title: First exposure to home therapy options--where, when, and how.
abstract: Pre-dialysis education is known to impact modality choice among patients with end stage renal disease, but many of these patients report a lack of education in alternative dialysis therapies. Since 2004, Satellite Healthcare, a non-profit dialysis provider, has implemented chronic kidney disease education through Options classes at WellBound Centers, resulting in 23% of patients being treated with home therapies. The Satellite Healthcare-WellBound experience confirms that Options classes and a compelling infrastructure for home dialysis therapies are vital elements to bring alternative dialysis therapies to more patients.
authors.affiliation: Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Czajkowski
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pienkos
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doss-McQuitty
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis