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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.
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,
Memories of Henning Sondergaard
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There are "friends" and there are "kindred spirits." Henning was a kindred spirit.
Published on 04/24/2025 by David Rosenbloom
Tags: Making dialysis better,
MEI and Home Dialysis at DTX42
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Last week, some of the MEI team traveled to Las Vegas for the the DialysisTechConneXion 42 (DTX42), the National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT) annual conference.
Published on 04/10/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
View from the Chair: Why Some People Don’t Choose Home Therapies
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A social media group asked its members the question, “If you do not want to do a home option, can you share your reasons?” I’ve categorized the answers and responded to them
Published on 04/03/2025 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,