Medical Education Institute, 414 Donofrio Drive, Ste 200, Madison, WI (2026)

04/08/2026

How do you stay on schedule when needle fear threatens to derail your entire shift? While efficiency matters, it’s just as important to address that fear and help patients work through it. Our SPARK class, Helping Patients Overcome Needle Fear, gives you practical, real-world strategies to manage fear at every level so you can keep your day on track and your patients feeling supported.

Click here to find out more! https://mei.org/product/helping-patients-overcome-needle-fear/

04/07/2026

What does a power outage really mean for someone who needs dialysis to stay alive? As infrastructure breaks down, this blog shows how quickly disruptions compound, forcing impossible trade-offs and putting already vulnerable patients at even greater risk. https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/690-when-the-lights-go-out-infrastructure-failure-and-dialysis-patients

04/01/2026

Can you believe today is the last day of March? It’s been an honor to be part of National Kidney Month with all of you. We hope you had a chance to take advantage of our free CE SPARK class, The “Flip.” If not, you still have until 11:59 PM tonight to register, then complete the class at your convenience.
https://mei.org/spark-series/

If you are not already following us, please do so! We share real-world education, tools, and insights every week to support better outcomes for patients and the teams who care for them.

03/28/2026

Who remembers Paul Harvey’s radio broadcasts, “The Rest of the Story?” We have quite the rest of the story for you today.

Many of you may remember Dean Feener’s blog from last November, “A Voice-Guided Path to Safer Dialysis,” which shared how he created the hands-free app Dial-Assist to guide his dad through home HD treatments (https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/670-a-voice-guided-path-to-safer-dialysis). It's an incredible example of what patient-driven innovation can look like in real life.

Read today’s blog to see what happened next for the Feener family...it's definitely one worth reading! https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/689-my-80-year-old-solo-home-hd-dad-got-a-transplant

03/21/2026

Are you just collecting KDQOL-36 scores…or is the care team actually using them to change patient care? Read today's blog to find how KDQOL-36 can uncover what matters most to patients and directly inform more personalized, effective care plans! https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/688-how-are-you-scoring-and-using-the-kdqol-36-to-plan-care

03/19/2026

FREE CE COURSE IN HONOR OF NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH!

MEI is offering a FREE 1 CE course focused on a common challenge in home dialysis: transitioning patients from PD to home HD (The “Flip”). This course is part of our SPARK (Self-guided Program to Advance Renal Knowledge) series, which includes interactive courses across four areas: person-centered care, teaching self-cannulation, patient safety at home, and preventing home dialysis dropout.

Enroll by March 31st to take The "Flip" for FREE (a $25 value!) Here is the link: https://mei.org/spark-series/ Scroll to the bottom right to find The "Flip,” add it to your cart, and check out. You will receive an email with instructions to access the course and can complete it at your convenience.

To find out more about SPARK, please watch the video below! You will meet Dori Schatell, our Executive Director, and Jenn Ravert, RN, our Program Director and former home training nurse. They will talk about the SPARK program and how courses focus on real-world challenges in a highly engaging format that is different than any other CE courses out there!

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and please share this information with anyone else who may be interested!
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03/19/2026

FREE CE COURSE IN HONOR OF NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH!

MEI is offering a FREE 1 CE course focused on a common challenge in home dialysis: transitioning patients from PD to home HD (The “Flip”). This course is part of our SPARK (Self-guided Program to Advance Renal Knowledge) series, which includes interactive courses across four areas: person-centered care, teaching self-cannulation, patient safety at home, and preventing home dialysis dropout.

Enroll by March 31st to take The "Flip" for FREE (a $25 value!) Here is the link: https://mei.org/spark-series/ Scroll to the bottom right to find The "Flip,” add it to your cart, and check out. You will receive an email with instructions to access the course and can complete it at your convenience.

To find out more about SPARK, please watch the video below! You will meet Dori Schatell, our Executive Director, and Jenn Ravert, RN, our Program Director and former home training nurse. They will talk about the SPARK program and how courses focus on real-world challenges in a highly engaging format that is different than any other CE courses out there!

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and please share this information with anyone else who may be interested!

03/17/2026

Have you ever felt this way about taking a CE class?

“It’s all theory, no practical takeaways I can use tomorrow.”
“It doesn’t respect how experienced nurses already are.”
“The content doesn’t match what I actually see with my patients."

We hear this all the time.

That's exactly what SPARK is designed to change.

In honor of National Kidney Month, we're offering a FREE SPARK CE CLASS:
The "Flip" - Switching from PD to Home HD
Real scenarios. Real decisions. Real-world application.

Earn 1 CE by registering here: https://mei.org/learning-center/

03/06/2026

Would it help your home dialysis program to have tried-and-tested techniques to support patients through a home-to-home transition when PD stops working?

In honor of National Kidney Month, MEI is offering one of our SPARK courses for FREE!

Earn 1 CE by learning practical ways to help patients stay home on HD when PD fails.

Learn more in this week's KidneyViews blog: https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/686-the-flip-from-pd-to-home-hd-free-success-secrets-in-march

03/04/2026

Webinar day is here! You still have time to join us by registering here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQZGxXqHQzmgpbI-4hVv8A

Today at 12:30 pm EST / 11:30 am CST we are talking about sleeping on dialysis, including Cycler PD and nocturnal home dialysis, with special guests Christina and Michael Gilchrist (BLIND CHICK Living - on dialysis). Take an hour and join us...you will be glad you did!

03/04/2026

What if dialysis could happen while you sleep?

For some patients, overnight treatment means waking up with dialysis already done and having the entire day free for work, family, and daily life.

Register NOW for our FREE webinar this Wednesday, March 4 at 12:30 pm EST/11:30 am CST to hear about overnight dialysis, including Cycler PD and nocturnal home dialysis. Christina and Michael Gilchrist (BLIND CHICK Living - on dialysis) will share their real-life experiences and what overnight dialysis has meant for their quality of life.

This webinar is perfect for patients, care partners, and healthcare professionals who want to learn more about overnight options! Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQZGxXqHQzmgpbI-4hVv8A

03/03/2026

Have you registered for our next webinar yet?

This Wednesday, March 4, we are talking about overnight dialysis and what it can mean for real life. More flexibility. More freedom during the day. Real stories from Christina and Michael Gilchrist (BLIND CHICK Living - on dialysis) about their experience.

Our webinars are always engaging, delivered in a clear, easy-to-understand way with practical takeaways.

Here is the link - please share! We can't wait to see you there!
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQZGxXqHQzmgpbI-4hVv8A #/registration

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