In this section you will find information about fact sheets, a glossary of terms, online courses, Spanish resources, support, state-by-state resources, and other kidney resources.
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Are You Aware That…
The Dialysis Patient Citizens Education Center is dedicated to improving kidney patients’ quality of life and reducing the occurrence of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) through education. Education is the transmission of knowledge and [...]
Support Groups
Coping with a chronic disease is not an easy task! The journey is challenging, tiring, frustrating--often depressing, and lonely. One can feel that no one is experiencing or understanding their respective circumstances. A support group [...]
Merida Bourjolly: Taking Control of Her Care and Finding Meaning Through Advocacy
Merida Bourjolly, President of DPC Education Center Board of Directors Merida Bourjolly had a kidney removed when she was just three weeks old, though it wouldn’t be until much later that her [...]
For Gene Blankenship, Family is Everything
Eugene Blankenship, DPC Board of Directors Gene has had a front row seat to life with kidney disease for as long as he can remember. His entire family has been affected by [...]
Knowledge to Empowerment
Nancy L. Scott, DPC Education Center Project Manager As I sat on the side of my hospital bed on a cold night in March of 2004, my heart was broken and it [...]
NephU Provides Resources for Dialysis Patients
Learn more about the Education Center's collaboration with NephU, a community of health care professionals and advocates collaborating to improve kidney health.
