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.
We have a "lifestyle bible" for sale that can help you learn about dialysis options. Help, I Need Dialysis! We also have prepared some slideshows on how to have a good future with kidney disease.
My Journey: from Type 1 Diabetes to Dialysis to a Kidney Transplant
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A visit to the nephrologist confirmed the severity of my condition, yet I still resisted following medical advice.
Published on 09/05/2024 by Keith Jones
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Coping with Kidney Failure: You are THE BOSS!
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You Are THE BOSS! Yes, even you as a sick, tired, person in need of treatments—don’t let them kill you. A Care Partner’s Perspective on Dialysis Anemia
Published on 08/08/2024 by Michael Howington
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Model: Year Two Update
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Many patients on dialysis say they were not educated about treatment options.
Published on 08/01/2024 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Medicare Advantage: Is The Name Accurate—or Misleading?
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It’s important to take time and research the options. However, people on dialysis may not have the time or the energy to read the fine print.
Published on 06/20/2024 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The Human Cost of Failing to Match Dialysis Modalities to Patient Values
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In 1997, I joined the Dialysis Support email Listserv (remember Listservs?) run by Dale Ester, which put me in daily contact with hundreds of dialysis patients and family members. One 2006 post to this group that I never forgot was thi
Published on 06/13/2024 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,