Dialysis Patient Citizens Education Center

Post-Election Recap
2022-12-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
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Presented by Mitch Vakerics, Managing Director, and Erin Graefe Dorton, Senior Advisor, of Prime Policy Group
December 15, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
This presentation by our colleagues at Prime Policy Group will give an overview of recently passed policies regarding kidney disease, the 2022 midterm elections, as well as predictions for the 118th Congress.
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Mitch Vakerics, a Managing Director at Prime Policy Group, has been a prominent leader in shaping healthcare policy in Washington, DC for over 15 years. After serving as a trusted adviser to several members of Congress, Mitch provides policy and political acumen on healthcare matters and helps clients craft and execute their government affairs strategies.
Erin Graefe Dorton, a Senior Advisor at Prime Policy Group, represents a diverse portfolio of issues for clients including appropriations and federal representation of state and local governments. She has an extensive network of Capitol Hill relationships, notably with the House Democratic Leadership. For over 14 years, Erin worked one-on-one with Members of the House Democratic Leadership and their staff, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn.
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How to be a Successful Home Patient
2022-11-17 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Vanessa Evans and Lacye Trevino
November 17, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this information session, you will learn:

Tips and trick for storing your supplies
What questions should you ask your team
The importance of routine and organization and how to help yourself succeed

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Vanessa Evans has been on dialysis for over 23 years. She is the Senior Manager of Advocacy and Communities for Fresenius Medical Care. A passionate advocate for the last 14 years, Vanessa does not let her diagnosis slow her down. She holds a Master’s degree from Emerson College and a BA in Political Science from University of Massachusetts’s, Amherst. She has presented for many organizations including: NKF, PCORI, ANNA, AAKP, FDA and HHS. She is considered an expert in patient experience and engagement.
Layce Trevino is a care partner to her husband, Sam Trevino. She enjoys road trips, live music, hanging with friends, and is a living kidney donor.
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Searching for a Living Kidney Donor
2022-10-20 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Harvey Mysel, a two-time kidney transplant recipient, both from living donors.
October 20, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this informational session, you will learn:

How to develop your story
How to tell your story
How to get others to share your story

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Harvey Mysel is a two-time kidney transplant recipient. After proactively managing an inherited kidney condition, PKD (Polycystic Kidney Disease) for over 20 years he was fortunate that his wife Amy was a compatible donor. As a result of what Harvey learning he started, LKDN a non-profit 501(c)3 organization established in 2007. LKDN primary mission is to educate people in need of a kidney transplant about living kidney donation and help them communicate their need to family members and friends. LKDN also has programs that educates the public about the need for living kidney donors.
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Cuidando mis huesos (Taking care of your bones)
2022-09-22
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Presentado por: María Eugenia Rodríguez-León, MS, RD, CSR
22 de septiembre de 2022
Durante esta sesión informativa, aprenderá:

¿Qué ocurre con los huesos cuando los riñones no funcionan bien?
Conoce sobre fósforo, calcio, PTH y vitamina D
¿Cómo mi patrón de alimentación protege mis huesos?

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María Eugenia Rodríguez-León es dietista registrada y especialista certificada en nutrición renal con 13 años de experiencia en el campo renal. Vive en Puerto Rico y es dueña de una práctica privada virtual donde trabaja con Hispanos que viven con ERC para ayudarlos a retrasar la progresión de la enfermedad renal. Ha trabajado con organizaciones locales y nacionales para educar a los Hispanos sobre nutrición y salud renal.
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This presentation will be available in both Spanish and English
Presented by: María Eugenia Rodríguez-León, MS, RD, CSR
September 22, 2022
During this informational session, you will learn:

What happens to bones when kidneys are not working well?
Learn about phosphorus, calcium, PTH and vitamin D
How can my meal pattern protect my bones?

