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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Hemodialysis eGFR Equivalence: Why More—and More Often—Matters
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We can do better. We know we can. We have the ability. We have the tools. We have the practices.
Published on 02/02/2017 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Self Cannulation: A Sticking Point
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Proper needle site rotation is essential to ensure even development of fibrous tissue along the fistula’s length so that there are no weak spots.
Published on 01/26/2017 by Ant de Villiers
Home Dialyzors’ Thoughts About Involuntary Discharge
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According to home dialyzors, the very skill set we want to develop—treatment knowledge and self-advocacy—resulted in retaliation and concerns about involuntary discharge.
Published on 01/19/2017 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Beware What You Wish For, or How Good Dialysis Got Gazumped
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Home dialysis withered and (almost) died, despite the clear data that confirmed its better outcomes.
Published on 01/12/2017 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Proposed Legislation Expands Option for Home Clinic Visits by Telehealth
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Call or write your senator and representative about how much a bill like this would help you or your patients.
Published on 01/05/2017 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Santa and Christmas Miracles
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As Daniel took his turn on Santa's lap, he was asked a series of the usual questions from St. Nick, of course with the most important question being what he would like for Christmas.
Published on 12/22/2016 by Mark Kahre
Drive-Through Dialysis
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I am angry. I am angry at myself for taking the path of least resistance and allowing myself to be a victim of sub-optimal dialysis treatment for the past year.
Published on 12/15/2016 by Nieltje Gedney
A Bridge to Freedom
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This blog is going to attempt to answer the question: How do you get from a lifetime of in-center dialysis to freedom.
Published on 12/08/2016 by John Safford
Tags: Making dialysis better,
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,