Free MEI SPARK CE+Mentoring Course in March for National Kidney Month!

The nonprofit MEI has new CE courses for dialysis nurses and technicians called SPARK (Self-guided Program to Advance Renal Knowledge). Ten of the courses aim to prevent PD or home HD dropout or maintain safety at home. Through March 31, nurses or technicians can take “The Flip” course to help patients switch from failing PD to home HD and get 1 free CE credit:

1. Visit the MEI Learning Center: https://mei.org/learning-center/

2. Click Learn More at the bottom of the SPARK box.

3. Find and click The Flip class, add it to your cart, and check out.

4. Check your email for the link to the class!

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!

• My Home Hemodialysis in Numbers - 2025 (includes last 5-year trends)
  03/12 – Kamal Shah
• "The Flip” from PD to Home HD: FREE Success Secrets in March!
  03/05 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
• The Weekend is (Still) Killing patients
  02/26 – Jennifer Ravert, RN
• 2026 Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Ends on March 31
  02/19 – Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW

Pipeline Technology

• Emerging Biomarker Research in PD
• New Bluetooth-enabled CAPD System Enhanced Patient Satisfaction
• Xeltis is Trialing its Polymer-based Vascular Access

Home Dialysis in the News

• Dr. Georgi Abraham received the Karl Nolph Lifetime Achievement Award for PD

Living Well with Home Treatments

• On World Kidney Day March 12, 2026, Check Out Three Modality Decision Aids:
• MEI’s March Webinar Features Nighttime Dialysis

Industry Updates

• How to Get Started: Your Path to Home Dialysis – New AKF Webinar
• Dr. Chris Chan and Dr. Klement Yeung: Treat Home HD as an Established Modality
• Dr. Brigitte Schiller Shares Thoughts on Prescribing Nocturnal Home HD
• ISPD’s Spotlight Webinar Series 2026

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• Effect of Common Salt on Granulomas at Exit Sites of PD Catheters
• Health Disparities in UK Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Transitions
• Is Shower Water without Dressings Linked with Increased PD Infections?
• PD Patients Exhibit Cognitive Deficits but Not Ischemic Brain Injury
• The European Renal Calculator (EuReCa) App: Calculating Incremental HD Dose
• Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous PD Cather Insertion Technique to Reduce Migration

Featured Link: 5 Minute Animated Patient Video on Ultrafiltration in HD

Fluid compartments and fluid shifts can be complex ideas to understand, so we show patients how it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf4K5EgDDHA.