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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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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,
COVID-19 Vaccination and Dialysis
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This virus maximally impacts those with pre-existing conditions and “sleepy” immune systems—like patients with diabetes, CKD, dialysis-dependence, transplants, and other immune-sapping conditions such as autoimmune disease and malignancy.
Published on 09/09/2021 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: What is the best dialysis option for me, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Training for Home Haemodialysis in the U.K.
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Consequently, I have become completely independent and have required no nursing intervention for quite some months now.
Published on 09/02/2021 by Kaye Noone
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me,
Epilogue: Chronic Illness is No Reason to Deny Yourself Life’s Pleasures
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An open mind leads to an open heart, and that is often the key to feeling better about oneself and coping with chronic illness.
Published on 08/26/2021 by David Rosenbloom and Henning Sondergaard
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better, travel,
Identifying and Addressing Anxiety in Dialysis
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It will come as no surprise that anxiety has become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic—not to mention the political and social climate.
Published on 08/19/2021 by Kathy Aebel-Groesch LCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Lets Talk About Sex (and Dialysis)!
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I have no idea why there is a stigma, shame, or an avoidance of the topic, as it is so important in normal settings.
Published on 08/12/2021 by Michael Howington and Melody Howington
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,