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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Medicaid Waivers: The Best Kept Secret in Dialysis Home Health Care
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A few years ago, I found myself caring for my 90 year old mother with dementia.
Published on 02/13/2020 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Tips for Supporting PD Retention
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Another challenge is to help them stay on PD once they choose to begin
Published on 02/06/2020 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Potential Allergic Contributors to Dialysis Symptoms
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The overwhelming majority of symptoms associated with dialysis relate to a poorly devised treatment prescription;
Published on 01/30/2020 by Dr. John Agar
Next Steps at NxStage
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The next few years are going to be amazing, yet challenging, for home dialyzors.
Published on 01/23/2020 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,
Stop Medical Gaslighting to Empower Your Patients
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It’s OK to know your limits—but it’s not OK to gaslight your patients.
Published on 01/16/2020 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Sex, Meds and CKD
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The majority of patients on dialysis report being bothered by changes in their sex life.
Published on 01/09/2020 by Robbi Waller MSW, LCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues for patients and professionals,
The ESKD “Life-Plan: A New Concept in the NKF Vascular Access Guideline Update
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This patient-centered approach to dialysis access could mean that nephrologists no longer assume that in-center HD is best for all their patients
Published on 12/19/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Education issues for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,
Nocturnal dialysis: Maddy Warren's patient experience
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Maddy’s advice to anyone considering home dialysis would be to speak to a member of their renal team about the options available to them.
Published on 12/12/2019 by Maddy Warren
Tags: Making dialysis better,
"Thanks for the Giving"
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Does this make you think a little differently about “Thanks for the Giving”? I hope so. May we all be reminded of those who give in our behalf each day, week, month, year. May this remind us that in our own heroic efforts, we are never alone.
Published on 11/29/2019 by Amy Staples
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Home Dialysis & The Nephrology Social Worker
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I wanted to find out what had an had not changed since my time in direct practice, so I reached out to social workers on the National Kidney Foundation’s social worker listserv
Published on 11/21/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better,