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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Help for the Care Partner
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I have been an active care partner for over 4 years and not once has anyone asked what they can do to help me.
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Published on 03/16/2017 by Bill Emeny
Education Is Key to Income & Job Retention
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans with more education earn more and have a lower rate of unemployment than those who have less education.
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Published on 03/09/2017 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Protections in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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If you think that any part of the ACA (sometimes called “Obamacare”) has helped you or anyone you know, contact the President and your members of Congress.
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Published on 02/23/2017 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Kidney Disease is Not For the Faint of Heart
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We really don't know what others are going through. Please don't judge.
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Published on 02/16/2017 by Patrice Perry Fields
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.
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Published on 01/26/2017 by Ant de Villiers