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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How to Support Home Dialysis Patients During a Pandemic
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Home dialysis patients need to know how to protect themselves as much as possible from being exposed. This includes:
Published on 03/19/2020 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Identifying & Managing Stress in Care Partners
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family members and friends who serve as “informal caregivers” to home dialysis patients can feel overwhelmed
Published on 03/12/2020 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Using the MATCH-D More Effectively to Increase Utilization of Home Therapies
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A significant barrier to home utilization is lack of education among some patients, dialysis clinic staff, and physicians regarding candidacy for home treatment
Published on 03/05/2020 by Matt Daley
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues for patients and professionals,
Advocacy for Better Home Dialysis: View from a 27-year Dialyzor
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Those who think the current generation of machines are bad have no idea how far they have come in three decades.
Published on 02/27/2020 by Michael Johnson
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Seven Keys to Better Dialysis
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In the last couple of years, the academic dialysis literature has finally zeroed in and largely settled on five—of seven—important paths
Published on 02/20/2020 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues for patients and professionals,
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,