MEI Releases New Calculator for Safe UF Rate for Kidney Month

Are YOU in the green? If you do HD, the non-profit Medical Education Institute’s new, free ultrafiltration calculator will tell you if your treatment is removing water at a safe rate for your heart and other organs. Try it!

KidneyViews Blog Topics:

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• Dying for Improvement: The Not-So-Hidden Cost of Harsh In-Center HD?
  03/10 – Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
• Providing More Holistic CKD Care
  03/03 – Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
• “Doc, How Long Do I Need to Be on Dialysis?”
  02/25 – Dr. John Agar
• Thoughts on Home Haemodialysis in Australia and the US, from a Patient Perspective
  02/18 – Henry P. Snickelsnorter

Pipeline Technology

• Microchip Biohybrid Kidney is on the Near Horizon
• Implantable Artificial Kidney Will Offer Freedom
• 3D Printed Tissue Takes a Step Forward

Home Dialysis in the News

• Removing Partner Requirements Could Boost Home Treatments
• Learn About Home HD in 4 Easy Online Lessons!
• Why PD is Winning the US Race to Home
• Home Treatment in Australia: Safer, Cheaper, Better
• Congress Could Make Telehealth Easier for Home Dialyzors

Living Well with Home Treatments

• At Home on the Range

Industry Updates

• DaVita Reports QIP Results
• Fresenius Enters Japanese Dialysis Market
• NxStage: System One in the Driver’s Seat

What's New in Home Dialysis Research

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

• PD First Comes to Brazil
• Less Severe Itching With PD Than In-center HD
• Metaanalysis: Better PD Catheter Outcomes Via Laparoscope
• ISPD Releases Free PD Teaching Syllabus
• CKD Case Management Boosts PD Use
• Sleep Problems With Automated PD
• Update on Implantable and Bioengineered Kidneys
• Kidney to Kidney: 2008K@Home and NxStage System One

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CKD4-5 Booklet – Living the Life You Want

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