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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What the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative (AAKHI) Executive Order May Mean for You
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On July 10, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO)1 that may lead to changes for patients and dialysis clinics and nephrologists.
Published on 07/18/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Interpreting eGFR (and Other) Blood Test Results in CKD
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Seeing this has prompted me to write this post to try to correct the clear misconception that a change of a single point in an eGFR spells disaster…or, indeed, spells anything at all.
Published on 07/11/2019 by Dr. John Agar
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Incremental Dialysis: Toward a Nuanced Approach
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Much has been written, though agreement remains elusive, about when to start dialysis
Published on 05/09/2019 by Dr. John Agar
Social Security Policies Related to Medicare: A Primer
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People with kidney disease and kidney failure may have access to Medicare and disability benefits that require knowledge of certain Social Security policies.
Published on 05/02/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Dialysis 101 for Home Hemodialysis (HD)
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To thrive at home, you need to understand some basic dialysis principles. This article seeks to address some of these.
Published on 04/11/2019 by Dr. John Agar