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Maria Eugenia Rodríguez-León is a registered dietitian and board certified renal nutrition specialist with 13 years of experience in the kidney space. She lives in Puerto Rico and owns a virtual private practice where she works with Spanish-speaking adults who live with CKD to help them slow kidney disease progression. She has worked with local and national organizations to educate Hispanics about nutrition and kidney health.
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Understanding Your Kidney Related Labs
2022-08-25 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Judy H Gourley, LDN, RDN
August 25, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this informational session, you will learn:

How to understand your kidney related labs
The reasons they are important
Ways to improve your labs to improve your health

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Judy Gourley, RDN, LDN, is a Dietitian with Fresenius Kidney Care in South Boston, Virginia. She has worked for 41 years in North Carolina and Virginia in various positions as Director of Nutrition Services at O’Berry Neurological Center, a consultant dietitian for several community group homes, and an acute care dietitian with Sodexo.
She loves to find creative ways to educate her patients and provide tools to empower them and enable them to make good decisions.
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Additional Handouts:

The Power of Protein
Control Calcium, Feel Your Best
Focus on Phosphorus

Navigating a Renal Diet: Decoding the Mystery
2022-07-28 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Fanny Sung Whelan, MS, RD, LDN
July 28, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this informational session, you will learn about:

Highlights of a CKD diet
Dialysis diet – in-center hemodialysis vs. home therapies
Transplant Diet guidelines

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Fanny Sung Whelan is a Registered Dietitian licensed in Tennessee. She has been working with renal patients for 11 years, specializing in home therapies, and for the past 9 years, with transplant and all stages of CKD patients as well. She also has experience working with the elderly and end of life nutritional care.
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Getting to Know Your High Blood Pressure
2022-06-23 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Elizabeth Taber-Hight, DO, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Indiana University School of Medicine
June 23, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn about:

Lifestyle and non-pharmacologic changes to help your blood pressure
Getting to know your drugs
What do the numbers mean
What to ask your doctor

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Dr. Taber-Hight chose nephrology for the complexity of the specialty and for her passion for improving the lives of kidney patients. Dr. Taber-Hight is a second generation nephrologist and has been engrained in the culture of helping those in need. She feels privileged to work at IU and have access to all that this academic institution has to offer for her and her patients. When not at work, Dr. Taber-Hight enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys, traveling, coaching, and trying new recipes.
Dr. Taber-Hight attended medical school at Touro University Nevada in Henderson, NV. She completed her residency at St Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis and follow by her nephrology fellowship at Indiana University. She is board certified in internal medicine.
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From Survive to Thrive: Tips for living well with a chronic illness
2022-05-26 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Dr. Mana K. Ali Carter, PhD
May 26, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn about:

How to avoid disease burnout
How to deal with uncertainty
Coping with grief
Building your resilience

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Dr. Mana K. Ali Carter, PhD, is a rehabilitation psychologist at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, where she helps individuals cope with various physical and medical conditions to achieve optimal quality of life. She also serves as the Director of Training for the Rehabilitation and Pain Psychology Fellowship and has several publications related to health disparities. She also serves as co-chair of the institution’s diversity committee.
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The Basics of Home Dialysis
2022-04-28 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Vanessa Evans, with Dawn Edwards and Jesse Rodriguez
April 28, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn about:

Your dialysis options
Benefits of more frequent home dialysis
Introduction to PD and HDD
Questions to ask your doctor

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Vanessa Evans has been on dialysis for over 23 years. She is the Senior Manager of Advocacy and Communities for Fresenius Medical Care. A passionate advocate for the last 14 years, Vanessa does not let her diagnosis slow her down. She holds a Master’s degree from Emerson College and a BA in Political Science from University of Massachusetts’s, Amherst. She has presented for many organizations including: NKF, PCORI, ANNA, AAKP, FDA and HHS. She is considered an expert in patient experience and engagement.
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Effective Communication with Your Health Care Team
2022-03-24 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, ABPP, CSOWM, Board-Certified Clinical Health Psychologist, UT Health San Antonio
March 24, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn about:

The importance of effective communication with your health care team
Barriers that impact effective communication
Effective communication skills and be able to identify one (1) to use with your health care team at your next health care appointment

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Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, MS, ABPP, is the Director of Behavioral Health Education in the Family Medicine Residency and an Associate Professor with the Department of Family & Community Medicine with UT Health San Antonio.
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Fistulas and Grafts: The Basics
2022-02-24 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by David Mahoney, MD
February 24, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn about:

Why having a permanent access is important
Fistulas and grafts – How are they alike and how are they different?
When an access fails
How to care for your access

