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American Kidney Fund launches campaign to help new dialysis patients adjust to treatment - Nephrology News & Issues
American Kidney Fund launches campaign to help new dialysis patients adjust to treatment Hongqi Zhang/Getty Images/iStockphoto/ThinkStock The American Kidney Fund has started an education campaign that provides information for people newly diagnosed with kidney failure, their caregivers, and the professionals involved in their treatment. The campaign, called “FIRST30,”focuses on the first 30 days of dialysis treatment.
American Kidney Fund activates disaster relief program to help dialysis patients affected by Hurricane Matthew - Nephrology News & Issues
American Kidney Fund activates disaster relief program to help dialysis patients affected by Hurricane Matthew Dialysis patients affected by Hurricane Matthew eligible for financial assistance from American Kidney Fund The American Kidney Fund has activated its disaster relief program to provide emergency funds to help dialysis patients in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
Dialysis PATIENT Demonstration Act improves upon integrated care models - Nephrology News & Issues
A group of five, well-respected biomedical researchers emphasized the importance of providing better care to high-need, high-cost patients in a recent paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine.1 Those diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) fit that description precisely, as they require some of the most complex and costly care of any patient population in the United States.
Three contemporary initiatives for diabetes-related renal health - Nephrology News & Issues
As the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD),1 diabetes requires significant attention from the renal community to effectively prevent and manage it before it leads to ESRD, and also to manage diabetes as a comorbid condition of ESRD. The following three initiatives are program developed at DaVita Kidney Care and dedicated to continuously improving these efforts.
Silver linings: The experience of chronic kidney disease has been a blessing in disguise - Nephrology News & Issues
iStockPhoto Salawin Chanthapan Editor’s note: The following essay is the 2nd place winner of Renal Support Network’s (RSN) 14th Annual Essay Contest. It is reprinted with permission from RSN. This year’s theme was “What Do You Know Now About Chronic Kidney Disease That You Wish You’d Known When You Were Diagnosed?” Read the 1st place winner. I remember the day I got acquainted with chronic kidney disease, in May of 1998, at the tender age of 10. I remember waking up with my eyes swollen shut.
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