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Bag-a-Bout Fundraiser for NKFW

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon outdoors and help raise money for the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin!

What is a Bag-a-Bout? It’s a Corn-Hole Tournament!

What kind of activity is Corn-Hole? It’s a beanbag game where two teams of two people take turns tossing beanbags into a hole (3 points), or at least onto the game board (1 point), and the first team to score 21 points wins.

Hurry! Find yourself a partner and help raise money to support the various programs of the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin that support patients and families affected by kidney disease.

For more details about the afternoon, check out the flyer below. Click on the flyer to link to a
pdf of the flyer that can be printed and shared with friends.

Team sign-up ends Friday, May 21. The entry fee is $10.


a flyer with details about the bag-A-Bout Fundraiser

Capital City Cool Beans Adventure and Celebration of Life

two orange kidney bean shapes with the words "Cool Beans Adventure" set against a green semi-circle and a blue sky with a few clouds

Cool Beans Adventure and
Capital City Celebration of Life
July 1 – 31, 2021

The virtual Cool Beans Adventure and Capital City Celebration of Life is everything you loved about the Capital City 5K Run/Walk and more. It is open to anyone anywhere who want to support the efforts of the National Kidney Foundation! On July 1 we will begin our one month Cool Beans Adventure leading up to our Capital City Celebration of Life online program on July 31.

The National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin’s NEW Cool Beans Adventure encompasses a “your miles, your way” route that can take us to new towns, new sights and new sounds as we walk, run, hike or bike together. Join us as we kick off our month long Cool Beans Adventure on July 1. A very special Celebration of Life and Closing Ceremony will take place on July 31.

For more details check out our Capital City and Cool Beans Adventure page.

Registration is $35.00 for adults and has been extended through August 2 at 11:59pm CDT.

Kendra Scott Jewelry Gives Back to NKF of Wisconsin

Need something special to complete your Easter or new Spring outfit? Kendra Scott, designer of quality and affordable jewelry created from natural materials, is recognizing WORLD KIDNEY DAY by creating a Give Back Event for the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin from midnight (12:00am) March 11 until 11:59pm March 12. Shop online at KendraScott.com or in a store and Kendra Scott will donate 20% of your purchase to the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin.

Two stores are located in Wisconsin at Hilldale Shopping Center in Madison and The Corners of Brookfield in Brookfield. Use the event code GIVEBACK-136T at checkout. Each item purchased will have a one penny discount and the words “shop for good” to indicate the code has been applied. Create a lovely you!

Chronic Kidney Disease: What You Need to Know

The program will discuss the stages of chronic kidney disease, risk factors, renal function monitoring, diet and exercise and medication safety for kidney health.

Speaker: Bhavna Bhasin, MD
Nephrologist

A virtual presentation presented jointly by Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin and the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin.

Register Today

Council of Nephrology Social Workers

The meeting will be ONLINE ONLY through Zoom.

Registration for the meeting is $5 and includes the 1.5 CEU credit.

SCHEDULE

12:00 – 12:30pm   Veyo Updates/Concerns
Jonathan Liegeois

12:30 – 1:00pm   NKF-WISCONSIN Updates and Business Items

1:00 – 2:30pm   Anxiety and the New Reality Facing Dialysis Patients and Staff
1.5 CEU credits

Melissa Fry, MSW, CAPSW
Social Worker
Mile Bluff Medical Center

Learning Objectives:

  • Address the transformation of the cognitive, physiological and behavioral components of anxiety
  • Identify the new ‘what-if’ situations making dialysis patient/staff feel anxious
  • Explore new professional/patient resources that offer a new perspective on managing symptoms and reducing anxiety

2:30 – 3:00pm   Discussion
SW clinic updates

Review the Agenda for more information.
Please contact Susan Hjelsand at shjelsand@kidneywi.org if you need to discuss a waiver of the registration fee.

The National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is providing the Zoom online access for the meeting.

Council of Nephrology Social Workers

The meeting will be ONLINE ONLY through Zoom.
Review the Agenda for more information.

9:00 – 9:40am   NKF-WISCONSIN Updates and Business Items

10:00 – 11:30am   Secondary Trauma within Our Healthcare Careers
1.5 CEUs

Elizabeth Anderson, CAPSW
CT UW Health

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the basics of secondary trauma
  • Learn how secondary trauma impacts our quality of life
  • Determine how to build organizational support
  • How to cultivate emotional resiliency

Registration for the meeting is $5 and includes the 1.5 CEU credits.
Please contact Susan Hjelsand at shjelsand@kidneywi.org if you need to discuss a waiver of the registration fee.

The National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is providing the Zoom online access for the meeting.

Council of Nephrology Social Workers

The meeting will be ONLINE ONLY through Zoom.
Review the Agenda for more information.

8:20 – 8:55am   NKF-WISCONSIN Updates and Business Items
Introduction of new CEO

12:00 – 2:30pm   Dementia Caregiving: A Search for the Right Way
2.5 CEUs – Level II (pending)

Heather Moore, LPN, CDP
Dementia Outreach Specialist
Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin

Learning Objectives:

  • Define dementia and list the different forms of dementia
  • Explain the changes in the brain
  • Outline the stages of Alzheimer’s disease
  • Explore strategies that are beneficial when working with an individual with dementia
  • Describe behavioral changes and responses to challenging behaviors
  • Recognize that teamwork and self-care are important to care for patients with dementia

Registration for the meeting is $25 and includes the 2.5 CEU credits.
Please contact Kathleen Sprenger at ksprenger314@gmail.com if you are not able to afford the registration fee.

The National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin is providing the Zoom online access for the meeting.

Living Donation & Communities of Color

Living Donors Together Logo

Do you know someone who needs of a kidney? Are you thinking about becoming a living donor or a living donation advocate?

This special March is Kidney Month program will be a panel discussion focusing on living donation, transplantation and how it impacts patients who are non-Caucasian.

Speaker: Tonnie Boston
Manager Community Outreach
Versiti Organ and Tissue Donation

This free program will be available on both Facebook Live and through a Zoom link.

Registration is not needed if watching on Facebook, but it is required to watch using Zoom.

Register to Watch with Zoom

Get Social with Living Donors

Living Donors Together Logo

Do you know someone who needs of a kidney? Are you thinking about becoming a living donor or a living donation advocate?

Enjoy an “old fashioned ice cream social” type event. Grab your favorite snack and beverage and enjoy conversations with living donors from throughout Wisconsin. You don’t have to be in Wisconsin to attend. Living Donors Together organizers Michelle S. and Jill D. will be your hosts for the evening.

The program will be available on Facebook Live or through a Zoom link.

Registration is not needed if watching on Facebook, but registration is needed for watching with Zoom.

Register to Watch with Zoom

Goals of Care for All: Not Just for Palliative Care Anymore

Winter Nephrology Update:
A Virtual Evening CE Series:

This is the third of four evening workshops presented jointly by Northcentral Technical College, the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin and the American Association of Nephrology Nurses for 2 continuing education units each through Zoom.

Speaker for February 4, 2021:
Timothy Jessick, DO – Hospice & Palliative Care, Aurora West Allis Hospital
2 Continuing Education Units

Final Workshop Date:
March 4

For more information and to register visit the Winter Nephrology Update information page.