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Dr. David Mahoney serves as the chief medical officer for Hospital Services and Skilled Nursing Facilities dialysis for DaVita Kidney Care. He is the former chief medical officer for Lifeline Vascular Care and is a fellow of the American Society for Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology.
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Resilience and Self-Care During Stressful Times
2022-01-27 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Maureen O’Reilly-Landry, Ph.D.
January 27, 2022
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn:

How stress affects our emotions, bodies, and relationships
Ways to Increase resilience and self-care
Benefits for patients, families, caregivers, and health care staff

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Maureen O’Reilly-Landry, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist/Psychoanalyst and couples therapist. She founded and is co-chair (with Dr. Patricia O’Gorman) of the APA’s Hospital, Healthcare, and Addiction Workers, Patients and Families working group. Former Director of Psychological Services at Apollo Healthcare, she has worked extensively with patients on chronic dialysis and with organ transplant recipients. She also works with parents of medically ill children.
Dr. O’Reilly-Landry has expertise in medically-induced psychological trauma as well as the psychological and interpersonal aspects of modern medicine. Former Director of Psychological Services at Apollo Healthcare, she has worked extensively with patients on chronic dialysis and with organ transplant recipients. She also works with parents of medically ill children. She received her psychology training at Harvard College, New York University and Harvard Medical School, with Psychoanalytic training at NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, of which she is President of the Board of the Graduate Psychoanalytic Society. She is on the clinical faculty in the Columbia University Psychiatry Department. She co-chairs (with Dr. Eric Sherman) the Psychoanalysis and Healthcare Committee, (Div. Psychoanalysis, American Psychological Association). She has extensive training in couples therapy, and has a particular interest in parents of medically ill children.
Her private practice is in New York City.
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Home for the Holidays
2021-12-16 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Vanessa Evans
December 16, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn about:

Home Dialysis Treatment Options
Patient Guests, Dawn Edwards (HHD) and Latasha Thomas (PD)
Common Myths
Potential Benefits for HHD and PD
Patient Resources

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Vanessa Evans has been on dialysis for over 23 years. She is the Senior Manager of Advocacy and Communities for Fresenius Medical Care. A passionate advocate for the last 14 years, Vanessa does not let her diagnosis slow her down. She holds a Master’s degree from Emerson College and a BA in Political Science from University of Massachusetts’s, Amherst. She has presented for many organizations including: NKF, PCORI, ANNA, AAKP, FDA and HHS. She is considered an expert in patient experience and engagement.
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Medigap - Is It For Me?
2021-11-30 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Hrant Jamgochian, J.D., LL.M., Chief Executive Officer at Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC)
November 30, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn:

What is Medigap?
Why is it important to so many ESRD patients?
Is it available to you?
DPC efforts to expand patient access to Medigap.

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Hrant Jamgochian, J.D., LL.M., joined DPC in April 2011 and has served as the CEO ever since. In this capacity, Hrant directs and oversees all day-to-day operations of the organization including coordinating Board of Directors activities, fundraising, public relations and lobbying. As the primary spokesperson for the organization and lead advocate for DPC, Hrant has spearheaded numerous successful advocacy efforts, including securing passage of legislation to provide dialysis patients with access to Medicare Advantage.
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Update on the COVID-19 Vaccines
2021-09-23 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Alan S. Kliger, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, and Co-Chair, American Society of Nephrology (ASN) COVID-19 Response Team
September 23, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn:

Why should I get the COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve been waiting so far?
If I received the vaccine, how well am I protected from infection and its complications?
How does protection with the vaccine compare among groups?

general population
patients with impaired immune systems
dialysis patients
transplant patients

How well does a 3rd dose of an mRNA vaccine work?
Does the prevalence of the Delta variant of COVID make a difference?

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Getting a Good Night's Sleep
2021-08-19 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Felicia Speed, LMSW, and Tricia McCarley, RN, MSN, ACNP
August 19, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn:

The sleep issues kidney patients have (restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, etc.).
How they can be addressed.
The factors that play a part in getting a good night’s sleep.
The importance of “enough sleep” and the different types of sleep.

