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Patient Education

The Network strives to promote patient education in the dialysis community.  It is in the best interest of every patient to be an active participant in his/her health care. The more you know about your treatment and the routine of the dialysis process the more you can be an advocate for yourself. Dialysis staff are frequently asked to do more in less time and with less resources. This can be stressful, and humans are prone to making errors under these conditions. You can help protect yourself by taking more responsibility for your care.

To assist, the Network has posted several helpful links and resources online, such as the following:

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Treatment Options

medicare

New Patient Materials

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Nutrition

rights & responsibilities

Safety

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Staying Active

Resources

Additional Resources

care compare

Life Changes

COVID-19 Education for Patients

2020 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

June: Vascular Access (English / Spanish)

May: Mental Health (English / Spanish)

April: Actions for COVID-19 (English / Spanish)

March: Kidney Awareness (English / Spanish)

February: Heart Health (English / Spanish)

January: Performance Score Certificate (English / Spanish)

2019 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

November/December: Yearly Medicare Review (English / Spanish)

October: Food for Thought - Knowledge for Action (English / Spanish)

September:

August: Vaccination Education (English / Spanish)

July: 

June: Hemodialysis Vascular Access Lifeline (English / Spanish)

May: Mental Health (English / Spanish)

April: Dialysis Facility Compare (English / Spanish)

March: Kidney Awareness (English / Spanish)

February: Heart Health (English / Spanish)

2018 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

November: Sleep Matters (English / Spanish)

October: Handwashing at Home, Play and Out and About (English / Spanish)

September: Vaccines for People on Dialysis (English / Spanish)

August: Patient-Centered Care (English / Spanish)

July: The Dog Days of Summer: Preparing for the Heat (English / Spanish)

June: Staying Independent by Understanding Your Risk for Falls (English / Spanish)

May: The Road to Kidney Transplant (English / Spanish)

April: Preparing an Emergency "Go Bag" (English / Spanish) 

March: Qualifying for Social Security Benefits with ESRD (English / Spanish)

February: National Heart Month - Taking Steps to Keep Your Heart Health on Dialysis (English / Spanish)

January: SpeakUP Campaign - Avoiding Mistakes in Medicine (English / Spanish)

2017 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

December: Medicare vs. Medicaid (English / Spanish)

November: Caring for Your Vascular Access (English / Spanish)

October: Coping with a Traumatic Event (English / Spanish)

September: The New Medicare Card Debut for 2018 (English / Spanish)

August: Vaccines for People on Dialysis (English / Spanish)

July: Getting Exercise by Going for Walks (English / Spanish)

June: Ways to Prevent Falls (English / Spanish)

May: Ask Me 3 - Good Questions for Your Good Health (English / Spanish)

April: Patient Disaster "To Do" List (English / Spanish)

March: Food for Thought: Knowledge for Action (English / Spanish)

February: American Heart Month (English / Spanish)

January: Vaccinations for People on Dialysis (English / Spanish)

2016 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

December: What is the CMS Quality Incentive Program (QIP)? (English and Spanish)

November: National Caregivers Month (English / Spanish)

October: "Ask Me 3" Campaign (English / Spanish)

September: Sepsis (English / Spanish)

August: Medicare Part D in 2017 (English / Spanish)

July: Beating Summer Boredom

July: Beating Summer Boredom (Spanish)

June: Preparing for Emergencies/Disasters

June: Preparing for Emergencies/Disasters (Spanish)

May: Vaccinations

May: Vaccinations (Spanish)

April: Peritoneal Dialysis

April: Peritoneal Dialysis (Spanish)

March: Social Work Month

March: Social Work Month (Spanish)

February: American Heart Month

January: Dealing with Depression

January: Dealing with Depression (Spanish)

2015 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

December: ICH-CAHPS Survey

December: ICH-CAHPS Survey (Spanish)

October: Peer Mentoring: FAQs

October: Peer Mentoring: FAQs (Spanish)

September: Sepsis

September: Sepsis (Spanish)

August: Reasons to Get Vaccinated

August: Reasons to Get Vaccinated (Spanish)

June/July: Hurricane Safety Checklist

June/July: Hurricane Safety Checklist (Spanish)

May: Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program Guidelines

May: Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program Guidelines (Spanish)

April: The Road to Receiving a Kidney Transplant

April: The Road to Receiving a Kidney Transplant (Spanish)

March: What Patients Need to Know About Safe Medical Injections

March: What Patients Need to Know About Safe Medical Injections (Spanish)

February: Your Kidney Transplant Team

January: Understanding Your Facility's CMS Performance Score Certificate

January: Understanding Your Facility's CMS Performance Score Certificate (Spanish)

2014 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

September is National Preparedness Month

"Keep Up the Good Work?" or "Resolve to Do Better?"

"Keep Up the Good Work?" or "Resolve to Do Better?" (Spanish)

Working with Your Healthcare Team

Working with Your Healthcare Team (Spanish)

Just the Facts: Fluid and Dialysis

Just the Facts: Fluid and Dialysis (Spanish)

Questions and Answers for Transplant Candidates about Kidney Allocation

Questions and Answers for Transplant Candidates about Kidney Allocation (Spanish)

Tips for Dialysis Patients During the Hot Summer Months

Tips for Dialysis Patients During the Hot Summer Months (Spanish)

2013 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

Heart Health on Dialysis

Heart Health on Dialysis (Spanish)

Diet Modifications for Thanksgiving

Diet Modifications for Thanksgiving (Spanish)

Vaccination Recommendations

Vaccination Recommendations (Spanish)

Travel as a Dialysis Patient

Travel as a Dialysis Patient (Spanish)

Catheters and Infections

Catheters and Infections (Spanish)

Hepatitis C General Fact Sheet

Hepatitis C General Fact Sheet (Spanish)

What is Patient Centered Care

What is Patient Centered Care (Spanish)

Is it a Cold or Flu

Is it a Cold or Flu (Spanish)

Is it a Cold or Allergy

Is it a Cold or Allergy (Spanish)

New Year Resolution

New Year Resolution (Spanish)

Hemodialysis Adequacy

Hemodialysis Adequacy (Spanish)

2012 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

Talking to Your Family About Kidney Disease

What Patients Need to Know About Safe Medical Injections

What Patients Need to Know About Safe Medical Injections (Spanish)

Become Involved in Your Health Care

To Do List: Patient Disaster

To Do List: Patient Disaster (Spanish)

Depression - Provided by Life Options

Depression - Provided by Life Options (Spanish)

ABCs of Dry Weight

ABCs of Dry Weight (Spanish)

How to Handrub

How to Handrub (Spanish)

How to Handwash

How to Handwash (Spanish)

How to Talk to Your Health Care Team - Provided by Life Options

How to Talk to Your Health Care Team - Provided by Life Options (Spanish)

Pain Management

Pain Management (Spanish)

Speak Up: Dialysis

Speak Up: Dialysis (Spanish)

2011 Monthly Patient Education Sheets

Travel as a Dialysis Patient

Travel as a Dialysis Patient (Spanish)

Anemia Facts

Catheters and Infections

Catheters and Infections (Spanish)

Fluid Restriction

Fluid Restriction (Spanish)

Hand Hygiene

Hand Hygiene (Spanish)

Kidney Transplants

Kidney Transplants (Spanish)