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Our Kidney Blog is Australia's first Kidney Health Consumer feedback mechanism (no registration required)  enables people in our kidney community to share personal views and stories. It provides key decision makers with feedback from those at the front line dealing with this silent killer. In a busy world it's difficult to be heard - contribute your thoughts, help build a meaningful meeting place and voice for our kidney community. Our Kidney Blog is reviewed regularly by our Consumer Participation Committee. You may also wish to:

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Your Kidney Blog - Have your say
Author: Administrator Account Created: Tuesday, 19 December 2006
This area is a place to lodge your thoughts (blog), experiences, opinions on issues that affect the broader kidney community. Have your say in your own blogosphere and speak up - the first step to real change!

Bloggers from our 'kidney' community
By Administrator Account on Sunday, 5 July 2009
What's happening in your 'kidney' world. Do you have something to say about your kidney community - speak up here and be heard.
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Early Detection and Prevention
By Administrator Account on Sunday, 5 July 2009
Kidney disease is out of control in Australia - almost 2 million Australians may be affected by early-stage kidney disease and not even know about it - yet many risk factor of CKD are modifiable.
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Transport
By Administrator Account on Sunday, 5 July 2009
Transport is a key concern for patients needing to travel to dialysis treatment - whether it be access to taxi subsidies, availability of bus services, reliance on family and friends, or cost of petrol for cars - getting to dialysis can be a real struggle. Skyrocketing petrol prices are having a devastating impact, particularly for those patients who live in regional and rural areas where access to dialysis units is limited.
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Home dialysis
By Administrator Account on Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Home Dialysis has many advantages and can significantly improve rehabilitation and length of survival. It currently costs Government an average of $60,000 a year for just one patient to dialyse. If this patient is supported and encouraged to move to home dialysis, this cost is cut by a third, down to $40,000. Give us your thoughts....
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Donor Compensation
By Administrator Account on Friday, 26 June 2009
Organ donor compensation is important.
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Organ Donation
By Administrator Account on Friday, 22 May 2009
Organ transplantation funding a major boost for Kidney patients - around 60% of all organ transplants carried out in Australia relate to the kidney. This strategy and funding by Federal Government to improve organ donation provides a major boost for Kidney Patients forced to wait an average of four to six years on dialysis for a transplant.
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