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    9. Take a FREE CLASS on Kidney Disease
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    7. In-Center Hemodialysis
    8. Transplant
    9. Insurance & Managing Costs
    10. Choosing Not to Treat
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    1. About Kidney Disease
      1. Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease
        1. Symptoms
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      2. Kidney Disease Stages
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        4. Diabetes
        5. High Blood Pressure
      6. Understanding Acute Kidney Injury
        1. Acute Kidney Injury Treatment and Recovery
      7. How Kidneys Work
      8. Take a FREE CLASS on Kidney Disease
    2. Treatments
      1. Dialysis Basics
        1. How Does a Hemodialysis Machine Work
        2. Starting Dialysis
        3. Types of Dialysis Access
        4. Your Care Plan
        5. Dialysis Medications
        6. Monitoring Your Lab Results
      2. Benefits of Home Dialysis
      3. Home Peritoneal Dialysis
        1. What to Expect
        2. Getting Prepared
        3. PD Access
        4. PD Training
        5. PD Monitoring
        6. Your Care Team
      4. Home Hemodialysis
        1. What to Expect
        2. Getting Prepared
        3. HD Training
        4. HD Monitoring
        5. Your Care Team
      5. Sign up to Talk to a Home Dialysis Expert
      6. In-Center Hemodialysis
        1. In-Center Treatment Options
        2. What to Expect
        3. Types of Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
        4. Your Care Team
        5. How to Choose a Center
      7. Transplant
        1. Finding a Kidney Donor
        2. Considering Kidney Donation
      8. Insurance & Managing Costs
        1. Understanding Medicare Coverage
        2. Understanding Medicare Advantage
        3. Understanding Employer Plans
      9. Choosing Not to Treat
    3. Life On Dialysis
      1. Your Emotional Health While on Dialysis
        1. Managing Your Emotions
        2. Talking About Dialysis
        3. Intimacy
        4. Body Image and Dialysis
        5. Building Your Dialysis Support Network
      2. Staying Engaged
        1. Tips for Working While on Dialysis
        2. In-Center Activities
        3. Hobbies
      3. Staying Healthy
        1. Managing Your Time on Dialysis
        2. Dialysis & Exercise
        3. Weight Management
        4. Avoiding Infection
        5. Managing Multiple Conditions
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      2. Managing Your Diet
        1. Eating Well on a CKD Diet
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        3. Salt and Kidney Disease
        4. Potassium and Kidney Disease
        5. Phosphorus and Kidney Disease
        6. Talking With Your Dietitian
      3. Fluid Management on Dialysis
      4. Dialysis Diet Planning
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        2. Eating Out
        3. Holiday Diet Tips
        4. A Chef’s Advice | Chef Aaron McCargo on Kidney Friendly Meals
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    Helping Your Patients Thrive on Dialysis

    As the worldwide leader in the treatment of renal disease, we're dedicated to providing quality care and achieving better health outcomes for 190,000+ patients in 2,400+ facilities nationwide. To refer your patient, call 1-866-4DIALYSIS (1-866-434-2597).

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    Early CKD education promotes healthier patients

    In a 7-year study of more than 300,000 kidney disease patients initiating dialysis, participants who received pre-treatment education had, over the first 120 days of treatment, fewer hospitalizations and a lower mortality rate. 1

    Our FREE kidney disease education class can help your patients make more informed treatment decisions and feel in control over their condition.


    Kidney Care 365 classes

    Refer Your Patients To Our Free Class

    To help support better patient health outcomes, our kidney disease education class teaches patients and their caregivers the basics of kidney health, nutrition and treatment options. Call 1-844-441-3444 for more information.


    Your Patients Can Sign Up Here


    benefits of home dialysis

    Talk to your patients about home dialysis

    Home dialysis offers your patients greater scheduling flexibility, fewer food restrictions and better outcomes—so they can maintain the lifestyles they love while achieving their health goals. Plus, most patients are candidates for home dialysis, even if they start in the hospital or at the center.

    Start your patients on home dialysis.

    Learn More

    tools and resources for CKD patients

    More helpful tools and resources for your patients

    To support our common goal of better health outcomes and reduce the burden on you and your staff, Fresenius Kidney Care offers a wealth of information to help your patients live well with kidney disease and stay their healthiest.

    Refer your patients to our website to explore:

    • Resource Center
    • About Kidney Disease
    • Treatments
    • Eating Well
    • Thriving on Dialysis
    • Newsletter Sign-Up

    Learn more about our perspectives on patient care in our Annual Medical Report.

    Read It Here

    Reference

    1. Reviriego-Mendoza M, Jiao Y, Larkin J, et al. Options Education Before Initiation of Dialysis is Associated with Improved Hospitalization and Mortality Rates. Abstract presented at: American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2017; New Orleans, LA.

    home patients are
    34% more satisfied
    with their care than in-center patients.

    Source: 2017 Patient Satisfaction Survey, Fresenius Kidney Care, Fresenius Medical Care North America


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