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Katy Draper
Hi I'm Katy and I run Global Dialysis with Russell England. I am a trained nurse and used to work on the renal transplant unit at St Bartholomew's Hospital. I've worked in the healthcare world for over 25 years and love it! I enjoy helping people get the right information and the right care and campaign for the needs of patients, their carers and centre staff. I'm passionate about making Global Dialysis the best it can possibly be for dialysis users and their carers across the globe. I met Russ a few years, actually just by chance, and am so delighted to be working with him here! I have a son, William (9) and two Jack Russels - Harry and Potter and I enjoy my family, long walks in the countryside and marathon running!
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS JOINS FORCES WITH NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC TO HOST HOME HEMODIALYSIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Tampa, FL- The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) today announced it’s partnership with NxStage Medical Inc. to host an AAKP HealthLine combined conference call and webinar. AAKP is the leading patient education organization who’s dedicated to improving the lives of fellow patients by helping them deal with the physical, emotional and social impact of kidney disease. The program takes place January 25, 2012 from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET.
AAKP HealthLine is one of many FREE educational programs provided by AAKP. It is a one-hour conference call and webinar designed to educate participants on a variety of topics affecting kidney disease patients and their families. The conference call and simultaneous webinar feature kidney health care experts from across the country and provide participants with the convenience of gaining knowledge from the comfort of their home or office. Time is provided at the end of each call for participant questions.
The topic of the next AAKP HealthLine combined conference call and webinar is Home Hemodialysis: Helping Patients Lead a Healthier Life! The program takes place Wednesday, January 25, 2012, from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET. The program’s goal is to educate individuals on the convenience and lifestyle benefits of home hemodialysis, as well as the overall health and medical benefits dialyzing at home provides.
Speakers include Michael Alan Kraus, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Coordinator of the Division of Nephrology at Indiana University School of Medicine. He is also Medical Director of the Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), Hemodialysis and Acute Dialysis Units. Brian Hess, a former peritoneal dialysis patient, who is now training for home hemodialysis. Also, Joe Karan, a home hemodialysis patient for more than two years.
To register for this FREE event, call 1-800-749-2257 or visit www.aakp.org/events/HealthLine/Upcoming-Calls/january2012. This program will be recorded and archived on the AAKP website. To listen to previously recorded AAKP HealthLine conference calls, visit www.aakp.org/events/HealthLine/archive.
AAKP would like to thank NxStage Medical Inc. for its support for this program.
Kidney Care Matters Online December 2011
| Welcome to the December issue of Kidney Care Matters. It’s full of the latest news in kidney care, including a new film that highlights the benefits of establishing young adult clinics for patients with long term conditions. I hope the film, which follows a group of kidney transplant patients meeting in a sports centre for their clinic, will encourage other healthcare teams to consider setting up similar clinics to provide tailored support for young adult patients.
This month we are carrying out a survey among clinical biochemists, to learn more about how e-alert systems can be used to identify and manage patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). There is also news of a set of AKI competencies that has just launched, designed to provide consistent standards for all staff involved in the care of acutely ill patients. There is lots of news from NICE this month, including the launch of a new quality improvement guide to prevent and control healthcare infections. We are also pleased to announce that a podcast about the clinical guideline on anaemia management in CKD is the most popular podcast NICE has ever produced, with almost 2,000 downloads so far. Finally, the call for entries for the NICE Shared Learning Awards 2012 is now open, and I hope you will consider submitting an entry. Sandip Mitra and the home dialysis team at Manchester Royal Infirmary scooped the top award this year, and it would be a real achievement to see a kidney care team take home the prize for the second year in a row! There are lots of other stories, and, as always, you will find details of the most up-to-date publications, and links to useful websites, recent research articles and the latest issues of other kidney-focused newsletters. Finally, I hope you all enjoy a relaxing break this festive season, and come back in 2012 ready for an exciting year ahead. Beverley Matthews How to Guide: One-page clinical tool improves prevention and treatment of acute kidney injuryNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has developed and implemented a simple one-page algorithm which has improved awareness, monitoring, assessment and treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI). How to Guide: E-mail advice for GPs improves care for kidney patientsAn e-mail helpline run by kidney consultants in South Tees is enabling GPs to provide timely, convenient and more efficient care for their patients with kidney disease. Healthcare teams urged to set up young adult clinicsA new film has been launched that highlights the benefits of young adult clinics for patients with long term conditions. Survey supports development of AKI e-alert systemsNHS Kidney Care is carrying out a survey amongst clinical biochemists in order to gain an understanding of the use of e-alerts to highlight Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). CKD in ethnic minorities video wallA film developed by Kidney Research UK in partnership with NHS Kidney Care is now available on the NHS Choices website. New competency framework will help improve care for patients with AKIA new competency framework for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has been launched, designed to improve quality of care by providing consistent standards for all staff involved in the care of acutely ill patients. Royal Berkshire pilots home dialysis programmeThe Royal Berkshire hospital in Reading has launched a new scheme to boost the number of its kidney patients on home dialysis. New quality improvement guide to prevent and control healthcare associated infectionsA new quality improvement guide on the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) in secondary care settings has been published by NICE. Kidney patients urged to get flu jabKidney patients are being urged to ensure they have had a flu jab this winter. Grants launched for transplantation professionalsThe European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) has launched a number of grants in order to promote the exchange of expertise amongst researchers and clinicians. Kidney teams urged to enter NICE shared learning awardsHealthcare teams have until 31 January 2012 to enter the NICE Shared Learning Awards. Anaemia management guidance is ‘top of the pods’A podcast on anaemia management in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become the most downloaded podcast on the NICE website. Recent Research Alerts- December 2011 |
Kidney Kitchen Cookbook
Kidney Kitchen Cookbook
The Kidney Kitchen Cookbook is packed full of recipes chosen specifically for people living with kidney disease as well as meal plans created by our dietitians. The Kidney Foundation of Canada plans for this resource to continue to grow and evolve: more recipes and meal plans will be added regularly, seasonal and celebration meals will be included and we encourage you to submit your recipes, thoughts and ideas. Bon Appétit!
