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.
The Gratitude Plan
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A simple "thanks" can have a powerful impact on both the person sharing appreciation and the person receiving it.
Published on 11/21/2018 by Jeff Parke
Tags: Making dialysis better,
View from the Chair: Balancing Burdens and Benefits Between Home and In-Center Dialysis
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this perspective ignored the heavy burden of in-center HD on family roles, work life, spontaneous travel, emotional stress, strict diet and fluid limits, etc
Published on 11/01/2018 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Spirituality, Coping, and Thriving with Home Dialysis
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After speaking with several patients via social media platforms I found that spirituality enhances our ability to handle life stresses.
Published on 10/18/2018 by Jeff Parke
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
The Impact of CKD on Cognition: An Inside and Outside View
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So, this blog will be an inside and an outside look at cognitive issues in CKD and dialysis.
Published on 10/11/2018 by Henning Sondergaard
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Single-Handed Touch Cannulation and Chevron Taping for Solo Home HD
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With touch cannulation, the fingers are attached to the tube that runs directly to the needle - surely putting the cannulator more “in touch.”
Published on 10/04/2018 by Ant de Villiers
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,