Kidney Health Week - 22 May to 28 May 2011
It's Time For Some Decent Exposure
Kidney Health Australia is launching its annual Kidney Health Week campaign under the banner of "Red Undies Week", which is designed to be playful and a little bit cheeky and give some decent exposure to chronic kidney disease, a disease which has flown under the radar for too long. To take part in Red Undies Week, visit www.redundiesweek.org.au and support Kidney Health Australia. Order our posters via our resource centre.
Donald Puts CKD On The Map
To mark Kidney Health Week, the East Wimmera Health Service, in partnership with Kidney Health Australia, held an important inagural public health forum on May 26 entitled "Are Your Kidney At Risk Of Failing?" This sell out event was aimed at raising awareness of Chronic Kidney Disease and attracted crowds from Donald, Charlton, St Arnaud, Birchip, Horsham, Ballarat, Bendigo, Nyah and Stuart Mill.
Topics included:
- Kidney health
- Heart health
- Diabetes
- Early detection and prevention
- Haemodialysis
- Depression
- Chronic illness
- Link between heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease.
Everyone who attended received a health promotion show bag including information on how to stop smoking, how to eat healthier food, the Swap It, Dont Stop It, campaign and caring for carers. The brilliant speakers included Associate Professor John Richmond who oversaw the establishment of the dialysis and renal service which provides support for patients from Ballarat and the Northwest corridor and Joan Wood, a local grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of 2 who shared her husband's story of being diagnosed with CKD and her story as a carer.
Photos From Donald Forum
Bendigo Health Supporting Red Undies Week
On May 25, renal services and HARP (Hospital Admission Risk Program) a display at teh Bendigo Hosptial. Blood pressure assessments and risk factors were reviewed utilising the red undies postcards. Check out the local assessors below supporting this great cause in their red undies. The local TV station attended and took footage of the team dresses in the red undies and was shown on the local news.
Kidney Health Australia Taskforce (KCAT)
Interactive Workshop for GPs and nurses about Chronic Kidney Disease
The KCAT Workshop module being presented, focuses on the management of Stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease.
This module will be presented by A/Professor John Richmond. This workshop is open to GPs and nurses, strictly by booking only.
When: Thursday, 26 May 2011
Where: East Wimmera Health Service, Donald Campus, Aitken Ave, Donald
Time: Registration and dinner - 6:30 pm and KCAT Workshop from 7 pm to 9 pm
Contact: Genette Heslop - 03 5478 6200
For more information please download our flyer