Here's one of their sample recipees:Fettucine with Pork Ragu
You don't have to add truffle oil to this satisfying and savoury dish but if you do it adds a wonderful flavour
Source: Created by Chef Christian Lepore at Divino Wine Studio in Ottawa
Diet Type: Low Phosphorus / Low Potassium / Low Sodium
Renal Diet Nutrient Analysis
- Servings per recipe: 4
- Serving size: 1/4 of the recipe
Nutrient Analysis
- Calories: 458
- Protein: 16g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fibre: 2.5g
- Total Fat: 31g
- Sodium: 119mg
- Phosphorus: 193mg
- Potassium: 509mg
Renal and Diabetic Exchanges
2 starch
1 1/2 vegetable
Ingredients
1 medium zucchini, chopped
2 medium red peppers, sliced thin
1/2 large onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
Pinch of chili pepper
75ml tablespoons of olive oil (about 5 tbsp)
200ml of homemade chicken or vegetable stock (just under 1 cup)
350g of fresh fettuccine
20ml of truffle oil (4 teaspoons)
Directions
For the Sauce
Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. (You will be adding the pasta to the pan once it is ready so make sure the pan is large enough).
Add the onion and garlic and once they turn golden brown add the ground pork.
Turn up the heat slightly and cook the meat, stirring regularly, until cooked (about 8 minutes). Add the red pepper, zucchini and chili pepper and cook for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the stock and continue cooking for another 8 minutes. Don’t overcook the sauce or it will become dry!
Add the pasta to boiling water. Fresh pasta does not take a lot of time to cook. Five minutes should be enough. Drain the pasta and add into the pan with the sauce.
Stir until it is creamy and blended with the sauce. You can add back some of the cooking water if the pasta looks dry. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of truffle oil over each serving.
This looks like a quality site, take a look. http://www.kidneycommunitykitchen.ca/kkcookbook
Manchester Royal Infirmary's Charity Christmas Cards
MINT (Manchester Institute of Nephrology and Transplantation), helping to raise money for the Renal Unit and Satellite Units of Manchester Royal Infirmary to provide funding for research and direct patient amenities. Your donation will help with research which will allow the work of Kidneys for Life to make a real impact on the life-threatening problems encountered by those suffering with kidney disease. Self Care week - forward of Kidney Care Matter
This special edition contains the latest self care news from and for the kidney community, including an update of our latest project to implement care planning into kidney services. We are supporting 23 kidney units across England to develop new ways to embed care planning, and the outcomes will be shared with other units and with other long term condition service areas. There is also an article on the work being carried out in Leicester to develop exercise programmes for kidney patients, and you can download a patient-facing advice guide, with practical tips for exercise. We are backing the call from NHS Lincolnshire for ‘community self care’ so that families, friends and carers ensure that the elderly aren’t at risk from dehydration this winter, which is one of the leading causes for the rapid growth in acute kidney injury. Finally, there is a report of a new online network that has been set up for young adult kidney patients in London and the South West, which will help to engage young people through peer support.
Go to the special edition: http://www.kidneycarematters.
1. Special Edition: Self Care Week 2011
Full story: http://www.kidneycarematters.
2. Kidney care is leading the way to embed care planning
Full story: http://www.kidneycarematters.
3. Regular exercise helps kidney patients take steps towards self care
Full story: http://www.kidneycarematters.
4. Kidney community urged to back self care in the community campaign
Full story: http://www.kidneycarematters.
5. New online network helps patients access peer support
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