Medical Education Institute

03/21/2026

Are you just collecting KDQOL-36 scores…or is the care team actually using them to change patient care? Read today's blog to find how KDQOL-36 can uncover what matters most to patients and directly inform more personalized, effective care plans! https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/688-how-are-you-scoring-and-using-the-kdqol-36-to-plan-care

03/19/2026

FREE CE COURSE IN HONOR OF NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH!

MEI is offering a FREE 1 CE course focused on a common challenge in home dialysis: transitioning patients from PD to home HD (The “Flip”). This course is part of our SPARK (Self-guided Program to Advance Renal Knowledge) series, which includes interactive courses across four areas: person-centered care, teaching self-cannulation, patient safety at home, and preventing home dialysis dropout.

Enroll by March 31st to take The "Flip" for FREE (a $25 value!) Here is the link: https://mei.org/spark-series/ Scroll to the bottom right to find The "Flip,” add it to your cart, and check out. You will receive an email with instructions to access the course and can complete it at your convenience.

To find out more about SPARK, please watch the video below! You will meet Dori Schatell, our Executive Director, and Jenn Ravert, RN, our Program Director and former home training nurse. They will talk about the SPARK program and how courses focus on real-world challenges in a highly engaging format that is different than any other CE courses out there!

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and please share this information with anyone else who may be interested!
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03/19/2026

FREE CE COURSE IN HONOR OF NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH!

MEI is offering a FREE 1 CE course focused on a common challenge in home dialysis: transitioning patients from PD to home HD (The “Flip”). This course is part of our SPARK (Self-guided Program to Advance Renal Knowledge) series, which includes interactive courses across four areas: person-centered care, teaching self-cannulation, patient safety at home, and preventing home dialysis dropout.

Enroll by March 31st to take The "Flip" for FREE (a $25 value!) Here is the link: https://mei.org/spark-series/ Scroll to the bottom right to find The "Flip,” add it to your cart, and check out. You will receive an email with instructions to access the course and can complete it at your convenience.

To find out more about SPARK, please watch the video below! You will meet Dori Schatell, our Executive Director, and Jenn Ravert, RN, our Program Director and former home training nurse. They will talk about the SPARK program and how courses focus on real-world challenges in a highly engaging format that is different than any other CE courses out there!

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and please share this information with anyone else who may be interested!

03/17/2026

Have you ever felt this way about taking a CE class?

“It’s all theory, no practical takeaways I can use tomorrow.”
“It doesn’t respect how experienced nurses already are.”
“The content doesn’t match what I actually see with my patients."

We hear this all the time.

That's exactly what SPARK is designed to change.

In honor of National Kidney Month, we're offering a FREE SPARK CE CLASS:
The "Flip" - Switching from PD to Home HD
Real scenarios. Real decisions. Real-world application.

Earn 1 CE by registering here: https://mei.org/learning-center/

03/06/2026

Would it help your home dialysis program to have tried-and-tested techniques to support patients through a home-to-home transition when PD stops working?

In honor of National Kidney Month, MEI is offering one of our SPARK courses for FREE!

Earn 1 CE by learning practical ways to help patients stay home on HD when PD fails.

Learn more in this week's KidneyViews blog: https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/686-the-flip-from-pd-to-home-hd-free-success-secrets-in-march

03/04/2026

Webinar day is here! You still have time to join us by registering here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQZGxXqHQzmgpbI-4hVv8A

Today at 12:30 pm EST / 11:30 am CST we are talking about sleeping on dialysis, including Cycler PD and nocturnal home dialysis, with special guests Christina and Michael Gilchrist (BLIND CHICK Living - on dialysis). Take an hour and join us...you will be glad you did!

03/04/2026

What if dialysis could happen while you sleep?

For some patients, overnight treatment means waking up with dialysis already done and having the entire day free for work, family, and daily life.

Register NOW for our FREE webinar this Wednesday, March 4 at 12:30 pm EST/11:30 am CST to hear about overnight dialysis, including Cycler PD and nocturnal home dialysis. Christina and Michael Gilchrist (BLIND CHICK Living - on dialysis) will share their real-life experiences and what overnight dialysis has meant for their quality of life.

This webinar is perfect for patients, care partners, and healthcare professionals who want to learn more about overnight options! Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQZGxXqHQzmgpbI-4hVv8A

03/03/2026

Have you registered for our next webinar yet?

This Wednesday, March 4, we are talking about overnight dialysis and what it can mean for real life. More flexibility. More freedom during the day. Real stories from Christina and Michael Gilchrist (BLIND CHICK Living - on dialysis) about their experience.

Our webinars are always engaging, delivered in a clear, easy-to-understand way with practical takeaways.

Here is the link - please share! We can't wait to see you there!
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQZGxXqHQzmgpbI-4hVv8A #/registration

02/26/2026

What if dialysis could fit into your life overnight?

Join us on Wednesday, March 4 at 12:30 pm EST/11:30 am CST for a free webinar exploring overnight dialysis and how it may support flexibility and quality of life. Special guests Christina and Michael Gilchrist (BLIND CHICK Living - on dialysis) will share their story and experience with us!

Perfect for patients, care partners, and healthcare professionals!

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQZGxXqHQzmgpbI-4hVv8A #/registration

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

so I color-coded and analyzed them. The answers were not what I expected: in a good way!

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/

02/09/2026

For some patients, a gift from a dialysis clinic is the only one they receive at the holidays. Has your clinic considered offering useful education that can improve patients' lives and help them care for themselves? Or what about a "new patient" welcome gift like My Kidney Life: A New Direction? https://store.mei.org/my-kidney-life-a-new-direction/

Learn more here! https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/677-view-from-the-chair-holiday-gifts-from-dialysis-clinics-and-an-idea-for-2026

Every year on social media, Facebook groups for dialysis patients tend to include threads in which patients share their feelings about gifts their clinics do—or don’t—give them