There are germs everywhere! It is important for every dialysis patient to protect their access site—their lifeline! Wash your hands and access sites—especially before dialysis! These two key points can help to prevent and avoid infection. Not only will it help to prevent infection but will help to keep you on the path of a greater quality of life. The following information from DaVita can be found on their website (www.davita.com).
Join Us at Our New Time, 2pm EST, for the Next DPC Kidney Chat - May 14th!
Thank you to everyone who joined our Kidney Chat earlier this week! Our next call will be July 9th at our new time, 2:00pm EST, with guest speakers Shay Scott, CEO and Deb Parker, COO from Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Wilmington, DE. .
To join the call: Dial: 866-230-9002 Enter Meeting Code: 420 835 078#
As always, this a safe place to discuss aspects of living with kidney disease and connect with fellow patients in the kidney community. We hope you will join us!
Join DPC Education Center for a Special Instagram Live!
The DPC Education Center is excited to go Live on Instagram for "What Are You Eating?" with Fanny Sung Whelan, MS, RDN, LDN, a registered dietitian who has worked with people with all stages of kidney disease since 2011, from pre-dialysis to dialysis to transplant.
Join us Wednesday, June 26th at 12:30pm EST to get your renal diet questions answered!
Follow @patientcitizens on Instagram to notified at the start of our live session
Consejos Esenciales para el Control del Fósforo en la Enfermedad Renal (Essential Tips for Phosphorus Control in Kidney Disease)
This presentation will be available in Spanish. Slides will be provided in both Spanish and English
Presentado por: María Eugenia Rodríguez-León, MS, RD, CSR (Presented by: María Eugenia Rodríguez-León, MS, RD, CSR)
26 de junio de 2024 (June 26, 2024)
Aprenda sobre la importancia de mantener niveles óptimos de fósforo en pacientes con enfermedad renal, orientación práctica sobre cómo implementar una dieta baja en fósforo, y el conocimiento y las habilidades necesarias para adherirse a los aglutinantes de fosfato. (Learn about the importance of maintaining optimal phosphorus levels in patients with kidney disease, practical guidance on how to implement a low-phosphorus diet, and the knowledge and skills needed to adhere to phosphate binders.)
Regístrate para notificarte cuando esté lista la sesión educativa (Register to be notified when learning session is released):https://bit.ly/edcenterevents
May Instagram Live – Kidney Questions for the Doctor
If you missed our May Instagram Live, the recording is now available!
This month, Dr. Scantlebury talks about mental health and some of the challenges both dialysis and transplant patients face while on their kidney journey. She also talks about some of the resources available on the DPC Education Center's website, as well as the importance of still having a primary care doctor as a kidney patient, and many more kidney-related topics.
June Instagram Live – Kidney Questions for the Doctor
If you missed our most recent Instagram Live, the recording is now available!
As the weather starts heating up, Dr. Scantlebury shares some tips for staying cool while not going over your fluid limit, phosphorus and why it has to be closely monitored by renal patients, some considerations that go into being eligible for transplant, and many more kidney-related topics.
