Home Dialysis Central update
[Vol.3, No.10, October 23, 2006]
Some people still don't know about home treatment options and Home Dialysis Central! You can tell them with our handy FREE POSTCARD HANDOUTS. Order yours today!
Traffic report: more visitors to Home Dialysis Central
We've seen a dramatic increase in unique visitors over the past couple of months—from our previous average of 30,000/mo., to our current level of more than 50,000/mo. Pages viewed, files viewed, and KB of data downloaded are also up—and our message boards have now been viewed MORE THAN 2 MILLION TIMES. We're getting the word out about home therapies!
WellBound expands beyond California
WellBound is the first company devoted exclusively to supporting patients in home dialysis therapies—both PD and home HD. This month, they opened their first "Center of Excellence" in Lafayette, Indiana. Read all about it here.
Coalition for Dialysis Patient Choice urges more home treatment options
This month's Nephrology News & Issues theme is home dialysis, and it contains an editorial from the CDPC in support of HR 5321—a bill that would create a 5-year demonstration project of more frequent home HD, with treatments beyond 3 paid for on a sliding scale. Write YOUR legislator in support of this bill.
Nicole is a busy sixth grader—on CAPD
With homework, chores, and a puppy named Daisy, Nicole is a busy girl—and when Wegener's Granulomatosis caused her kidneys to fail at age 9, she started on PD. She's even used her experience for a science fair project! Read her story!
Will Medicare pay for home dialysis equipment that a patient is temporarily not using?
Click here to learn the answers to this & other questions about Medicare payment for PD and home hemo.
Topic of the month: "bathtub" (presternal) PD catheters
For more than a decade, there has been another option for people who want to do PD but can't have—or don't want—an abdominal catheter. A presternal catheter, placed in the chest, is less prone to infection and makes tub baths possible! Learn all about it and see a presternal catheter for yourself.
Read all about it!
Review home dialysis-related news, courtesy of Nephrology News & Issues. This week's stories include:
- Aksys granted continued listing by NASDAQ Panel
- Fresenius Medical Care agrees to buy PhosLo
- New treatment brochure available from AAKP
- Amgen Foundation launches $25m research program
Featured link: KDEC meeting
Do you have a passion for quality and a vision of how dialysis care can and will be delivered in the future? It's not too late to attend the Kidney Disease Economics Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, from Friday, October 27, through Sunday, October 29, 2006.
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