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.
Search KidneyViews Blog
My 80-year Old Solo Home HD Dad Got a Transplant!
(0 comments)
When my dad wanted to dialyze at home, his nurses and nephrologist said no, but I said yes
Published on 03/26/2026 by Dean Feener
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
My Home Hemodialysis in Numbers - 2025 (includes last 5-year trends)
(0 comments)
The year 2025 was one of the hardest years for my health. It wasn't the worst, though.
Published on 03/12/2026 by Kamal Shah
Tags: How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests, Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
"The Flip” from PD to Home HD: FREE Success Secrets in March!
(0 comments)
Take these steps by March 31 to enjoy the course and free CE credit at your leisure.
Published on 03/05/2026 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The Weekend is (Still) Killing patients
(5 comments)
Something that increases mortality significantly for our patients, but is so codified into our practice that it has become the unquestioned standard of care.
Published on 02/26/2026 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
View from the Chair: Is the Tide Turning Toward Home Dialysis?
(0 comments)
so I color-coded and analyzed them. The answers were not what I expected: in a good way!
Published on 02/12/2026 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,