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Felicia Speed, LMSW is the Vice President of Social Work Services for Fresenius Kidney Care. She currently provides oversight and guidance to social workers across the country to address psychosocial barriers of patients and to improve social work competency and. She has over 20 years as a dialysis social worker.
Tricia McCarley, RN, MSN, ACNP is the Vice President of Strategic Quality Operations at Fresenius Kidney Care. In this role she develops, evaluates, and implements strategic initiatives to ensure the provision and delivery of quality patient care. Tricia has more than 45 years experience in Nephrology clinical practice.
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How Healing Works: Get Well & Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal
2021-07-22 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Wayne Jonas, MD, Executive Director of Integrative Health Programs at Samueli Foundation
July 22, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn:

Up to 80 percent of health comes from factors outside of what happens in the doctor’s office,
Shifting the patient/doctor encounter to focus on the whole patient and their environment can quickly move us toward integrative health that enhances healing and reduces chronic disease.
A simple systematic approach that helps patients tap into their inherent healing capacity.

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Wayne Jonas, MD, Executive Director of Integrative Health Programs at Samueli Foundation, is a board-certified, practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, a widely published scientific investigator and author of How Healing Works. Dr. Jonas was the Director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health from 1995-1999, and prior to that served as the Director of the Medical Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. www.DrWayneJonas.com.
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Plant-Based Diets and Kidney Disease - Who this can help and what you need to know
2021-06-24 12:30 - 13:30
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Presented by Jessianna Saville, MS, RDN, CSR, LD, CLT
June 24, 2021
12:30 pm ET, 11:30 am CT, 10:30 am MT, 9:30 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn:

Who can benefit from a plant-based diet and who should not eat a plant-based diet.
How to safely implement a plant-based diet whether you’re on dialysis or not.
What does it look like to eat a plant-based diet.

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Jessianna Saville, MS, RDN, CSR, LD, CLT, is a registered dietitian, who works with dietitians as well as patients who are at various stages of kidney disease. Visit her website at www.KidneyRD.com.
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Illness, Isolation, Dog Poop, and…Joy?
2021-05-27 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Jody L. Jones, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist
May 27, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will learn:

Human emotions are complex, allowing for the presence of grief and joy at the same time.
Joy is however you define it; there are no rules for how big or small a thing must be to bring joy.
We all can practice strategies that give us access to joy, no matter what our circumstances.

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Dr. Jody Jones is a clinical psychologist and clinical associate professor in the Dept. of Surgery at the University of Iowa. She received her PhD in 1997 from the University of Alabama and completed her residency at the University of North Carolina Medical School, where she first began working in transplant. She left UNC in 2005 for Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, where she helped establish a new liver transplant program. In 2009 she joined the University of Iowa, where she works with recipients of kidney, pancreas, liver, heart and lung transplants, as well as living kidney and liver donors. During the COVID pandemic, she has expanded her carpentry skills on projects in her home, watched many re-runs of Law & Order, and gotten to know her cats much, much better.
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Recognizing, Managing, and Eliminating Barriers to Home Dialysis
2021-04-29 14:00 - 15:00
Presented by Shaminder Gupta, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Monogram Health
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April 29, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar, you will:

Learn how to understand the option of home dialysis
Identify barriers to home dialysis and how to resolve them
Learn how home dialysis may be an option for in-center patients and newly diagnosed patients with ESRD

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Dr. Shaminder Gupta is the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Monogram Health. He served as the immediate Past President of the National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana and the lead for its Home Dialysis Task Force. He practices in Houma, Louisiana and serves an indigent population of which 40 percent of his patients utilize home dialysis.
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The Empowered Patient: Taking Steps to Manage Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
2021-03-25 14:00 - 15:00
Presented by Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, MS, ABPP
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March 25, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of patient empowerment approaches in the context of Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease care. Participants will understand what contributes to low self-efficacy in patients managing multiple chronic health conditions. Additionally, this webinar will present ways to build self-efficacy in patients by introducing self-compassion approaches as well as introduce participants to values-based choices that can improve the management of Diabetes and CKD.
During this webinar you will learn how to:

Define the Patient Empowerment Model for Diabetes
Define self-compassion
Understand how a values-based life can improve the management of Diabetes and CKD

