trends in advocacy, reimbursement, politics, and the provision of dialysis.
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• Dialysis Patient Citizens - A nationwide, non-profit, patient-led dialysis organization with membership open only to dialysis and pre-dialysis patients and their families.
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• Dialysis Safety Checklist Tools for Home Dialysis - Use these helpful checklists as a simple reference tool for home hemodialysis. They are a great resource during for infection prevention or as a reminder of recommended practices.
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• Dialysis Units in the USA - Allows search by treatment option.
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• Diversified Specialty Institutes - A leading provider of dialysis services in the United States to patients suffering from chronic kidney failure.
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• DrugAlert.org - A comprehensive database featuring information and news alerts about potentially dangerous drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide. The website is dedicated to keeping the public informed about drug recalls, side effects, and pending litigation associated with various drugs and their manufacturers.
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• DrugWatch.com - Aims to educate the public about prescription and over-the-counter medications, drug recalls, medication interactions, and current developments in the medical field. Reviewed and certified by the Health On the Net (HON) Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based medical information.
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• Enrolling in Medicare - Read about enrolling in Medicare if you have kidney failure requiring dialysis or transplant.
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• ESRD Networks - Oversee dialysis quality and collect data. Learn more and find your own Network at the Forum of ESRD Networks site.
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• Fistula First - There are three types of access for dialysis, but the fistula is the best one you can have.
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• Fix Dialysis - Organized by Bill Peckham, editor of Dialysis from the Sharp End of the Needle and a dialysis patient since 1990; and Gary Peterson, the editor of RenalWEB; Bill and Gary launched this effort and to launch a blog with a two-word mission: Fix Dialysis.
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• Fresenius Medical Care - UltraCare - Dialysis provider.
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• G.I.A. Medical - Wholesale dialysis machines: Althin, Baxter, Cobe, Fresenius, Gambro. Website in English and Spanish.
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• Global Dialysis - The premier resource for hemo, home hemo, and peritoneal dialysis around the world.
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• HemoDoc, From Doctor to Patient - A doctor's blog from a patient's perspective exploring both sides of the doctor-patient relationship as a source of information and communication between these two distinct groups of people.
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• History of Hemodialysis - Read a history of hemodialysis on the Fresenius website.
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• History of PD - Read a history of peritoneal dialysis on the Fresenius website.
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• Home Hemodialysis Safety: A Patient Guide - This pamphlet from the Healthcare Technology Foundation explains the risks of home dialysis and how you and your caregiver can learn to operate the home dialysis equipment as safely as possible. Available in English and Spanish.
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• HomeChoice PRO™, HomeChoice™, and Quantum™ - Baxter's machines can be seen here.
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• I Hate Dialysis - They're not negative, they just hate dialysis. A place to rant, vent, or share experiences living with kidney disease. A site for patients, by patients.
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• Immobilé - A family of products from T.N.T. Moborg International Ltd. that help to secure PD catheters, temporary access catheters, fistula needles, and vascular blood lines and reduce complications such as infection.
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• In Touch Newsletter - Download In Touch newsletters about aspects of day-to-day life with PD, provided by Baxter.
  • Travel
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  • Employment and PD: A Perfect Relationship
    download English | Spanish
  • Education and PD
    download English | Spanish
  • Diet: Taking Control with PD
    download English | Spanish
  • Partner & Family Support
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• It’s Your Life: A Practical Handbook for Chronic Ailments - Read online or download free copies of It's Your Life: A Practical Handbook for Chronic Ailments and The Caregiver's Manual, each based on over 13 years' experience as a primary caregiver.
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• Jihua Medical Apparatus and Instruments Co., Ltd. - Machines in China, Chile, Malaysia, Dominican Republic, Russia, Turkey, India, Indonesia and so on. 2-year warranties; service available.
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• Joyce and Ken Eiler - They had to give up traveling to dog shows with their prize-winning Samoyeds after Ken's kidneys failed and he had to go on dialysis. But with the portable NxStage machine, that has changed.
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• Kidney Care Partners - An alliance of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, providers, and suppliers working together to improve the quality of care for patients.
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• Kidney Health Australia - Check out Kidney Health Australia for dialysis blogs, "Wee Week," and more.
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• Kidney Health Care Coverage - Learn about Medicare Part D and how to choose a plan that will work best for you.
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• Kidney Transplant/Dialysis Association - Provides financial aid, information, and emotional support to kidney patients and families.
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• Lab Tests Online - A noncommerical, patient-centered resource for informaton on lab tests used in screening, diagnosing, and monitoring kidney disease.
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• Liberty Dialysis - Dedicated to providing an exceptional dialysis experience for each patient.
