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.
About Kidney Disease, Defiance, Compliance, and Humor
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Having now had kidney disease, and multiple different complications and learning from it, I have found that there are things that only “patients” learn about doctors, and the medical system.
Published on 06/08/2023 by Fabio’s Mom
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,
Finding the Home Dialysis Needle (Resource) in the Internet Haystack
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I use many of the websites I’ve listed to regularly respond to questions from social workers
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Published on 06/01/2023 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Safety First! How to Prevent Dangerous Home Hemodialysis Errors
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critics seem to be quick to point out all of the “what-if’s” in play, and I personally feel safety concerns should always be addressed.
Published on 05/25/2023 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: How dialysis works, Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Live Life Courageously: Starting Home HD at 72
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Throughout my life on dialysis, I have maintained a positive attitude about life, with the outlook of living each day to the fullest.
Published on 05/18/2023 by James Manning
Tags: Making dialysis better, Fistulas, grafts and catheters (including PD), 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: What Patients Want to Know About Sex on PD and are Afraid to Ask
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I want clinicians to have a window into the body image and sexuality concerns of people on PD—so you can be proactive and ask your patients about this important aspect of their lives.
Published on 05/11/2023 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
My Home Haemo Routines (I’m a Creature of Habit)
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I do home haemodialysis, every other day, overnight (nocturnal) for between 8 & 9 hours, and that is the key routine that everything else serves.
Published on 05/04/2023 by Stephen Hewitt
Tags: How dialysis works, 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,
Options for Nursing Home Dialysis
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Patients who need dialysis—including those who do PD or home HD—may encounter a time when they need more care than they or their loved ones can provide at home
Published on 04/27/2023 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Dialysis Staffing and Moral Injury: Patient Care vs. Policy
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When I took my first job in nephrology, I promised that I would treat the patients like f
Published on 04/20/2023 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
A New Dream for Kidney Patient Education
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This morning, I woke up thinking about the contrast between 33 years ago and now, in terms of kidney patient education.
Published on 04/13/2023 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
My Faith Carries Me Past My Health Obstacles
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My name is Pedro Rivera III, I was diagnosed in 1998 with end stage renal disease at the age of 31. Along with this diagnosis came a history of other problems.
Published on 04/06/2023 by Pedro Rivera III
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,