Is a Transplant Right for Me?

During this webinar You will learn about 1) The risks vs benefits of a transplant, 2) The choice of a deceased vs living donor, 3) How to find a living donor, and 4) Tips from patients’ own transplant experiences.

Dialysis Access: What Every Patient Should Know

In this presentation you will learn about: 1) the different types of access for dialysis, 2) how to examine and monitor your access and 3) why it is important to avoid catheters.

Looking Out for the Caregiver

Taking care of someone with kidney disease can take a toll on the caregiver's mental and emotional health. This webinar will give an overview of the challenges that caregivers may face and provide strategies on how they can look out for their own health while caring for others.

Coping During the Holidays in the Pandemic

The holiday season can be stressful when managing chronic kidney disease, and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will explore how stress can affect our well-being along with coping tips for taking care of ourselves.

MY WAY: Make Your Wishes About You – How to Speak up to Get the Healthcare You Want, Now and in the Future

Print out the flier: color / black and white Presented by: Elizabeth Anderson, LCSW, DSW and Dale Lupu, MPH, PhD During this webinar you will learn: What is advance care planning and what are its benefits? (Hint: Gives you more control over your health care in the future, if you can’t speak for yourself. Eases conflict and guilt for family if they need to make decisions on your behalf.) What is shared-decision making and why is it important? (Hint: Helps you get the health care that best fits YOU. Helps you to be engaged and and have more control over your [...]

The Empowered Patient: Taking Steps to Manage Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

Presented by Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, MS, ABPP Print out the flyer: color | black and white March 25, 2021 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of patient empowerment approaches in the context of Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease care.  Participants will understand what contributes to low self-efficacy in patients managing multiple chronic health conditions. Additionally, this webinar will present ways to build self-efficacy in patients by introducing self-compassion approaches as well as introduce participants to values-based choices that can improve the management of [...]