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Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, MS, ABPP is a Board-Certified Clinical Health Psychologist and a Board-Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management. She is the Director of Behavioral Health Education in the Family Medicine Residency and an Associate Professor with the Department of Family & Community Medicine with UT Health San Antonio. She also has a cross appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and serves as the Primary Care Track Coordinator for the Psychology Internship Program.
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The "How To's" to Building a Top-Notch Immune System With Lifestyle Changes
2021-02-25 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by Fanny Sung Whelan, MS, RD, LDN
This presentation was originally scheduled to be present by Collette Powers, MA, RDN, LDN, ACSM EP
February 25, 2021
2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 pm MT, 11:00 am PT
During this webinar you will learn:

What makes up your immune system.
What factors can help or hurt your immune system.
The “Three P” approach with making lifestyle changes to help build a strong immune system.
Tools, resources, and actionable steps to get you started.

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About the Presenter:
Fanny Sung Whelan grew up around food, started working in her parents restaurant at the age of 10. She completed her B.A. and M.S. in Human Resources with a concentration in Nutrition and Food Science from Middle Tennessee State University and her dietetic internship from National HealthCare Corporation. She has been working with renal patients for 10 years, and for the past 8 years, with transplant and all stages of CKD patients. She also has experience working with the elderly and end of life nutritional care. She lives in Nashville, TN with her husband, three kids, and family dog.
Additional Resources:
Online Course: Exercise and the Benefits to You and Your Kidneys
Article: Work Those Kidneys Out!
Webinar: Get Your Sweat On! Exercising for Healthier Kidneys
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MY WAY: Make Your Wishes About You - How to Speak up to Get the Healthcare You Want, Now and in the Future
2021-01-28 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by: Elizabeth Anderson, LCSW, DSW and Dale Lupu, MPH, PhD
During this webinar you will learn:

What is advance care planning and what are its benefits? (Hint: Gives you more control over your health care in the future, if you can’t speak for yourself. Eases conflict and guilt for family if they need to make decisions on your behalf.)
What is shared-decision making and why is it important? (Hint: Helps you get the health care that best fits YOU. Helps you to be engaged and and have more control over your care.)
What are common barriers to advance care planning?
What are common barriers to shared decision making?
Suggestions for leaping over those barriers, tunneling under, or going around so you can be more in control of your care – and do it YOUR way.

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About the Presenters:
Elizabeth Anderson, LCSW, DSW, is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Western Carolina University. Dr. Anderson received her BSW from James Madison University, MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University and DSW from University of Tennessee. She practiced as a hospice and palliative care social worker, bereavement coordinator and Social Services Director for Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition. Dr. Anderson is a 2018 Sojourn Scholar Award recipient through the Cambia Foundation, one of the first of two social workers to receive this award. Her Sojourns research project is exploring best practices to engage family members of patients with kidney disease in rural communities. Dr. Anderson’s research area has been in the area of supportive care and nephrology. She has worked on the My Way research team, a multi -site randomized control trial for advance care planning for patients with kidney disease (MY WAY). She has been responsible for creating the patient education material and the curriculum guide for practitioners with a focus on Transtheoretical Stages of Change Model and Motivational Interviewing, as well as training and consulting with site coaches. Dr. Anderson is passionate about how to empower healthcare teams to provide the best patient centered care and supportive care by infusing social work skills with a focus on empathy and evidenced based communication skills training.
Dale Lupu, MPH, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, is an Associate Research Professor at George Washington University where her current research is in integrating palliative care into nephrology care, as well as general workforce trends in the field of hospice and palliative medicine. Her four decades of experience building the field of hospice and palliative care has been motivated by the conviction that “the end of the story matters.” Formerly CEO of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, she guided formation of the physician subspecialty of hospice and palliative medicine and obtained its official recognition as a subspecialty from ABMS and ACGME. Subsequently, she served as Vice President for Professional Development at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Lupu has led or consulted on a number of national initiatives to build educational capacity, workforce, and quality of care in hospice and palliative care, including quality indicators and guideline measures for hospice & palliative medicine, delineation of physician competencies in hospice & palliative medicine, and a competency evaluation toolkit for fellowship programs. She served as a member of the CMS Hospice Payment System Technical Advisory Panel and currently is a member of the ACGME Milestones work group for hospice and palliative medicine. Dr. Lupu is a graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe College and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Coping During the Holidays in the Pandemic
2020-12-17 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by: Kathy Aebel-Groesch, MSW, LCSW
The holiday season can be stressful when managing chronic kidney disease, and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will explore how stress can affect our well-being along with coping tips for taking care of ourselves.
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About the Presenter:
Kathy Aebel-Groesch is a licensed clinical social worker from St. Louis, MO. Prior to her current position as social work manager at DaVita, she was a dialysis clinic social worker for more than 20 years. Her interests include behavioral health and quality of life for people on dialysis. Kathy earned her MSW at the Brown School of Washington University and is a member of the Council of Nephrology Social Workers. She serves on the DPC Advisory Council and the editorial board of Nephrology News and Issues.

