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Kidney Diet Tips
August 14th, 2020· By Stephanie Suhai, MS, RD

Food Facts Friday: Watermelon

Summer is a season to find the small pleasures in life. One of those pleasures for me is having watermelon on the back deck in…

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Kidney Diet Tips
August 11th, 2020· By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

New Tools for Managing a Kidney Diet

Managing any kind of diet can be challenging, but with the right tools it becomes easier. Your dietitian may provide education and help with meal…

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Kidney Diet Tips
August 4th, 2020· By Samantha Carter MS, RD, LD

Slowing Progression of Early Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects nearly 1 in every 7 adults (1). That’s 37 million people in the United States — and 90% of those…

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Kidney Diet Tips
July 24th, 2020· By Dawn Johnson, MS, RDN, LD

Food Facts Friday: Hemp Milk

Plant-based milk alternatives are growing in popularity.  Hemp milk is one of the lesser known of these.  Consumers can find hemp milk in most grocery…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
August 13th, 2020· By Amber Pace, LCSW

Creating a Culture of Diversity and Belonging with Patients, Part I: How to Talk with Patients about Events Related to Racial Injustice

Many patients have been affected by recent events and ongoing racial injustice, such as the tragic murder of George Floyd and others by police and…

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self-care
DaVita® Medical Insights
July 30th, 2020· By Usha Peri, MD

Podcast: Self-Care for Clinicians

“If self-care was important before the pandemic, it has become almost essential in everybody’s life today,” says Usha Peri, MD, who is a DaVita medical…

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Emotional Resiliency
DaVita® Medical Insights
July 15th, 2020· By Amanda “Mandy” Hale, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNN

Building Emotional Resiliency on the Front Lines

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is proving to be more of a marathon than a sprint. How do we help provide relief to front-line teammates and…

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nocturnal hemodalysis
DaVita® Medical Insights
July 8th, 2020· By Managing Editor

Study: Clinical and Operational Results of In-Center Nocturnal Hemodialysis Programs in a Large Dialysis Organization

In-center nocturnal hemodialysis (INHD) offers a combination of treatment efficacy, safety, and improved treatment tolerability. Recognizing the specific clinical and laboratory results that indicate INHD…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
August 13th, 2020 · By Amber Pace, LCSW

Creating a Culture of Diversity and Belonging with Patients, Part I: How to Talk with Patients about Events Related to Racial Injustice

Many patients have been affected by recent events and ongoing racial injustice, such as the tragic murder of George Floyd and others by police and…

Continue Reading »
DaVita® Medical Insights
self-care
July 30th, 2020 · By Usha Peri, MD

Podcast: Self-Care for Clinicians

“If self-care was important before the pandemic, it has become almost essential in everybody’s life today,” says Usha Peri, MD, who is a DaVita medical…

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Kidney Diet Tips
August 14th, 2020 · By Stephanie Suhai, MS, RD

Food Facts Friday: Watermelon

Summer is a season to find the small pleasures in life. One of those pleasures for me is having watermelon on the back deck in…

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Kidney Diet Tips
August 11th, 2020 · By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

New Tools for Managing a Kidney Diet

Managing any kind of diet can be challenging, but with the right tools it becomes easier. Your dietitian may provide education and help with meal…

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Kidney Diet Tips
July 9th, 2010 · By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

Best cereal choices for the kidney diet

Today I received a question about the best cereals for a person in stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) to eat. Instead of sending my…

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Kidney Diet Tips
June 24th, 2014 · By Sara Colman, RD, CDE

Hemodialysis and fluid intake: How much to drink?

People on in-center hemodialysis usually have dialysis treatments three times a week. The amount of fluid they can have is limited since the kidneys lose…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
March 21st, 2017 · By Andrea Curtis, LCSW

Recognizing Social Workers on World Social Work Day

Dialysis patients and their families are often unaware of the breadth of support and resources available to them. These include transportation options, support groups, educational…

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DaVita® Medical Insights
February 23rd, 2017 · By Robert Provenzano, MD, FACP, FASN

Acute Kidney Injury Patients Now Receiving Dialysis in an Outpatient Setting

This January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave dialysis centers the ability to provide dialysis services to acute kidney injury (AKI) patients….

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