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• A New Year for Dialysis—Home and In-Center – 01/01 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
• A Holiday Gift to the Planet from the Outback – 12/24 – Dr. John Agar
• Partnering with Patients to Manage their Health – 12/18 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
• From Nephrology to “Healthcare”: Reflections on Attending the IHI Meeting – 12/11 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute

Home Dialysis in the News

• Nocturnal HD has FINALLY been blessed by the FDA!
• Home dialysis nephrologist wins highest civilian honor in Indiana

Living Well with Home Treatments

• Home HD restored Jan’s control—and kept her healthy for a transplant!
• Nocturnal In-center HD Lets Darlene Dialyze and Keep Her Job

Industry Updates

• A DaVita Trend Worth Watching…
• Dialysis Company Co-founded by a Dialyzor Plans India Expansion
• New Fresenius Clinic Has Room for Home Training
• Northwest Kidney Centers dialysis museum makes unique list

Pipeline Technology

• Which Pipeline Machine Company has Morphed into Outset Medical?
• Europe gets a new home HD machine!

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• Urgent start PD: Better for Budgets than Urgent Start HD
• PD Catheter Placement with Nitrous Oxide
• Should Home Dialysis Be Mandatory for Suitable Patients?
• Dealing with Home HD Technology: Patients and Families
• Pilot Study: Flex Dialysis Facilitates Weight Loss
• Review of Bioartificial Kidney Development

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