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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Discussing Sexual Function with Dialysis Patients: Identifying and Overcoming Barriers
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Sexual dysfunction in people with kidney failure is common, due to physical and psychological factors.
Published on 06/05/2025 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Gentle UF Benefits ALL Hemodialysis patients
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“2 hours into treatment I get full body muscle cramps/convulsions and feel like I'm dying.”
Published on 05/29/2025 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Introducing SPARK! Online CE Education & Mentoring for Nurses & Technicians
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Most people don’t know the Medical Education Institute (MEI) by name—we tend to be known by our work
Published on 05/15/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Why I gave up using buttonhole needles after 19 years
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Overall, the frequency of these problems with buttonholing kept increasing.
Published on 05/08/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me,
Reflections on the 2025 NKF Spring Clinicals: Addressing Home Dialysis Burnout and Supporting Independence
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The 2025 NKF Spring Clinical Meetings made it clear that sustaining independence at home is not just about the patient. It’s about the entire support system.
Published on 05/01/2025 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,