Bundling of Dialysis
Services
The last year has been a whirlwind of proposed
changes in the renal community. The changes that will take place in the
near future will have a tremendous impact on kidney patients. I
encourage everyone to get involved and learn about the issues and speak
up! Watch
YouTube Video
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 Celebrate
Mother's Day And Support RSN's Prom
When you
purchase your flowers or gifts from 1-800-flowers.com by clicking
on this link, and they will contribute a portion of the proceeds to support RSN's Renal Teen Prom.
 Get
Information, Get Tested, Get Hope!
Dr. Roberto Vargas works hard at
preventing kidney disease, and working for the best outcomes if
someone already has it. In this invaluable show, you will learn
what the early warning signs of kidney disease mean, why some
minority cultures are at higher risk, and the importance of
getting tested, especially if there’s been kidney disease in
your immediate family. Dr. Vargas holds out hope for patients
not to progress to a higher stage of CKD, and even, when
conditions are favorable, to regress back to an earlier stage.
This is a must-listen for everybody – diagnosed or not.
Click here to listen
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Be sure to watch:
Seymour Jones and the Temple of Chronic Kidney
Disease
starring Dan Ponsky, Directed by
Stephen Furst and produced by RSN. Increase your kidney awareness!
Watch RSN's Video Message of Health,
Happiness & Hope From People Who Have Kidney Disease
To Remember Me!
View the inspirational
poem by Robert Test. Learn about the amazing gift of organ
donation.
Renal Teen Prom Going East. May 10, 2008
click here for more details
Highlights
of RSN's 9th Annual Renal Teen Prom
Photos with celebs and getting
their autographs, dancing, dinner, limo rides, and glamour
photos all added to the fun and excitement of the evening.
Fast
Food Facts
KidneyTimes EasyLink Access #: 288
By Maria Karalis, MBA, RD, LD
Quick-service restaurants provide us with a
quick, easy, inexpensive bite when we’re pressed for time. If you are a
regular through the drive-up window or frequently dine in at fast food
restaurants, keep these tips in mind...read
My I Can Attitude Has Guided
Me Through
The Rough Times
of
Kidney Failure
KidneyTimes EasyLink
Access #: 286
By Jim Dineen, PEPP speaker & weKAN activist
I feel strongly about it and often say that
"everyone has a story." This is usually followed by someone telling me
how boring and mundane their lives have been. I used to be like that
until I sat back and took a close look at my own life...read
Medication Reconciliation:
A Practical Guide
For Dialysis and
Transplant Patients
Kidney Times EasyLink Access #: 289
By Matt Schonder, RPh, MBA and Kristine Schonder, PharmD
We’ve all heard the
stories about people who were given the wrong medication or the wrong
dose of medication in the hospital. These stories often have devastating
outcomes, and people become scared of the care that is being provided by
healthcare
workers...read
IN THE NEWS
5/7/2008 - MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING THE ECONOMY AND BETTERING LIVES
Now is Not the Time to Stifle the Funding of Science
5/7/2008 - VITAMIN D LINKED TO REDUCED MORTALITY RATE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
For patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with activated vitamin D may reduce the risk of death by approximately one-fourth
5/1/2008 - U.S. HOUSE APPROVAL OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN SENDS LIVE-SAVING LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT'S DESK
Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials.
4/28/2008 - National Organ Transplant Policy Incorporates Layman Views:McMaster Named OPTN/UNOS Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs
The OPTN/UNOS membership recently elected M. Jill McMaster of Kingston, Tenn., to the board position of Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs.
4/24/2008 - PKD FOUNDATION APPLAUDS U.S. SENATE APPROVAL OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN
Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials.
