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.
How I Stay Motivated to do Home Hemo
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People often ask me, “Isn’t it mentally challenging to do dialysis?”
Published on 03/28/2024 by Henning Sondergaard
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
The mind is the key to a long, happy life on dialysis
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Most patients who are positive about their life and are generally cheerful survive long on dialysis.
Published on 03/21/2024 by Kamal Shah
Tags: Making dialysis better,
March Is Kidney Month and Social Work Month
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Did you know that March is not only National Kidney Month, but Social Work Month as well?
Published on 03/14/2024 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Do We Need a New Model to Reward People Who Do Home Dialysis?
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By fostering a deeper appreciation for the efforts of those engaged in home dialysis, we can work towards increasing the percentage of people benefiting from this valuable form of treatment.
Published on 03/07/2024 by Lori Hartwell
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,
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,