Home Dialysis Central update
[Vol.2, No.10, October 26, 2005]
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Northwest Kidney Centers hosts Family Health & Kidney Expo
If you live in the Pacific Northwest, plan to attend NKC's first Expo! Held from 9:30am - 3:00pm on Saturday, October 29, at Qwest Field, the Expo will offer:
- Exhibit booths & medical tips
- Demonstrations & products (with samples & give-aways!)
- Free health screenings
- Food...
- ...and even a Kids Korner!
Admission is FREE—and sponsors are donating more than $35 to NKC for each attendee. Don't miss it! (And stop by the Medical Education Institute booth to say hi!)
ASN Renal Week includes home hemo and PD
This year's meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (Philadelphia, Nov. 9-12) includes 7 keyword listings on nocturnal hemodialysis and 9 on short daily hemo, including cutting-edge papers on better survival with daily treatment and the effects of nocturnal hemo on bone disease. Another 45 papers will cover topics related to PD.
Topic of the month: Medicare Part D
Prescription drug coverage is coming soon for people who have Medicare. Learn how it works, how home dialysis is affected, what your premiums are likely to be, and where you can find out more in this month's article.
Innovative papers in home dialysis
Inflammation and a condition called left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are key risk factors for heart damage in people on dialysis. Drs. Ayus and Achinger have summarized their study which compared the heart effects of conventional vs. short daily hemo. They found that short daily treatments reduced phosphorus levels and LVH by more than 30%—and also reduced inflammation. Read all about it!
Joe Contreras is living fully again with daily home hemo
After a successful transplant that lasted 23 years, Joe found that in-center hemo left him tired and weak, without the energy for his family, hobbies, or any other fun. Then some Internet sleuthing led him to daily home hemo with the NxStage System One, and it changed his life. Learn how.
How many patients do experts believe can do any type of home dialysis?
Click here to learn the answers to this & other questions about Medicare payment for PD and home hemo.
Read all about it!
Review home dialysis-related news, courtesy of Nephrology News & Issues. This week's stories include:
- FDA approves Venofer for PD patients
- Dialysis patients advocate to Congress, CMS
- Anemia and mortality in hemodialysis patients
- Kidney failure greatest for blacks
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