Bova-Collis

Psychosocial Components of Patient Care
What are the typical problems that the Social Worker needs to address in CKD patients? Panel discussion: An illustrative case summary with questions and comments pulls it all together. (more...)

Updated: May 09, 2008 (M09)
M09 Acrylamide intake associated with risk of kidney cancer.
M07 Incenter nocturnal dialysis offered at FMC Savannah unit in the news.
M05 FDA Study: Injuries and deaths linked to insulin pump use in teens.
M04 Give young persons 50,000 dollars to donate a kidney? Skeptics fear abuse and exploitation.
M01 MMWR: Acute renal failure associated with cosmetic soft tissue filler injections.
M01 AAKP urges Congress to support bill providing immunosuppressive drug coverage for transplant recipients.
A30 Robotic wheelchair uses lasers to dock with cars.
A17 NEJM sounding board article considers impact of patient controlled health records on medical research.
A14 Cannulation of AV fistula: Web CME program by Fistula First.org
A11 ANNA: Controversies series - should patients be allowed to eat during dialysis?
M12 World Kidney Day You-Tube videos (see end of video for whole panel of related clips)
M06 Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition website
M06 Lupus foundation sponsored webchat about lupus and kidney disease scheduled for Wednesday, March 14th.
M05 Supreme court votes 4 vs. 4 regarding pharma immunity from product liability for FDA-approved prescription drugs.
M01 Stress, high gas prices lead to domestic violence in couple with wife on dialysis.
General Advances Emphasis
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Dialysis patient education (Hansen) HDCN Nursing Channel
Psychosocial components of patient care (Bova-Collis) ANNA 2002 Satellite Symposium
Subcutaneous vascular access: A patient's experience (Nettleton) ANNA 2002 Satellite Symposium
Non-compliant patients (Hansen) HDCN Nursing Channel
Pain management in PKD (Bennett) PKD Foundation 2001 Mtg
Polycystic liver disease in PKD (Perrone) PKD Foundation 2001 Mtg
Patient safety in ESRD (Kliger) RPA 2001 Annual Meeting
(Patient lecture) Which form of dialysis is right for me? (Blake) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
(Patient lecture) What kinds of foods should I eat and stay away from? (Fine) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
(Patient lecture) I have diabetes: How can I protect my kidneys? (Friedman) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
(Patient lecture) How about my blood count: How can I keep this up? (Levin) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
(Patient lecture) How do I protect my bones when I have kidney disease? (Lindberg) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
(Patient lecture) How can I stay off dialysis? (Mendelssohn) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
(Patient lecture) Is transplantation the right option for me? (Peters) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
(Patient lecture) What do I need to know about my blood pressure? (Toto) Doc-To-Me Pre-ESRD
Psychosocial issues in survival of hemodialysis patients (Kimmel) NKF 1998 Spring Clinical Meetings
Evaluation of patient satisfaction with dialysis (Chapman) CAPD 1998 Symposium

Major Difficulties the US Nephrologist Faces in Providing Adequate Dialysis (Diaz-Buxo and Crawford-Bonadio) Blood Purification 01-07
Narrative Literature Review: Sexual Dysfunction in the Patient on Hemodialysis Nephrol Nursing J 12-06
Tube feeding in advanced dementia. The metabolic perspective. (Hoffer) Br Med J 12-06
Lessons for Medicare Part D in the hemodialysis community (Nayeem, Chertow) BMC Nephrology 07-06
Patient Education Links
GENERAL
Am Assoc Kidney Patients
HDCN Topic Pages (KEY)
CKD