AT HOME WITH AAKP - FEBRUARY 2018
Flying solo: Hemodialysis at home by yourself is safe and now legal

The patient advocacy group Home Dialyzors United believes dialysis should always be about the patient. The choice of location, frequency, time and modality should be a decision made between the patient and his or her doctor and be based on optimal clinical care and quality of life goals as defined by the dialyzor.

Multiple studies have shown that patients who dialyze at home have better treatment outcomes and improved self-reported quality of life. Despite these findings, 90% of patients who need dialysis are treated in-center and patients are often discouraged from being active partners in their care. With conventional dialysis treatments, many patients live to dialyze, rather than dialyze to live.

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 This issue of At Home with AAKP is sponsored by NxStage.
Home Hemodialysis Is Your Ticket to a Healthier Lifestyle

Whether you've just been told you need dialysis or have been coping with kidney failure for years, now you have a treatment option that lets you do hemodialysis in the comfort of your home - maybe even while you sleep. More frequent home hemodialysis with NxStage System One offers you the possibility of more freedom, improved health, and a better quality of life. You may no longer have to give up work, travel, exercise, and the enjoyment of all that life can offer.

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AAKP Healthline Webinar: Kidneys & Women's Health, Celebrate National Kidney Month!
 
Hear from experts in the field of kidney disease including Janice P. Lea, MD, MSc, FASN (Nephrologist); Safa Nooromid, RDN, LD (Registered Dietitian); and Brenda Vasser-Taylor (Caregiver) who have inspiring stories and tips to share about the importance of women's health and kidney disease.
 
The webinar will take place on Thursday, Mar 22, 2018 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET.

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Join the HelpAround Community!
  
NxStage has partnered with a mobile app called helparound to create a patient community. Through the "Dialysis Families by NxStage" group, current patients, care partners or others interested in HHD can share tips and ask questions - whether they live around the corner or around the world. 
 
Download the app and join the "Dialysis Families by NxStage" group on your apple or android device. 
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