NEW Partner Communication tools from Home Dialysis Central!

Read this week’s blog post—and comment on our new tools to help dialyzors and care partners sort out who will do which tasks related to PD or home HD!

KidneyViews Blog Topics:

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• Introducing the NEW Partner Agreement on Tasks for Home Dialysis (PATH-D) Tools—Comments Welcome! – 05/07 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
• Vitamin K2: A little known nutrient with big potential benefits for CKD – 04/30 – Dr. Kate Rhéaume-Bleue N.D.
• A Sad Direction in Home Dialysis Research: The FHN 2 Nocturnal Survival Analysis – 04/23 – Dr. John Agar
• Absurd! EPOCH-RRT Study “Decision Aid” Won’t Include Home Hemodialysis – 04/16 – Dr. John Agar

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• HDU critiques NIPRO needles in letter to FDA

Pipeline Technology

• Geroneph wants to build behind-the-ear dialysis connectors!
• eQOL eases home dialysis burdens for consumers

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Home HD helps New Zealand man’s life work again

Home Dialysis in the News

• Canadian province sets ambitious goal for home dialysis

Industry Updates

• NxStage has been busy…

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

Each month, we gather recent research abstracts about home dialysis. Visit our Journal Watch to learn more:

• Ultrasound can measure peritoneal wall thickness in children
• New index more accurate than Kt/V for PD “adequacy”
• Glucose challenge test (GCT) detects glucose metabolism disorders in PD
• Dosage of Tamiflu® for people on PD
• Gene therapy via nanoparticles reduces peritoneal fibrosis in mice
• Home hemodialysis needs you! Special Kidney International supplement.
• Education can change negative nurse attitudes toward home dialysis

Featured Link:

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