Category Archives: Coping with Chronic Illness

1/10+ January+ Events

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  • January 24, 2024: NKF Navigating Transplant, the first Zoom session in a series of Transplant-focused “Lunch& Learn” Sessions for Dialysis Professionals – Ready, Set, Go… Referring Dialysis Patients for Kidney Transplant Evaluation. Find more information and register to earn 1.0 free CE credits at http://tinyurl.com/NKFreadysetgo. See also the second poster below.

8/25+ August and September Events

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Mental Health Bulletin Board

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Social workers have shared with the Network that some dialysis patients are reluctant to disclose or discuss their depression or other mental health concerns. One way to address this is to provide psychological education via a mental health-themed bulletin board. The following downloadable patient-focused materials have been reviewed and recommended by ESRD Network 16 advisors as good candidates for a facility Mental Health Bulletin Board:

2/1+ UCLA on Staying Healthy in 2022

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The theme for the 2021-22 Virtual UCLA CORE Kidney Monthly Chat is Staying Healthy in 2022!!! These free global interactive webinars focusing on COVID, mental and physical health, and diet will be held on February 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, and June 1, 2022. For more information and registration see https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GxLIlyDwSmmDssQCvBL0Xw.

HDC Homage to Nancy Spaeth

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Home Dialysis Central has published a blog post by original MEI team member Dori Schatell, As Nancy Hewitt Spaeth’s Earthly Journey Ends, Her Inspiration Lives On, celebrating the life of Nancy Hewitt Spaeth, BE RN, who recently passed away after more than sixty years thriving with CKD while impressively serving the CKD community. Many of us were fortunate to know and be inspired by Nancy. Find the HDC post at https://homedialysis.org/news-and-research/blog/470-as-nancy-hewitt-spaeths-earthly-journey-ends-her-inspiration-lives-on, her own 2007 memoir at https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/22/1/64/1813164, and her extensive CV at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-hewitt-spaeth-be-rn-91a3237.

11/4 KDIGO Webinar on Psychological Issues in Dialysis

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KDIGO will present a November 4, 2021 webinar on Optimizing Management of Psychological Symptoms in Dialysis, the third in their series on Symptom-Based Complications in Dialysis, to consider the psychosocial experience of dialysis patients, focusing on identification, assessment, and treatment strategies for their most common psychological issues. Find more information and register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4606655071579436816. The webinar includes a live poll of attendees, at https://app.sli.do/event/9gpa15gp/live/polls, which you can use to add your own comments and questions in advance.

9/19+ NKF Living Well Webinars

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NKF will present a free two-part “Virtual Patient Education Series” on Living Well with Kidney Disease, beginning September 19, 2021 with three presentations on the Coronavirus Pandemic, and continuing October 24. Find a poster and agenda below. Register for one or both of the webinars at https://kidney.secure.force.com/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=7013a000002h3wFAAQ&form=00P3a00001cD248EAC&.

9/1+ Monthly UCLA Kidney Health Chat

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The UCLA CORE Kidney Health Program will present a FREE Virtual Monthly Chat with Nephrologist Dr. Rastogi and the UCLA CORE Kidney Health Team of Experts at 5pm PT on the first day of every month through January. Topics related to kidney disease and high blood pressure will be discussed, including prevention, diagnosis, management, dialysis, transplantation, and kidney healthy life choices. The usual experts will be joined by the UCLA Circle of CORE kidney patient advocates and support group. These interactive sessions will include opportunities to ask questions. You can also send your questions to COREKidney@mednet.ucla.edu prior to the event. Register at https://uclahs.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GxLIlyDwSmmDssQCvBL0Xw, and find more information at http://www.uclahealth.org/CORE-Kidney/ or 310-954-2692.

3/11 World Kidney Day

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March is National Kidney Month, and March 11, 2021 is World Kidney Day. The theme for this year’s World Kidney Day is Living Well with Kidney Disease, aimed toward increasing education and awareness about effective symptom management and patient empowerment, with the ultimate goal of encouraging life participation. Find our more at https://www.worldkidneyday.org/2021-campaign/. This year’s National Kidney Month is focused around taking charge of your health and the many factors that go into managing your kidney disease. Find out more about National Kidney Month at https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/community-health-outreach/national-kidney-month.