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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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View from the Chair: Is the Tide Turning Toward Home Dialysis?
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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,
DialysisHealthTracker.org: A New, Free App for PD Tracking
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A simple way to track symptoms, blood results, stock levels, and daily treatment notes in one place. Show nurses and doctors real‑time information.
Published on 02/05/2026 by Travis Herrmann
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
View from the Chair: Holiday Gifts from Dialysis Clinics—and an Idea for 2026
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Every year on social media, Facebook groups for dialysis patients tend to include threads in which patients share their feelings about gifts their clinics do—or don’t—give them
Published on 01/15/2026 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Paper or Plastic? The Home Dialysis Decision that Matters Most
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It reminds me that the choices we make in healthcare, especially those involving the daily routines and comfort of individuals living with kidney disease, should always be made together with them and their care partners.
Published on 12/18/2025 by Anonymous
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Staff-Assisted Home Hemodialysis: An Option for Some Patients
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Occasionally patients or their loved ones post in the Home Dialysis Central Facebook group or Home Dialysis Central Forums asking where to find staff to help with home dialysis
Published on 12/04/2025 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
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,