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.
We have a "lifestyle bible" for sale that can help you learn about dialysis options. Help, I Need Dialysis! We also have prepared some slideshows on how to have a good future with kidney disease.
Celebrating 25 Years of NxStage Home Hemodialysis Products, from Fresenius Medical Care Home Products
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Join me in reflecting on this amazing achievement and the bright future ahead.
Published on 02/29/2024 by Jeff Rains
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Hope for Health Equity in Home Dialysis
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As more clinics outside hospitals opened, the number of patients on home dialysis declined dramatically
Published on 02/08/2024 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Embracing Independence with Kidney Disease
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Watch Rachel Cluthe's video about her home HD experience!
Published on 02/01/2024 by Rachel Cluthe
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Dialysis Schmyalis
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I think a lot of us who have chronic illness put a brave face on it, and just get on with things.
Published on 01/25/2024 by Fabio’s Mom
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
It's the sugar, stupid!
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I was having 4.5 teaspoons of sugar in just my beverages every day!
Published on 01/18/2024 by Kamal Shah
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
View from the Chair: Why Did You Choose Your Dialysis Option?
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NONE of the modalities tend to look good to those who need them!
Published on 01/11/2024 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,
The Rainbow of Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent Possibilities
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I thought it might be a good idea to talk about what PD effluent should and shouldn’t look like and hopefully explain some of the oddities possible.
Published on 01/04/2024 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
A Quick Summary of 2024 Medicare Changes that Affect Dialysis Patients
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“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”—John F. Kennedy
Published on 12/21/2023 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Preparing for a New Routine on Your Dialysis Journey
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Switching from learning about home dialysis to treating at home is a big step. Hands-on training with easy-to-use resources will help you to feel confident doing dialysis treatment from the comfort of your home.
Published on 12/14/2023 by Lyndsay Crowson, MSN, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Red Light, Stupid Light: PD Color-coding Gone Wrong
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But if you are on peritoneal dialysis, I bet you a bunch of bucks that as soon as you read “Stoplights” and “Dialysis” you knew where I was going.
Published on 12/07/2023 by Fabio’s Mom
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,