Consent is an ongoing conversation about each decision, not a signature collected once at the start.
What to know
- You should understand the purpose, benefits, risks and alternatives before agreeing to anything.
- Ask for information in your own language and in writing if that helps.
- You can withdraw consent at any point, including for a treatment already underway.
- Shared decision-making produces better adherence and better outcomes — ask questions freely.
Talk to your care team
This topic is part of Patient Rights, Advocacy & Resources, one of ten modules in the Trivita Learning Hub. If anything here contradicts what your own nephrologist or dialysis nurse has told you, follow your care team — they know your prescription, your access and your history.
Trivita's dialysis nurses answer our care line 24 hours a day on 055 242 1070, including for people who are not yet our patients.
Education, not medical advice. This page explains home hemodialysis in general terms for patients and care partners in the UAE. It is reviewed by Trivita's Medical Director but cannot account for your individual circumstances. Never change a prescription, medication or technique based on this page alone.