Kidney School

02/13/2026

Do patients believe home dialysis is better than in-center? Read this week's KidneyViews blog to learn what patients REALLY think! https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/683-view-from-the-chair-is-the-tide-turning-toward-home-dialysis

02/12/2026

MEI’s Life Options program offers a free eGFR calculator to help patients understand their kidney function. When patients know what their eGFR means, it can open the door to better questions, more meaningful conversations, and more informed decisions.
You can share it here:
https://lifeoptions.org/learn-about-kidney-disease/causes-and-stages/

02/06/2026

Have you dreamed of a tool to make PD easier? Read this week’s KidneyViews blog and learn about a patient who created one and is now sharing it with others for FREE!
https://homedialysis.org/.../682-dialysishealthtracker-a...

02/02/2026

Get weekly KidneyViews perspectives on home dialysis and the policies, practices, and systems that shape kidney care. Subscribe using this link! https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog

01/08/2026

Small choices in home dialysis, like which antiseptic to use, can make a big difference in skin integrity, infection risk, and confidence at home. This blog highlights how honoring patient preferences and applying the nursing “Five Rights” helps make exit-site care safer and more person-centered!

https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/675-paper-or-plastic-the-home-dialysis-decision-that-matters-most

12/23/2025

Sending warm holiday cheer to our friends and colleagues near and far!

11/28/2025

How many of us keep a running list in our heads of everything that isn’t going our way right now? Thanksgiving is a day set aside for gratitude. But what if that simply means being thankful to wake up and see another morning?

In this powerful blog, Dr. Daryl O. Crenshaw shares how one patient’s words, “I’m just so thankful for every morning I get to see another day,” caused him to reflect on “inconveniences.” He realized they are not what really matters. His reflection on his dialysis patients’ resilience is a beautiful reminder that perspective changes everything.

Take 3 minutes to read this blog. It just might change your perspective, too. Thanksgiving blessings to all from the Medical Education Institute! https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/672-the-value-of-gratitude

11/27/2025

11/25/2025

If you read ONE blog today, make it this one! A home dialysis patient’s son created Dial-Assist, a hands-free app combining voice-guided prompts with personalized photos to guide patients flawlessly through all SEVENTY+ sterile steps of home dialysis.

Checklists have revolutionized safety in medicine, aviation, and nuclear fields, cutting errors nearly in half. Why not use this proven approach to boost independence and confidence by making home dialysis simpler, safer, and deeply personal? Discover the inspiring story behind this game-changing app and why it has the potential to transform home dialysis care!
https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/670-a-voice-guided-path-to-safer-dialysis

11/11/2025

Home hemodialysis offers so many benefits, including the flexibility to travel! Register now for tomorrow’s interactive webinar to learn from current home dialysis patients (and a care partner) about their own travel experiences, discover tips and tricks to make travel as smooth as possible, and ask questions in the live chat! Whether you’re a patient, caregiver, or provider, this webinar is for you!

Register by clicking here (and please repost!): https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7YfC1L9pR5mM0L3iU1_HyA

10/23/2025

Looking for a great read for International Infection Prevention Week?

Check out this week’s blog by Keith Edwards, RN, BSN, on Home Dialysis Central:

https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/667-beyond-the-basics-advanced-dialysis-equipment-needs-smart-care

Attention to detail is what keeps patients safe, especially when it comes to disinfecting and maintaining dialysis equipment as technology advances!

10/21/2025

Our recent webinar, “Navigating Infection Prevention for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Environments," was a great success! Our SMEs, Michelle Gilliland, MSN, RN, CNN, BSBA, FANNA, and Clarica Douglas-Ajayi, CHT, did a fantastic job sharing their expertise with our listeners!

In case you would like to see it again (or if you missed it on October 14th), you can view the full recording from this link:
https://youtu.be/5VyTyihthVI

Feel free to share the webinar link with colleagues or friends who might also benefit from the information and insights presented during the session!

Engaging webinar on infection prevention in PD with our featured speakers: Michelle Gilliland, MSN, RN, CNN, BSBA, FANNA (ANNA National President-Elect) and ...