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• My Med Schedule® - A great medication reminder and it is free! Your personal medication chart clearly shows the times you should take each medicine or supplement, and how much to take. There are even images of your pills so there is no confusion.
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• Nancy’s History of Hope - Nancy Spaeth went through a life-and-death committee to get dialysis in 1966—nocturnal home hemo! Learn about her fascinating story.
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• National Kidney Foundation - The vision of the NKF is to enhance the lives of everyone with, at risk of or affected by kidney disease.
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• Newton™ IQ Cycler System - See Fresenius Medical Care's Newton™ IQ Cycler System.
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• Nocturnal Home Haemodialysis - Learn how dialysis works and the benefits of nocturnal home hemo from an Australian website operated by Dr. John Agar.
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• North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System’s Nephrology Department - Dialysis provider in the New York area.
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• Northwest Kidney Centers - Dialysis provider in the Seattle area.
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• NxStage Users Group - NxStageUsers is a patient-organized group of people who use the NxStage System One Dialysis System. Offers mentors and tips for using the NxStage machine.
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• NxStage® System One™ - The NxStage System One is a flexible, portable home hemodialysis machine.
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• OMED of Nevada, LLC - Specializing in used medical equipment sales, purchases, and service; committed to providing value-priced, high-quality used medical equipment.
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• Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation - The only organization in the world dedicated to improving the care and treatment and finding a cure for Oxalosis, PH and related stone diseases.
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• Quest for a Wearable Kidney: Will Nanotechnology Make a Difference? - The Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT) presents this great lecture presented as five videos (totaling about two hours). The videos give a comprehensive look at the sort of technology being developed to improve the effectiveness of hemodialysis. Specifically, they look at nanotechnology, surveying where the field is and where it is going, with particular emphasis on hemodialysis. CIMIT's mission is to improve patient care by bringing scientists, engineers, and clinicians together to catalyze development of innovative technology, emphasizing minimally invasive diagnosis and therapy.
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• Quotidian Home Dialysis - Provider of short daily and nocturnal home hemo dialysis services in southern California.
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• Renal Advantage, Inc. - Provide outpatient dialysis services.
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• Renal Resource Centre, Sydney, Australia - Download free informational booklets and brochures.
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• Renal Support Network - Established to help kidney patients develop their personal coping skills, special talents, and employability by educating and empowering them to take control of managing their disease.
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• Renalinfo - Offers information about hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, including how they work and how to cope with changes in life style, travel, exercise, family, and friends.
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• Rubin Dialysis Centers - A dialysis provider that uses the latest in home dialysis technology to customize a home dialysis therapy to meet patient and family needs.
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• RxList: The Internet Drug Index - Look up drug doses, side effects, interactions, and more.
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• Satellite WellBound - Satellite WellBound Centers are staffed with highly-qualified physicians and certified nephrology nurses who educate and support patients who perform their own dialysis treatments at home.
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• Starting a Buttonhole & Cannulating a Buttonhole - Step-by-step instructions and diagrams.
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• Total Quality Medical - Brands such as Cobe, Fresenius, Baxter, and Althin. Also dialysis chairs, defibrillators, dialyzer reprocessing equipment, and more.
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• Truth About Dialysis - A campaign launched by DaVita to help patients and health care professionals find out the truth about home dialysis.
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• U.S. National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse - The U.S. National Kidney & Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) offers free kidney disease info.
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• UCSF unveils model for implantable artificial kidney to replace dialysis - UCSF researchers have unveiled a prototype model of the first implantable artificial kidney, in a development that one day could eliminate the need for dialysis. The device, which would include thousands of microscopic filters as well as a bioreactor to mimic the metabolic and water-balancing roles of a real kidney, is being developed in a collaborative effort by engineers, biologists, and physicians nationwide, led by Shuvo Roy, PhD, in the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences.
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• UK National Kidney Federation - The only UK charity run by kidney patients for kidney patients. Its aim is to promote, throughout the United Kingdom, the welfare of people suffering from kidney disease or renal failure and those relatives and friends who care for them.
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• Understanding Your Hemodialysis Options - This 16-page brochure from the AAKP provides a description of hemodialysis as well as an in-depth explanation of the available hemodialysis treatments, including conventional, short daily, and nocturnal.
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• Understanding Your Peritoneal Dialysis Options - A 16-page brochure by the AAKP that provides an explanation of peritoneal dialysis for those who may be approaching dialysis or current dialysis patients interested in changing their current treatment.
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• Wil-Med Global - Every make and model available, full warranty on all equipment. Also chairs, carts, etc.
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• YouTube Videos - Watch home dialysis patients dialyze, set up and tear down their machines, travel across the country, and more.
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