KidneyViews
Welcome to the non-profit Medical Education Institute's Home Dialysis Central blogspot! This page is an umbrella under which Home Dialysis Central staff and guests can share their perspectives about home therapies and what we need to do to raise their profile and enable more people to use them. We'd like your comments as well! Bookmark our site and like us on Facebook! Help us tell the world about home dialysis.
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Dispelling PD Myths: Abdominal Surgery and Obesity
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Dr. Rob Quinn from Canada talked about the myth that patients with prior abdominal surgery or who are obese should not be offered PD.
Published on 06/02/2022 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Fistulas, grafts and catheters (including PD), Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Involuntary Dialysis Clinic Discharges: Can More Be Avoided?
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I recently read a post from a PD patient on the Home Dialysis Central Forum who was involuntarily discharged (IVD) from his clinic and couldn't find another one willing to accept him.
Published on 04/14/2022 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Where is the Humanity in Our Suffering? Part 2
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As I think about the importance of Minority Mental Health Month, I would like to share my personal journey about battling mental health issues while living with a chronic disease.
Published on 03/31/2022 by Patrick O. Gee, Sr., Ph.D.
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Where is the Humanity in Our Suffering? Part 1
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It was created to bring awareness to the unique struggles that underserved, underrepresented groups face regarding mental health in the United States.
Published on 03/24/2022 by Patrick O. Gee, Sr., Ph.D.
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
In Case You Missed It—The 2021 USRDS Annual Report Has a New Chapter on Home Dialysis
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For the first time in 2021, the USRDS published a chapter devoted entirely to home dialysis, including patients on PD and home HD.
Published on 03/03/2022 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’,