MEI Releases New How to Choose a Kidney Treatment Video

This one-minute animated video helps people to consider what matters most when they need to choose a treatment for kidney failure, so they can keep doing what they love. It points to My Kidney Life Plan, a free, evidence-based decision aid that includes transplant, dialysis, and conservative management. The video was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Fresenius Kidney Care to the non-profit Medical Education Institute.

Kidney Views Blog Topics: Join us for our weekly home dialysis blog. Click here to subscribe to new post alerts. Tell us what YOU think—we welcome comments and guest blog posts!

• KDQOL-36: The What, How, and Why for Home Dialysis Patients
  01/05 – Dodie M. Stein, LCSW
• The Importance of Hope in Kidney Disease and Dialysis
  12/22 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
• Training and Treating Home Dialysis Patients with Daytime Responsibilities
  12/15 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW

Pipeline Technology

• New CAPD Device Receives FDA Approval

Home Dialysis in the News

• UW Medicine Newsroom Says PD Might Be a Good Option

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Register for January 11th (Tomorrow!) Home HD Webinar
• State of MS Grant Helps Fresenius Use Virtual Reality to “Show” Patients Home Dialysis
• KidneyLuv Podcast Interview with Home Dialysis Advocates Jimmie and Dawn Bates
• PD and Your Life Webinar

Industry Updates

• A Beginner’s Mindset Helped Leslie Trigg take Outset Medical to New Heights
• Outset Medical’s stock jumped 22.5% in December 2022
• Baxter Plans New Kidney Care Business for Growth and Innovation

Advocacy for Better Dialysis

• Remote Nunavit-dwelling Canadians No Longer Must Move to Get Dialysis

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• New PD Prescription Core Curriculum Update for 2023
• Frequency of Sexual Dysfunction on PD
• Do Pets Boost the Risk of Peritonitis on PD? A DOPPS Study
• Video-based vs. Traditional PD Training: Which is Better
• A Safety Framework to Address Risk Factors for Home HD Dropout

Featured Link of the Month: In Case You Missed It

Watch an October, 2022 Kidney Love Podcast about kidney patient education with MEI Executive Director Dori Schatell, MS, and Kimberlee Langford, BSN, RN, CCM, CRMT, from Specialty Care Management.