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 “How To’s” to Building a Top-Notch Immune System With Lifestyle Changes
During this webinar you will learn: 1) What makes up your immune system, 2) What factors can help or hurt your immune system, 3) The "Three P" approach with making lifestyle changes to help build a strong immune system, and 4) Tools, resources, and actionable steps to get you started.
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 [...]
Recognizing, Managing, and Eliminating Barriers to Home Dialysis
Presented by Shaminder Gupta, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Monogram Health Print out the flyer: color | black and white April 29, 2021 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT During this webinar, you will: Learn how to understand the option of home dialysis Identify barriers to home dialysis and how to resolve them Learn how home dialysis may be an option for in-center patients and newly diagnosed patients with ESRD View the Recording: Dr. Shaminder Gupta is the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Monogram Health. He served as the [...]
Illness, Isolation, Dog Poop, and…Joy?
Print out the flyer: color | black and white Presented by Jody L. Jones, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist May 27, 2021 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT During this webinar, you will learn: Human emotions are complex, allowing for the presence of grief and joy at the same time. Joy is however you define it; there are no rules for how big or small a thing must be to bring joy. We all can practice strategies that give us access to joy, no matter what our circumstances. View the Recording: Dr. [...]
Plant-Based Diets and Kidney Disease – Who this can help and what you need to know
Print out the flyer: color | black and white Presented by Jessianna Saville, MS, RDN, CSR, LD, CLT June 24, 2021 12:30 pm ET, 11:30 am CT, 10:30 am MT, 9:30 am PT During this webinar, you will learn: Who can benefit from a plant-based diet and who should not eat a plant-based diet. How to safely implement a plant-based diet whether you're on dialysis or not. What does it look like to eat a plant-based diet. View the Recording Jessianna Saville, MS, RDN, CSR, LD, CLT, is a registered dietitian, who works with dietitians as [...]
How Healing Works: Get Well & Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal
Print out the flyer: color | black and white Presented by Wayne Jonas, MD, Executive Director of Integrative Health Programs at Samueli Foundation July 22, 2021 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT During this webinar, you will learn: Up to 80 percent of health comes from factors outside of what happens in the doctor’s office, Shifting the patient/doctor encounter to focus on the whole patient and their environment can quickly move us toward integrative health that enhances healing and reduces chronic disease. A simple systematic approach that helps patients tap into their [...]
Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Print out the flyer: color | black and white Presented by Felicia Speed, LMSW, and Tricia McCarley, RN, MSN, ACNP August 19, 2021 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT During this webinar, you will learn: The sleep issues kidney patients have (restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, etc.). How they can be addressed. The factors that play a part in getting a good night’s sleep. The importance of “enough sleep” and the different types of sleep. View the Recording Felicia Speed, LMSW is the Vice President of Social Work Services for [...]
Update on the COVID-19 Vaccines
Print out the flyer: color | black and white Presented by Alan S. Kliger, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Co-Chair, American Society of Nephrology (ASN) COVID-19 Response Team September 23, 2021 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT During this webinar, you will learn: Why should I get the COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve been waiting so far? If I received the vaccine, how well am I protected from infection and its complications? How does protection with the vaccine compare among groups? general population patients with impaired immune systems [...]