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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Dialysis: “Prescription”—or “Pact”?
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What I do hope is that this short blog may lead us to think just a little more about the words we use, and whether we always choose
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Published on 11/14/2019 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Making dialysis better,
PD Vs Home Hemo - Initial Impressions
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There are some differences between the working of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HD). This vlog shares some of my initial impressions
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Published on 11/07/2019 by Kyle Chang
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me,
STREAM-HD - A Better Name for Transitional Care Dialysis Units?
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Starting dialysis should be about flexibility, gentleness, understanding, and mutual respect. The first few starting weeks of dialysis should be
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Published on 10/24/2019 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,
View from the Chair: Dialysis and Invisible Disabilities
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The next time you see someone who does not need a wheelchair or crutches park in a handicapped spot, please consider that they may have a disability you can’t see.
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Published on 10/16/2019 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Facing and Overcoming Needle Fear to Dialyze at Home
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I was so scared of the needling thing that I kept on with PD hoping & saying next month things would be better.
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Published on 10/10/2019 by Stephen Hewitt
Tags: Making dialysis better,