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 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.
Published on 11/18/2021 by Dawn Smith Bates
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, travel,
Revising Target Weight: A Personal Account
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The goal is to attain your target weight by the close of each dialysis session, achieving this by adjusting your ultrafiltration (UF) amount to match your weight gain since the previous dialysis.
Published on 11/11/2021 by Ant de Villiers
Tags: How dialysis works, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
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.
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.
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,
Dialysis RV Tour - Part 1
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Our excitement has been nearly uncontrollable for the new experience, meeting new people, and connecting with old friends and new friends!
Published on 10/21/2021 by Dawn Smith Bates
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, travel,
Reflections on Two Months of Home HD
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I have now been dialysing at home for around 2 months and am slowly getting used to things, getting quicker at setting everything up and connecting, and learning something new every time.
Published on 10/14/2021 by Kaye Noone
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Will COVID-19 Finally Force the U.S. to Address Causes and Treatments for Kidney Failure?
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COVID-19 is having a huge, negative, long-term effect on those who are hospitalized with it and survive.
Published on 10/07/2021 by David Rosenbloom and Henning Sondergaard
10 Getaway Takeaways - A Q&A with Home Hemodialysis and Travel Expert Vanessa Evans
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With summer upon us and COVID-19 restrictions lifting in many areas, we thought now would be a great time to get some travel tips from a seasoned pro.
Published on 09/30/2021 by Vanessa Evans
Tags: travel,
In-center HD Complaints that Could be Solved by Going HOME
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This post is both for people who might want a better life and to help sensitize dialysis staff to the lifestyle impact of the “default” treatment option.
Published on 09/23/2021 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Exercise in Kidney Disease: Is the U.S. Slow in Acknowledging Its Value?
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Among nephrologists and dialysis personnel, some early adopters recognized the problem and began to encourage patients to exercise to counter debilitation and depression and foster independence.
Published on 09/16/2021 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,