Posted on July 1, 2020 by Lois Vail -
Kilby Lake Campground will be hosting the 14th Annual Organ Donor event on Saturday, August 15. The event helps raise awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation along with showing gratitude to those individuals and families having made organ and tissue donation. The event provides attendees the opportunity to share the joys and struggles of their personal donation experience. The highlight of the weekend is a picnic meal and silent auction of goods and services with all proceeds going to the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin.
Weekend Highlights and Camping Discounts:
- Free camping for donors and donor families
- Half price camping for transplant recipients
- New for this year: Free camping for medical staff that serve on a transplant team
- Saturday, August 15 Picnic and Silent Auction
The campgrounds, located on Kilby Lake, are about 40 minutes northeast of Wisconsin Dells.
For Reservations: Call 877-497-2344
Email info@kilbylake.com
Silent Auction Donations: Mail to Kilby Lake Campground
N4492 Fern Avenue
Montello, Wisconsin 53949
Posted on June 17, 2020 by Lois Vail -
Hear the stories of living donors who gave to someone they know. Their discussion will include their experiences as living donors along with what life is like for them and their recipients after donation.
Featured donors are Heather S. and Karen E.
Sara H. will present an advocacy update.
Do you know someone who may be in need of a kidney? Are you thinking about becoming a living donor? The Living Donors Together programs provide an opportunity to learn about kidney donation in general and to get your questions and concerns addressed.
An ‘open mic’ is always available for discussion or to ask questions.
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
Posted on June 17, 2020 by Lois Vail -
Hear the stories of four living donors who gave to a non-relative or for an unknown person in need.
Featuring: Susan Grzeskowiak, Noah Torres, Maranda Abitz and Amy Prince
The program is a GREAT opportunity for anyone to learn about living donation. Are you thinking about becoming a living donor? The evening will provide a great forum for getting your questions and concerns addressed.
An ‘open mic’ will be available for discussion and to ask questions.
Posted on June 17, 2020 by Lois Vail -
Hear the stories of three living donors who gave to a relative or family member.
Featuring: Sarah Kaatz, Jenn Finn and Mary Wang
The program is a GREAT opportunity for anyone to learn about living donation. Does someone in your family need a kidney? Are you thinking about becoming a living donor? Get your questions answered by people who have gone through the transplant/donation experience.
An ‘open mic’ will be available for discussion and to ask questions.
Posted on June 17, 2020 by Lois Vail -
Hear the stories of two living donors that chose to give through a paired exchange.
Featuring: Jessi Steinert along with Ami Blatter, Living Kidney Donor Coordinator at Froedtert Hospital
The program is a GREAT opportunity for anyone to learn about living donation. Are you thinking about becoming a living donor? The evening will provide a great forum for getting your questions and concerns addressed.
An ‘open mic’ will be available for discussion and to ask questions.
Posted on June 17, 2020 by Lois Vail -
Find out what concerns or questions a potential living donor might have TODAY if they were making the decision to donate.
Michelle Schuerman (Living Donor, 2014) will share what she learned after interviewing 23 living kidney donors.
During this program you will also hear from living kidney donors and see the premier of a special video tribute which offers HOPE to all patients who are waiting for a donor to say YES to becoming a living donor.
Posted on May 27, 2020 by Lois Vail -
What impact does COVID-19 have on pediatric kidney disease patients and their parents? In this live Q&A session Dr. Bignall and Dr. Mohamed will address concerns from parents of children with chronic kidney disease. Questions may be asked live as they discuss the latest updates on the COVID-19 virus and how it is affecting pediatric kidney disease patients, including:
- What are the new dialysis guidelines for children during this pandemic?
- Should parents be using telehealth for their children?
- What are some concerns of parents that have children with a kidney transplant?
NOTE: This presentation is at 1:00pm CT
Posted on May 27, 2020 by Lois Vail -
This discussion is presented in partnership by:
The National Kidney Foundation and
The NAACP
DETAILS:
Why is COVID-19 impacting communities of color more severely? Join us for a Q&A session with Dr. Sylvia Rosas and Dr. Kirk Campbell, moderated by Francesca Weaks, Policy and Research Manager at the NAACP. Ask questions live as they discuss the latest updates on the COVID-19 virus and how it is affecting diverse populations, including:
- Are there genetic and other factors that make communities of color more susceptible to the virus?
- What can people do to address disparities in care?
Posted on May 20, 2020 by Amanda Pollock -
The NKF is hosting a special Q&A session to answer your questions about living with gout and kidney disease during COVID19. We’ll be speaking live with Dr. Angelo Gaffo, rheumatologist and gout expert, and Armand Halter, transplant recipient living with gout. What do you want to ask?
RSVP today: https://www.kidney.org/content/facebook-live-webinar
Posted on May 18, 2020 by Lois Vail -
THE WISCONSIN DIALYSIS SYMPOSIUM is an annual, continuing education event for patient care technicians, dietitians, social workers and nephrology nursing professionals. The Symposium is hosted by the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin.
All sessions will be presented LIVE online.
This year’s event will be a totally online series of presentations.
Review the Symposium brochure/schedule to view presenters’names and more details.
REGISTER TO ATTEND:
