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Kidney Survivor: Lessons Learned from Experience |
Living with CKD has all the elements of a
really good game...it's challenging, requires team effort, calls for
strategy, and, at times, can be amusing. The truth is, however, we know
surviving CKD is not a game. So what does it take to be a survivor?
Patient Speakers will share their experience, strength and hope. Target Audience: patients & family members
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Kidney Survivor: Tips to Help Your Patients Thrive |
Surviving chronic Kidney disease requires a
team effort. Healthcare professionals will learn the history of dialysis
and patient survival, as well as ways to support and encourage patients
who want to be more involved in their own care with successful long-term
results. As survivors, patients motivate and encourage fellow patients
through their own long-term survival techniques.
Target Audience: healthcare professionals
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Make Yourself a Perfect 10! Ten Tips for Living a Better Life on
Dialysis |
Patients will learn 10 tips for better
living while on dialysis. Patients will share words of wisdom as well as
solid advice to understand some of the critical issues that you need to
understand to score a big number. Target Audience: patients & family members
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Your Achy Breaky Heart: What you need to know about mineral and bone
disorder |
This presentation is a mix of medical facts
and advice for the patient on how to help prevent or control secondary
HPT, sprinkled with the patient-speaker's personal experiences. The
audience will come away feeling empowered and hopeful despite the
complexities of this condition - which are explained in uncommonly
clear-cut terms. They will be provided with suggestions on how best to
work with their healthcare team to prevent/control the comorbidities of
secondary HPT.
Target Audience: patients & family members
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Taking Charge and Adding Life to Your Years |
Living long and well with CKD is dependent
upon maintaining good outcome. This presentation looks at what the
Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) has revealed
regarding nutrition, mineral metabolism, anemia management, vascular
access, depression, and use of multivitamins and statins. This
information will give patients the knowledge they need to take charge of
their health.
Target Audience: patients & family members
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Promoting Patient Participation in the Dialysis Setting |
This presentation provides insight on how
healthcare professionals can encourage patients to become actively
involved in their treatment plan. It emphasizes strategies and
suggestions that healthcare professionals can use to assist patients in
reaching their full potential, interspersed with personal success
stories of the patient-speaker.
Target Audience: healthcare professionals
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Empowering Patients to be Their Own Advocate |
Dealing with a chronic disease requires
patients to acquire skills in self-advocacy. In this presentation,
healthcare professionals will learn ways to support and encourage
patients who want to be more involved in their own care. As these
patients are motivated by their own successes, they will be a catalyst
to inspire fellow patients.
Target Audience: healthcare professionals
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