Monthly Archives: August 2020

Extended-Release Metformin Recalls

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The FDA has announced the recall of seven formulations of extended-release Metformin because of contamination by the carcinogen MDNA.  The recalls include:

8/28+ PFCC Workshop on Diversity

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Patient & Family Centered Care Partners will present an August 28, 2020 workshop on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Workgroup: Setting the Table for Equity.  Find details and register at https://pfccpartners.com/workshops/.  PFCC Partners also has future workshops planned for September 25, October 23, and November 27.

CROWNWeb Deadlines Stopwatch

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CROWNWeb has created a Data Submission Stopwatch as a graphic reminder of when information must be submitted to CMS.  Download the Stopwatch from https://mycrownweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Stopwatch-560×380.jpg.  Each of the items on the Stopwatch must to be submitted within the time frame shown, as per the ESRD Systems Data Management Guidelines.  Download the Guidelines from https://mycrownweb.org/assets/documents/ESRD_Systems_Data_Management_Guidelines.pdf.

9/12 NKF Webinar on Lifestyle & Kidney Health

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NKF and Swedish Medical Center will present a free two-hour September 12, 2020 webinar on Lifestyle and Kidney Health: A Patient and Community Symposium, with speakers on weight loss, nutrition, mental health, and fitness.  Details follow.  Registration is required, at https://kidney.secure.force.com/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=7013a00000229opAAA&form=00P3a00001W3snHEAR& .

2020-21 CDC Flu Vaccine Recommendations

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CDC has published their recommendations for influenza vaccinations, suggesting that reducing seasonal influenza will help avoid confusion with pandemic COVID-19, and help relieve pressure on overloaded healthcare facilities.  Find the recommendations at https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/rr/rr6908a1.htm?s_cid=rr6908a1_e&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM35682.

9/9+ PSKC Online Classes on CKD Stages 2-4

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Puget Sound Kidney Centers will present a series of six free online classes on Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 2-4, Wednesdays from September 9 to October 14, 2020, called Survive and Thrive 2020.  Without treatment and/or a change in lifestyle, especially diet and exercise, CKD Stage 2 often progresses to Stages 3 and 4.  These classes will teach how to manage CKD to hopefully slow or even reverse its progression.  For details and registration, see below:

Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19

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A recent CDC announcement comments on wildfire smoke:

“Wildfire smoke can irritate your lungs, cause inflammation, affect your immune system, and make you more prone to lung infections, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that cause COVID-19.  Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, preparing for wildfires might be a little different this year.  Know how wildfire smoke can affect you and your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to protect yourselves.”

The rest of the announcement details what you can do about it.  Find it at https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/covid-19/wildfire_smoke_covid-19.html.

8/18+ NKF/CHRC CKD and Nutrition Webinars

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NKF and the California Pacific Medical Center Community Health Resource Center will present a series of three Tuesday Zoom classes on CKD and Nutrition, the first on August 18, 2020 re Kidney Health and CKD Overview, the second on August 25 re Nutrition Recommendations for CKD, and the third on September 1 re Meal Planning.  For more information, see below: