"It's all about control.
Take away a patient's sense of
control over his life, and you
have hurt him more than any
injury or disease.
"Give him back that sense of
control — and you have
helped him more
than any drug or therapy.
He can make miracles happen."
—Gregory White Smith
Brain Cancer Survivor
Newly-revised for 2006:
Core Curriculum for the Dialysis Technician
Now available! Updated topics include:
- Today's Dialysis Environment: An Overview
- The Person with Kidney Failure
- Principles of Dialysis
- Hemodialysis Devices
- Vascular Access
- Hemodialysis Procedures and Complications
- Dialyzer Reprocessing
- Water Treatment
About Our Organization
The Medical Education Institute is a mission-driven, non-profit, operating private foundation dedicated to helping people with chronic diseases learn to manage and improve their health. (more)
These websites are administered by the Medical Education Institute:
Life Options is a program of research, research-based education, and outreach to help people live long and live well with kidney disease.
» Visit www.lifeoptions.org.
Kidney School™ is an interactive, web-based kidney learning center with 30-minute modules.
» Visit www.kidneyschool.org.
Home Dialysis Central is a clearinghouse of information to raise awareness and use of PD and home hemodialysis.
» Visit www.homedialysis.org.
Support Our Efforts
The Medical Education Institute, Inc., the non-profit organization that administers Life Options, Kidney School™, and Home Dialysis Central, can accept donations on-line. You can offer the Medical Education Institute your tax-deductible financial support in these ways:
