First International Home Dialysis Roundtable Creates Action Agenda

An industry-funded global initiative made action recommendations in the areas of international standard and cooperation, patient empowerment and education, a culture of support for home dialysis, and mitigation of institutional or governmental roadblocks. https://www.kidneymedicinejournal.org/article/S2590-0595(21)00100-X/fulltext#secsectitle0045

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What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

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Not having a partner should not mean having to stay in a clinic for dialysis. Find reassurance, tips, and helpful how-to’s in our new section to support solo home HD. Take the Plunge!