Dialysis
Confidence in Dialysis staff and transplantation
February 3, 2026
in Dialysis
I saw an interesting article about dialysis staff and there lack of understanding about transplantation. I am curious for my kidney friends what have you or did you see at your dialysis clinic regarding transplant education? Here is a link to the article, now I didn't vet it but it seems legit.
Would love people's insight
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01-dialysis-center-staff-lacking-knowledge.html
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@Berriosa1234 Thanks for sharing this. I admittedly wasn't this expecting to be citing a KI Reports article. KI Reports is peer-reviewed and essentially an offshoot publication of the International Society of Nephrology, so to say they're reputable is an understatement. In my experience, so many dialysis staff are wildly overworked and underpaid so I'm not entirely shocked to hear about these educational disparities. If anything, articles like this reemphasize how important self-advocacy is when it comes to transplant.
100 percent my friend. i wish there was a standard of practice that dialysis clinics dealt with and had knowledge about transplant. Like you mentioned the overworked and underpaid staff members and the high turnover is unfortunate.
I wish this could be universal for everyone. I was fortunate that my dialysis nurses and nephrologists were knowledgeable and understanding of transplantation. While I was going through the process, my situation became difficult, and my nephrologist, social worker, and nurse practitioner all reached out to the transplant team. They stayed in constant contact when things became serious. After my transplant, when I faced fluid overload, my nephrologist again contacted the transplant center directly to guide the next steps. I know how rare that is, and I wish everyone could have that level of support.
Curious to hear what kind of information would be most helpful to start the conversation about the concept of transplantation? Everyone deserves the chance to learn!
Hi @kidneyptnr1 Great question, what kind of information are you looking for re: concept of transplantation? Early education from dialysis staff? nephrologists? PCPs? how do you like to retain information? visual? or written word? Lets look to discuss it here! thanks again -Alex