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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.
Medicaid Waivers: The Best Kept Secret in Dialysis Home Health Care
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A few years ago, I found myself caring for my 90 year old mother with dementia.
Published on 02/13/2020 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Next Steps at NxStage
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The next few years are going to be amazing, yet challenging, for home dialyzors.
Published on 01/23/2020 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Education issues: for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,
Stop Medical Gaslighting to Empower Your Patients
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It’s OK to know your limits—but it’s not OK to gaslight your patients.
Published on 01/16/2020 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Sex, Meds and CKD
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The majority of patients on dialysis report being bothered by changes in their sex life.
Published on 01/09/2020 by Robbi Waller MSW, LCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues for patients and professionals,
The ESKD “Life-Plan: A New Concept in the NKF Vascular Access Guideline Update
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This patient-centered approach to dialysis access could mean that nephrologists no longer assume that in-center HD is best for all their patients
Published on 12/19/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
Tags: Education issues for patients and professionals, Making dialysis better,