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RSN
2010 Renal Teen
Prom featuring Jack Black was a Success!
The 11th Annual RSN Renal Teen
Prom held on Sunday, January 17 was a night to remember for
teens with kidney disease.
Click here for more.
 Transitioning
out of Childhood for Young People with CKD
Lori has a heart-to-heart with Dr. Maria Ferris, Pediatric Nephrologist
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and specialist in
treating adolescents and young adults with CKD. They discuss the unique
challenges a young person can face, both those with childhood-onset CKD
and those who develop CKD in their adolescence. Dr. Ferris and the team
at UNC Kidney Center have developed helpful guidelines and tools for
young people with CKD and their parents to help "smooth" what can often
be a difficult transition; growing up can have a whole new meaning when
you have CKD! All this and more, including discussion on the challenges
of completing your education when you have CKD.
Listen Now!
 Make
a World Kidney Day Proclamation in your Area!
The International Society of Nephrology
(ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) have
jointly proposed that a World Kidney Day be established on the second
Thursday in March each year.
World Kidney Day can take on greater local importance if the Mayor of
your city makes a World Kidney Day proclamation in your community.
Click here to learn more.
 The
Truth About Protein
EasyLink Access #437
People who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often
find themselves confronted with many lifestyle changes, with diet being
one of the most challenging. But there are steps that can be taken to
help delay the start of dialysis. This article briefly reviews the
components of a CKD diet with the primary goal to maintain optimal
nutrition. There is no "one-size-fits-all" diet. Your diet
needs to be individualized based on your kidney function, other medical
conditions, and nutritional status.
Learn all about it,
click here.
Patient Lifestyle Meetings Coming Your Way!
The scheduled 2009 Patient Lifestyle Meetings are complete. Our
thanks to all those that participated and attended!
The next patient meeting of 2010 will be in Santa Ana,
California on February 21st, 2010.
Click here to register online and view
the list of other meetings to come. Other cities coming in 2010: San Diego, CA;
Pittsburgh, PA...more
Keep Up to Date with the Latest RSN Advocacy Issues
Visit the
weKAN Advocacy page and stay informed.
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