• A How-To Manual: The Art of Teaching Buttonhole Self-Cannulation - It is generally accepted that patients who self-cannulate have better access outcomes. They don't rely entirely on their doctors and nurses; they take ownership of their care and control of their lives.
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• How to Have a Good Future with Kidney Disease - A patient-centered CKD education series in 6 parts, this toolkit was developed by the Medical Education Institute so any presenter can educate patients to slow progression of their illness, or if that is not possible, to choose a treatment option that will suit their preferred lifestyle—and make a safe transition to that option. This slide series can be used for people from stage 3 CKD through end-stage renal disease, one-on-one or in groups. The slides can be used for MIPPA purposes.
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• Let’s Talk About - "Let's Talk About..." is a new series of 3-minute multimedia movies from the Medical Education Institute designed to help start a conversation between patients and the care team about key health topics. Get patients involved in important choices about their care with this new FREE resource! Each movie is available in English and Spanish.
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• MATCH-D - The Method to Assess Treatment Choices for Home Dialysis (MATCH-D) for Home Dialysis Central was developed by the Medical Education Institute to help nephrologists and dialysis staff identify and assess candidates for home dialysis therapies (PD and HHD). It is designed to sensitize clinicians to key issues about who can use home dialysis.
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• ANZDATA - Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry. ANZDATA collects a wide range of statistics that relate to treatment outcomes of those with end-state renal failure.
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• Dialysis Modality Comparison Chart - This chart can be used to show your patients the pluses and minuses for each of the dialysis types and in-center hemodialysis so they can weigh their options.
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• ERA-EDTA - European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association Registry. The ERA-EDTA Registry collects data on renal replacement therapy via the national and regional renal registries in Europe, and analyzes the data and distributes the resulting information through registry reports presented at the yearly ERA-EDTA Congresses, publications in nephrology journals, and their website.
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• Growth in home dialysis - Since Home Dialysis Central began in 2004, we have tracked the numbers of home dialysis programs in our database. The growth is incredible!
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• HealthWell Foundation® - A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization established to assist patients with certain out-of-pocket healthcare costs. The Foundation provides financial assistance to patients seeking help with prescription drug co-insurance, co-payments, and health insurance premiums.
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• How Do You Prevent Indented Buttonhole Sites? - Article by Lynda K. Ball and Stuart Mott identifies a new phenomenon involving the Buttonhole Technique, and a strategy for prevention. Reprint permission has been granted by ANNA's Nephrology Nursing Journal.
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• Kidney Medicare Drugs Awareness and Education Initiative - A website that provides timely, consistent, reliable, and up-to-date information about Medicare and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D) for kidney patients and healthcare professionals involved in their care.
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• Kidney School™ - A comprehensive online education program developed by the Medical Education Institute for people who want to learn how to manage and live with chronic kidney disease (stages 3–5).
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• Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 11 - Read about treatment of ESRD (§ 10); hemodialysis coverage and training (§ 60.1); IPD coverage and training (§ 60.2); CAPD coverage and training (§ 60.3); and CCPD coverage and training (§ 60.4).
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• My Med Schedule® - A great medication reminder, and it is free! Personal medication chart clearly shows the times patients should take each medicine or supplement, and how much to take. There are even images of patients' pills so there is no confusion.
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• Peritoneal Dialysis Fact Sheet - Developed by American Nephrology Nurses’ Association Peritoneal Dialysis Special Interest Group.
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• Quotidian Registry - Canada and U.S. The International Quotidian Dialysis Registry is a global collaborative initiative designed to study practices and outcomes associated with more intensive hemodialysis prescriptions.
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• RENINE - Registers data concerning dialysis and transplantation patients in the Netherlands; registration is made possible with the help of all the participating centers in the Netherlands.
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• The Buttonhole Technique: Strategies To Reduce Infections - Article by Lynda Ball provides an evidence-based overview of complications that lead to increased infection rates with the Buttonhole Technique. Reprint permission has been granted by ANNA's Nephrology Nursing Journal.
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• USRDS - The United States Renal Data System is a national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease in the United States.
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