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.
We have a "lifestyle bible" for sale that can help you learn about dialysis options. Help, I Need Dialysis! We also have prepared some slideshows on how to have a good future with kidney disease.
The Dialysis World has Come Full Circle
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I observed that the common denominator of patients who did the best were those who dialyzed at home, whether with PD or home HD. The home HD patients tended to look better, have better outcomes, and simply be living their lives to the fullest.
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Published on 01/27/2022 by Jane Hafner, RN, BSN
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Putting the Pieces Together: Our Evolving Teamwork
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In the next weeks, we went through Kubher-Ross’s five stages of grief in textbook fashion.
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Published on 12/16/2021 by Philip Martin
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me,
Dialysis RV Tour: Week 2
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For those who are feeling stuck in a center or even at home we are here to tell you, it doesn't have to be that way.
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Published on 11/18/2021 by Dawn Smith Bates
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, travel,
Is this new job market good for us, the chronically ill?
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is this good for those of us who live with chronic illness? I don't know. But let's look at what’s different and what it might mean.
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Published on 11/04/2021 by Rosalind Joffe
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me,
The Value of Self-Care for Home Dialyzors and Care partners
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When health challenges sneak into daily habits and activities, the balance of relationships shift and care partners may begin to be overwhelmed with dialysis-related tasks.
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Published on 10/28/2021 by Renata Sledge, PhD, LCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,