ISHD Offers New Online Manual
The International Society for Hemodialysis (ISHD) offers a 282-page
online practical manual,
Implementing Hemodialysis in the Home, free on its website.
The manual can also be purchased from Amazon.
New Podcast Series Addresses Conversations about End-of-Life Care
Providing high-quality end-of-life care is a major commitment and responsibility faced by millions of health care professionals every day. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have partnered with ReachMD to broadcast a new podcast series for health care professionals based on the 2015 Institute of Medicine report
Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life.
In this series, sponsored by the National Academy of Medicine, hear about various aspects of end of life care from the perspective of experts in the field. Topics include palliative care, interdisciplinary teamwork, clinician-patient communication and advance care planning, and policies and payment systems for care near the end of life.
The Dying in America: Conversations About Care at the End of Life podcast series can be found on the
ReachMD website, and also on iHeartRadio, Tunein, Stitcher, and iTunes.
MEI Updates Patient Video Series
The non-profit
Medical Education Institute (MEI) has updated its video series
How to Have a Good Future with Kidney Disease. The videos accompany an updated
free, downloadable slide toolkit to help professionals engage people at any stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in slowing disease progression, choosing a treatment for kidney failure (when appropriate), and setting life goals. The 6-part series covers coming to terms with kidney disease, what kidneys do, slowing CKD, transplant, dialysis, lifestyle, and finances. Professionals can refer patients to the videos, or use the videos themselves to learn how to present the slides.
Check out the ESRD NCC Information Exchange
The ESRD Network Coordinating Center (NCC) provides centralized coordination and support for the Medicare ESRD Network program. Each month, the ESRD NCC distributes an e-newsletter, known as the Information Exchange, that compiles the most important information from numerous ListServs and publications related to renal health. To sign up to receive this informative newsletter, please contact the ESRD NCC at
ncc@ncc.esrd.net or visit the
ESRD NCC website.