• Learn About Fistulas and Blood Flow Rate from Dr. John Agar—and Earn 1.25 CE Credits.

  Don’t flog the fistulas! Learn how blood flow rate during HD affects fistula health and toxin clearance. Watch this free 1-hour presentation, and nurses and technicians can earn CE credits for $10 here.

• Need Home Dialysis Patient Education for the ETC Model? MEI is Here to Help.

  Since you get this newsletter, you may know that the non-profit Medical Education Institute runs Home Dialysis Central. You may not know that we do a lot more—like Kidney School, Life Options, My Life, My Dialysis Choice, and a full suite of hopeful, evidence-based, multimedia CKD and ESRD patient education, all written at a 5^th or 6^th grade reading level. If your clinic is part of the ETC model, call us at (608) 833-8033 to talk about your patient education needs.

Kidney Views Blog Topics: Join us for our weekly home dialysis blog. Click here to subscribe to new post alerts. Tell us what YOU think—we welcome comments and guest blog posts!

• Saying No to a Kidney Transplant
  12/03 – Nieltje Gedney
• Dunrobin Castle: 189 Rooms, No Elevator, and Gardens like Versailles!
  11/24 – Henning Sondergaard
• Combatting Implicit Bias in Home Dialysis
  11/19 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
• The End Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model Includes In-center Self Care
  11/12 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW

Pipeline Technology

• Researchers Use Technology To Print Miniature Human Kidneys In Lab

Home Dialysis in the News

• CVS HemoCare HD Machine Trial May Occur at the Manchester VA
• 10-year Study Finds PD First Cuts Costs
• New Medicare Payment Model to Encourage Home Dialysis
• RSN Podcast Talks About Transitioning to Home Dialysis
• 2020 USRDS Annual Report: “Strong Growth” in Home Dialysis and Preemptive Transplant

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Baxter Homechoice Claria With Sharesource Supports Home Dialysis Growth
• What To Know Before Choosing Home Dialysis

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• CMS Approves Add-On Payment For Innovative Home Dialysis Equipment

Industry Updates

• Quanta Appoints John S. Lipman as President of North America

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• Use of CMS-reimbursed CKD Education Doubles the Likelihood of Home Dialysis
• Nephrology Fellows Not Ready for Home Dialysis
• Prolonged PD Training Linked with Higher Peritonitis Risk
• The Influence of Perceptions on PD Burnout
• Benefits of Remote PD Monitoring
• Exercise May Improve Residual Kidney Function in PD
• Are In-center Hemodialysis Patients Interested in Self-Care?

Featured Link:   Focus on Mind, Body, and Spirit at Atlas Lifestyle

Find balance, stories, kidney-friendly recipes, and inspiration at the new NxStage lifestyle site.  Plant an herb garden!  Relax and Unwind!  Decorate for the holidays!