Telemedicine: Future promise for dialysis management

I met Frank at my first attendance of the American Society for Artificial I nternal Organs at the Palmer House, Chicago, in 1974. He, Jack Maher, Georg e Schreiner, and a host of others, having worked hard during the day, were letting off steam steam at a party in one of the suites. I got to know that Frank was Program Chairman, and laser became the Society's President. It's funny how life takes strange turns-I did the same thing years later. As I began to admire and see the importance of his work, I visisted him in San F rancisco-I think in the early '80s-and was made a welcome visitor at that t ime. Frank was extremely patient with me and took the time to explain urea kinetics, showing me that he was using Kt/V on a daily basis for managing h is hemodialysis patients. Of course, very few of us were using Kt/V in our standard practice, but what a change would occur in the next ten years. I h ave always considered Frank a kind and patient man with a tremendous sense of humor; and a strong commitment to his patients. I consider it an honor t o call him a friend.