May 6th, 2014 Vol. 11, No. 5, May 2014 Learn about Home Dialysis (& more) at AAKP's Annual Patient Meeting! Join the AAKP on September 26-28 in Vegas, Baby! Stay at the Flamingo Hotel, meet people from all over the US, learn a lot, and have a blast. Register online. KidneyViews Blog Topics: Dialysis: Options Education is NOT Optional (& Tools to Help) – 5/1 – Dori Schatell, MS The 'Volume-Safe Dialysis Duration' KPI – 4/24 – Dr. John Agar Do YOU Want to be a Home Training Nurse? – 4/18 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW Seven Ways to Know When Dialysis is Optimal (Not Just "Adequate") – 4/11 - Dori Schatell, MS Click here to subscribe to new blog post alerts. Pipeline Technology Congress Previews an Exciting Kidney Innovation Wait, Another WAK? Living Well with Home Treatments Meet Henning in a new NxStage video Home Dialysis in the News What helps nursing home patients live longer? Industry Updates One of our sponsors is celebrating an anniversary! NxStage is doing WHAT, now? What can a Centurion do for you? What's New in Home Dialysis Research Each month, we gather recent research abstracts about home dialysis. Visit our Journal Watch to learn more: Even one bout of peritonitis can permanently change the membrane Strict volume control on PD helps the arteries and heart Timing of PD—is an early start harmful? Cost of in-center vs. home HD Featured Link Win a Free Copy of "Help, I Need Dialysis!" Join the Home Dialysis Central Video Challenge! Inspire others! Show how home treatment helps your lifestyle! And...you could win a copy of Help, I Need Dialysis! Get all of the details here. Join our Facebook discussion group for tips & updates! This newsletter is made possible through the generous annual contributions of our Corporate Sponsors. Visit our other sites: Medical Education Institute | Kidney School™ | Life Options | KDQOL COMPLETE™ | Copyright ©2013 Medical Education Institute, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization. All Rights Reserved. 414 D'Onofrio Drive, Suite 200 | Madison, WI 53719 608-833-8033
