Everyone—Regardless of Race—Deserves to Have the Benefits of Home Dialysis

Racial disparities and regional home dialysis use did not change over time before and after the 2011 payment reform for dialysis. Home dialysis use is still one-third lower among non-white Americans. We have work to do, renal community! Read the article.

https://www.healio.com/news/nephrology/20211118/racial-disparities-persist-in-home-dialysis-use-across-the-us

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• Buttonhole Cannulation Revisited: A Procedure for Safe Scab Removal to Prevent Infection
  12/09 – Peggy Bushey
• Just 5 Days Left to Choose a Health or Medicare Part D Plan for 2022!
  12/02 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
• Finding Empathy and Connection through Gratitude
  11/25 – Renata Sledge, PhD, LCSW
• Dialysis RV Tour: Week 2
  11/18 – Dawn Smith Bates
• Revising Target Weight: A Personal Account
  11/11 – Ant de Villiers

Pipeline Technology

• Patient Needs Should Drive Kidney Innovation
• Alio and Lifeline Partner for Dialysis Access Patient Monitoring

Home Dialysis in the News

• Tablo Shakes Up the Dialysis Market

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Dr. Martin Schreiber: DaVita Has Helped 445,000 Patients Dialyze at Home Since 2002

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• Congressional Tri-Caucus Demands Action
• People Under Age 65 Need Access to Medigap Policies in Every State!

Industry Updates

• Baxter Launches My Kidney Journey in the Asian Pacific Region
• Fresenius Provides China with New Options to Dialyze at Home

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• Oral Hygiene and Nutritional Status on PD
• Simplified Half Percutaneous PD Catheter Placement Technique
• Platelet-to-Albumin Ratio Predicts PD Technique Success and Survival
• Standard vs. Incremental PD Start: 12-year Retrospective Study
• Clinically-focused Shared Decision-making Does NOT Improve Home Dialysis Uptake
• Home HD Core Curriculum 2021

Featured Link: Ready, Set, Home E-Classes

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