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Nov 1, 20212 min read

DVAC announces Partnership with HDU

Dialysis Vascular Access Coalition Announces Partnership With Home Dialyzors United FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2021 HDU will add...

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Oct 28, 20211 min read

New Podcast Series for Home Dialyzors

Visits with Vanessa is a podcast featuring Vanessa Evans, Senior Manager of Patient Advocacy at NxStage, and a variety of guests to...

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Quality Care Measures to Reduce Barriers to Home Dialysis.

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Oct 18, 20211 min read

Quality Care Measures to Reduce Barriers to Home Dialysis.

Home Dialyzors United is urging CMS to add more patient-centered measures of home dialysis satisfaction to the ESRD Quality Incentive...

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Nichole Jefferson participates in live event on Capitol Hill

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Oct 14, 20211 min read

Nichole Jefferson participates in live event on Capitol Hill

HDU President Nichole Jefferson participates in live event on Capitol Hill, hosted by The Hill on October 13, 2021. The livestream starts...

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Oct 13 The Hill's "Kidney Disease: and the Road to Saving Lives"

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Oct 7, 20211 min read

Oct 13 The Hill's "Kidney Disease: and the Road to Saving Lives"

HDU President Nichole Jefferson joins the panel Wednesday, October 13, 2021 1:00 pm ET / 10:00 am PT Register now for this Virtual Event...

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Rush, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Home Dialysis

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Sep 30, 20215 min read

Rush, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Home Dialysis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Naomi Savin (202) 716-6365 Rush, Smith Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand...

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About Fokko P. Wieringa's award-winning device

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Sep 29, 20211 min read

About Fokko P. Wieringa's award-winning device

HDU Advisory Board Member Fokko P Wieringa of imec, inc won the Artificial Kidney Prize for "MI-TRAM: Smart Module for Implantable,...

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Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases.

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Sep 24, 20211 min read

Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases.

HDU Board Member Curtis Warfield contributed to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) "Task...

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Sep 21, 20211 min read

October 5 - 9 RSN's Hope Week

For 28 years RSN has presented the Annual Patient Education meeting at no charge to people who have kidney disease and their families. In...

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Sep 21, 20211 min read

KidneyX Artificial Kidney Prize

Congratulations to all of this year's winners announced September 9 at the KidneyX Summit. HDU Advisory Board Members Fokko P. Wieringa...

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Aug 24, 20211 min read

HDU Comments to CMS Medicare Program

Re: CY 2022 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program Read our letter of...

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Nieltje Gedney appointed to Executive Director of HDU

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Aug 9, 20212 min read

Nieltje Gedney appointed to Executive Director of HDU

For Immediate Release August 9, 2021 Contact: Nichole Jefferson, President Home Dialyzors United Phone: 469.531.3344 Email:...

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Aug 5, 20211 min read

Caregiver vs Care-Partner

Here is a great article written by HDU Professional Advisory Board member Dr. Kam Kalantar-Zadeh on the importance of care partners....

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Jul 30, 20211 min read

eGFR tool can hurt Black patients

Listen to Nicole Jefferson, President of HDU, in this podcast "How a clinical tool meant to predict kidney function could be hurting...

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10 Mental Health Self-Care Tips for People with Kidney Disease

Min. Patrick O. Gee, Sr., Ph.D.

Jul 29, 20212 min read

10 Mental Health Self-Care Tips for People with Kidney Disease

**According to Durham Nephrology at Durham Regional Hospital, Duke University Health System 1. ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF One of the reasons...

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Where is the Humanity in Our Suffering, Pt. 2

Min. Patrick O. Gee, Sr., Ph.D.

Jul 29, 20217 min read

Where is the Humanity in Our Suffering, Pt. 2

July is National Minority Mental Health Month. It is a time to recognize the need to provide a bridge to those who lack access to mental...

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Where is the Humanity in Our Suffering, Pt. 1

Min. Patrick O. Gee, Sr., Ph.D.

Jul 29, 20214 min read

Where is the Humanity in Our Suffering, Pt. 1

July is National Minority Mental Health Month. This campaign began in June 2008 as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health...

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Quality Improvement Basics for Patient Family Advisors

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Jul 27, 20211 min read

Quality Improvement Basics for Patient Family Advisors

Register today for this 2 part program! Have you ever wondered exactly HOW changes are made in healthcare? How are problems identified?...

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Free Registration for Patients at the IDEAS Virtual Symposium

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Jul 25, 20210 min read

Free Registration for Patients at the IDEAS Virtual Symposium

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HDU welcomes Shawn Gage to Professional Advisory Board

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Jul 13, 20212 min read

HDU welcomes Shawn Gage to Professional Advisory Board

Welcome Shawn Gage to the Professional Advisory Board of Home Dialyzors United

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