{"id":49765,"date":"2019-09-12T11:41:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T15:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/?p=49765"},"modified":"2020-09-22T15:55:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T19:55:18","slug":"patients-get-dialysis-care-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/healthy-tomorrows\/patients-get-dialysis-care-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients get dialysis care from home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ron Cooper can now safely get dialysis treatments at home thanks to the training he received from The Ottawa Hospital\u2019s Home Dialysis Program team.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nHome Dialysis Program<\/a> at The Ottawa Hospital gives some patients the\nability to receive their dialysis treatment at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patients from Cornwall to Carleton Place have benefited from\nthe Home Dialysis Program, which is part of one of the largest nephrology\nprograms in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once enrolled in the program, patients receive one-on-one\ntraining on how to manage their condition from home and how to use any\nnecessary equipment. After that, they are followed closely by a team of health-care\nprofessionals that can include nephrologists, nurses, dieticians and social\nworkers from The Ottawa Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result is convenient, effective care that fits patients\u2019\nschedules. Since patients can perform peritoneal or hemodialysis at home with\ntheir own personal dialysis machine, they don\u2019t need to travel to the hospital for\ntreatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about a patient-centered model of care\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Treatment schedules can be tailored to the patient\u2019s\nlifestyle. For some patients, hemodialysis treatment during the night while\nsleeping can minimize disruptions during the day. For others, having a short\ndaily treatment fits better within their schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, choice is the hallmark of the Home Dialysis Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about a patient-centered model of care,\u201d said Marie\nCasey, Clinical Manager for the Home Dialysis Program. \u201cOur patients who have\nthis option have chosen to undergo their treatment at home. and we provide them\nwith the care and education to make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment, more than 220 patients are enrolled in the\nprogram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those patients is retired police officer, Ron\nCooper.  He recently attended the\ntraining sessions led by the Home Dialysis Program team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone made me feel really welcome,\u201d Ron said. \u201cIt was\namazing.  The procedures were all well\nexplained.  By the time I left on\nThursday, I was very, very comfortable with the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have to worry about carrying bags around. I think it will make me a little more free.\u201d  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ron will be putting that knowledge to good use when he sets\nhimself up to receive dialysis at home.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe dialysis is done at night, so I have the ability to be\nspontaneous during the day.\u201d he explained. \u201cI don\u2019t have to worry about\ncarrying bags around. I think it will make me a little more free.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes a team of knowledgeable and dedicated staff to run\nthe program. The team operates on a rotating schedule, spending four weeks in\nthe clinic at the Riverside Campus leading patient and family clinics and\nteaching sessions. They then spend the next eight to ten weeks caring for\npatients in the patient\u2019s home. The flexibility of the program means that staff\nare available for patient visits on weekends, evenings and holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have nothing but compliments for the hospital staff.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That kind of flexibility is great news for patients, but it can\npose challenges for staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen our nurses are out on the road, they work in isolation\nand it\u2019s a challenge.\u201d said Casey. \u201cIt\u2019s a very independent form of nursing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology helps the team stay connected. Cell phones and\nlaptops help nurses communicate with their peers while on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron appreciates every single member of the team for their\nefforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have nothing but compliments for the hospital staff,\u201d he\nsaid.  \u201dI felt like I was royally\ntreated. They do an excellent job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In honour of Staff Appreciation Week, thank you to all the hard-working\nhealth-care professionals in the  Home\nDialysis Program. You make a real difference in the lives of our patients. To\nall physicians, staff and volunteers at The Ottawa Hospital who provide\nworld-class, compassionate care every day, thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Home Dialysis team at The Ottawa Hospital gives some patients the option to receive their dialysis treatment at home. Dedicated staff meet challenges to deliver more accessible care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":49766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[67,320,381,483],"class_list":["post-49765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-tomorrows","tag-innovation","tag-kidney-disease","tag-patient-experience","tag-patients-as-partners"],"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}