The PD Travel Checklist

Tip: Print this checklist to help make sure your patients have packed everything they need. 

In addition to the regular items that your patients would usually take (e.g., clothes, toiletries, books) here is a checklist to help your patients with their PD packing: 

• PD Cycler, if needed
• Plug power adapters for international travel, if needed
• Medications: Non-Baxter medications needed for their trip should be in their original packaging
• PD supplies, dressings and medication supplies: Please ensure they take all small items they will require for their treatment, as these are sometimes not shipped; make your patients review their supply list to be sure.

Documents your patients should take with them:

• Patient should carry their ‘Doctor’s Letter,’ outlining their condition, in order to travel. This letter will also be required at Customs and Immigration, if your patients plan on international travel
• Copy of prescriptions
• Baxter’s order confirmation

What patients should do before leaving:

• Confirm with their destination that their supplies have arrived
• Gather a list of contact numbers: Baxter, their clinician, etc.
• Understand if their supplies will be delivered directly to their lodging destination, or if they need to be picked up by the patient at the port or customs etc.