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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The Mathematics of Dialysis vs. Two Normal Kidneys
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While we have taken some small first steps in these past 60+ years, there is oh, such a long way to go...
Published on 12/01/2016 by Dr. John Agar
Things to Feel Thankful For
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I’m thankful for learning that there's no shame in asking for help if you need it, and to keep searching and asking until you get the help that you need.
Published on 11/24/2016 by Dave White
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Food for a Month Under $200? Here is How!
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How do I only spend $200 on food for the whole month? It truly is about planning, crockpot meals and knowing what is on sale.
Published on 11/17/2016 by Julie Thoman-Hose
Proposed Legislation Could Fix Gaps in MediGap Coverage
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The proposed law would require guaranteed issue of Medigap policies not just for those 65 and older but for anyone of any age who has Medicare Part A and Part B, including those with known health problems.
Published on 11/10/2016 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
What is Evidence-Based Kidney Patient Education?
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To help people self-manage effectively, we must meet them where they are emotionally, ask “What matters to you?” and use this knowledge to help them tap into their own motivation, and provide easy-to-read, accurate information.
Published on 11/03/2016 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
How to Know When Your Blood Pressure is About to Drop
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I learned that a lot of people are not aware of the early signs of pending BP drop and what to do if they occur.
Published on 10/27/2016 by Gale Schulke, RN, CDN
Medicare Open Enrollment (10/15-12/7): It’s Not as Scary as You Think.
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During open enrollment, people can join or switch Medicare drug plans or can switch from a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan to Original Medicare.
Published on 10/20/2016 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Home HD Innovations at the HDU Meeting
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I was fortunate to to be able to spend a couple of days at the Home Dialyzors United meeting last weekend, which was lively, interactive, and great fun for dialyzors, care partners, and presenters alike. Here are a few highlights!
Published on 10/13/2016 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Commentary to CMS: An Australian View of U.S. Dialysis
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In ANZ, nephrologist training in the management of home dialysis—both home HD and PD [...]—has long been mandatory. It is thus with some disbelief that we view the paucity of uptake and failure of funding for home haemodialysis in the US.
Published on 10/06/2016 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Home Dialyzors in the Hospital—the Least Dialysis at the MOST Vulnerable Time
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Three months after I started on home hemodialysis I was witness to a sad tragedy. At the time I didn't know it, but this is something that happens on a regular basis to us HHD folks—albeit due to its sinister nature, it only happens once to each of us.
Published on 09/29/2016 by Henning Sondergaard