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.
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An Australian Home Dialyzor Travels to Thailand: Part 2
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First, I checked places I was travelling to for a hospital, then I looked to see if they had a nephrologist. If they did, there was a good chance that there would be dialysis.
Published on 02/01/2018 by Malcolm Macdonald
An Australian Home Dialyzor Travels to Thailand: Part 1
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I could not believe that I could find this at my stage of life. It made me want to live forever.
Published on 01/24/2018 by Malcolm Macdonald
The Elusive Dry Weight: A Dialyzor’s Lessons Learned
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Don’t just sit in your chair and let someone who may, or may not, understand the complexities of UF, and how it relates to your body leave you cramping, crashing or collapsing post treatment.
Published on 01/18/2018 by Nieltje Gedney
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
"Thanks for the Giving"
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Does this make you think a little differently about “Thanks for the Giving”? I hope so. May we all be reminded of those who give in our behalf each day, week, month, year. May this remind us that in our own heroic efforts, we are never alone.
Published on 11/29/2019 by Amy Staples
Tags: Making dialysis better,
Is a Patient-Centered Dialysis Behavior Contract Possible?
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Social workers want to know how to motivate patients to behave differently. Some dialysis clinics ask patients who exhibit challenging behaviors to sign a contract to avoid consequences.
Published on 11/09/2017 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals,