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Our Journey with Dialysis 1.0
The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’sHospitalpresents Our Journey™ with Peritoneal Dialysis as a toolto helpfamilies of children needing a peritoneal dialysis identifywhatthey need to know before taking their child home from thehospital.Parts of this app may also be applied to a clinic oremergency roomvisit.When a child is in the hospital, parents can be overwhelmedbynurses and doctors rushing around, speaking medicaljargon.Sometimes health care providers think they areclearlycommunicating, but don’t check to make sure you understandtheirinstructions. If you are able to teach back the information inyourown words, you can be confident you do understand.The Our Journey™ with Peritoneal Dialysis app isdesignedto:— Be used from the time of admission throughout hospitalization,tofacilitate conversationsbetween families and the health care team.— Help parents identify what they need to know beforegoinghome.— Give parents a safe way to admit what they don’t knoworunderstand, and ask questions.— Cue families on what they need to teach back to or demonstratefortheir nurse or doctor.This gives the health care provider an opportunity toconfirminformation and skills and correct misunderstandings.— Help families feel confident that they can safely care fortheirchild at home after dischargefrom the hospital, know the signs of possible problems, and knowhowto respond.About The Emily Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital:Founded in 1990, the Center is named after Emily Anderson.Emilyfought a rare form of leukemia for four years before losingherbattle a few days before her seventh birthday.Frustrated by the lack of easy to understand informationaboutEmily’s illness, her parents founded The Emily Center sothatfamilies of sick children would always have access topediatrichealth information that is accurate, easy to understand,and freeof charge to Arizona’s families. http://www.emilycenter.org and onTwitter@emilycenterThe Our Journey™with Peritoneal Dialysis mobile app hasbeenfunded by a grant from Cox.
