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Episode 18: Act Of Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 54:00


Transplant recipient Della Major talks about being empowered and having hope throughout the kidney transplant process.

Episode 17: Accepting Dialysis on Your Terms

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 29:21


In this podcast Amy Hoffman talks about how she was able to navigate through dialysis and depression and find a way to make dialysis work for her.

Episode 16: Reviewing Your Options

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019 26:07


This podcast features Edward F.Hollinger, Jr., MD, PhD,, Surgical Director of Kidney Transplant at Rush University Medical Center. Dr. Hollinger discusses the benefits of finding a transplant program that best fits the patient’s needs. He also discusses what patients who may not be eligible to be listed should do while waiting.

Episode 14: Empowering Patients Through Support Groups

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 18:19


Support groups focus on patient power – the strength patients gain by sharing their personal stories and struggles with each other. In this episode, nephrologist Dr. Anu Wadhua and dialysis patient Micheal Turner talk about their combined efforts to run a successful support group in Chicago. For more information, Dr. Wadhua can be reached by email at ChicagoSupportGroup@gmail.com.

Episode 13: Support Groups

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 13:41


Quin discusses the importance of support groups with Dr. Rakhi Khanna and Social Worker Julie Siefers. Recognizing the need for patients and caregivers to come together and to share, they began their own support group in Waukegan Harbor last year.

Episode 12: Who Is The Renal Network?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 10:28


Network staff members talk about who we are, what we do, and how we can impact the care of patients with End Stage Renal Disease.

Episode 11: How To Make Patient Grievances A Good Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 18:51


Caprisheus Barbee, MSW, is the Director of Patient Services for The Renal Network/ESRD Network 10. In this episode, she discusses patient grievances, the Network's role in resolving grievances, and resources to assist facilities and patients with the grievance process.

Episode 10: Overcoming the Hurdles to Transplant

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2017 27:21


A patient story about overcoming several hurdles on her wait to get a transplant.

Episode 9: Staying Active and Optimistic With Chronic Illness

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2017 13:24


Listen as Kathy shares her story and how she remains active and hopeful while living with chronic kidney disease.

Episode 8: Living Donor Champion Program

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017 16:18


Listen as Steve Radakovitz from University of Chicago speaks about the Living Donor Champion program that helps teach patients how to tell their unique story and begin the process of looking for a living donor.

Episode 7: Applying Best Practices and Theory to Improving Transplant Discussions

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017 38:54


Listen as Christina Goalby from Explore Transplant and Health Literacy Media shares why we need to teach our patients about transplant, when they are ready to learn, what they need to know, and how to teach them.

Episode 6: A Transplant Recipient Gives Back as a Home Therapy Nurse

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 14:27


A home therapy nurse is able to help patients by sharing his own experience with dialysis and transplant.

Episode 5: A Living Donor Family Transplant Story

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2017 20:46


Each member of the Curry family shares their part of their living donor transplant story.

Episode 4: A Transplant Story

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2017 45:00


Our Patient Liaison tells her transplant story.

Episode 3: Robert Felter Award Winner & The Kidney Disease Community

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 11:48


The 2106 Robert Felter Award Winner talks about his work in the kidney disease community

Episode 2: Emergency Preparedness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 8:49


Patient Liaison Quin Taylor discusses emergency preparedness for dialysis patients.

Episode 1: Home Dialysis-Nothing to Fear

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 23:34


In this episode an end stage renal disease patient discusses her journey to home dialysis.

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