Looking Out for the Caregiver
2020-11-19 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by: Cortney Zimmerman, PhD
Taking care of someone with kidney disease can take a toll on the caregiver’s mental and emotional health. This webinar will give an overview of the challenges that caregivers may face and provide strategies on how they can look out for their own health while caring for others.
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Additional Articles and Resources

Dialysis, Caregiving and Emotional Health
Caregivers for People with Chronic Illness
Self-care resources page for caregivers
How to help a friend or loved one suffering from a chronic illness
COVID-19 Resources

About the Presenter:
Cortney Zimmerman, PhD, is a pediatric health psychologist at Texas Children’s Hospital. She works with families and patients who have renal conditions and she specializes in improving mood, coping, adherence, and adjusting to living with a medical condition. Dr. Zimmerman received her PhD from the University of Miami and is a member of APA Division 54 Society of Pediatric Psychology.

Practical Tips to Assist Beneficiaries in Determining How to Choose Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
2020-10-22 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by: David A. Lipschutz
This webinar will discuss:

Medicare basics
The pros and cons of choosing Medicare Advantage as your Medicare coverage option
Particular considerations for people with ERSD

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Dialysis Patient Citizens and Consumers’ Checkbook Introduce Dialysis Plan Choice To Help Patients During Open Enrollment
Dialysis Plan Choice Benefits One-Pager

About the Presenter:
David A. Lipschutz is the Associate Director/Senior Policy Attorney for the Center for Medicare Advocacy.

Manejando Mi Glucosa En Sangre Cuando Tengo Enfermedad Renal
2020-09-24 14:00 - 15:00
Imprima el folleto de promoción.
Presentado por María E. Rodríguez, MS, RD, CSR, LND
Temas:

¿Qué son los carbohidratos y cómo afecta mi glucosa en sangre?
¿Cuántos carbohidratos debo comer en cada comida?
Evitando niveles de glucosa en sangre altos y bajos.

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Managing My Blood Glucose When Having Kidney Disease
Presented by María E. Rodríguez, MS, RD, CSR, ND, LND
Topics:

What are carbohydrates and how they affect my blood glucose?
How much carbohydrates should I eat per meal?
Avoiding high and low blood glucose levels.

Dialysis Access: What Every Patient Should Know
2020-08-27 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by: Nephrologist David L. Mahoney, MD, FASN, FASDIN
In this presentation you will learn about:

The different types of access for dialysis
How to examine and monitor your access
Why it is important to avoid catheters

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Dr. David Mahoney is a nephrologist in the Washington, DC area with nearly 30 years of experience in the care of patients with kidney disease. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer for DaVita’s Hospital Services Group.

Is a Transplant Right for Me?
2020-07-30 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by: S. John Swanson, III, M.D., FACS, and a discussion with transplant patients on our Board
During this webinar, you will learn about:

The risks vs benefits of a transplant
The choice of a deceased vs living donor
How to find a living donor
Tips from patients’ own transplant experiences

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Additional Article:
The Gift of Life: A Donor’s Perspective
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Bone Mineral Disorder: Calcium, Vitamin D and Phosphorus
2020-06-25 14:00 - 15:00
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Presented by: Frances Rodriguez, RD, CSR, a Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition
During this webinar, you will learn about:

The relationship between kidney disease and your bones
Bone Mineral Disease
How diet impacts renal bone mineral disorder

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