Hope Week • RSN's National Online Patient Education & Lifestyle Meeting for People Who Have Kidney Disease
RSN’s 2022 Hope Week, 29th Annual Patient Education Meeting
For 29 years RSN has presented the Annual Patient Education Conference at no charge to people who have kidney disease and their families. Hope Week is a five-day national, virtual event. Each day will focus on a specific disease or treatment for kidney disease. Speakers will include healthcare professionals and people who have learned to live and thrive in spite of having kidney disease.
Raffle prizes are given away every day. Receive a complimentary gift package for attending and completing our scavenger hunt and event evaluation to help us learn and improve our online events. Information will be given during the event about the scavenger hunt and event evaluation.
Topics are subject to change. There are no fees to attend but registration is required. Full agenda and speaker information coming soon!
Tuesday, Oct. 18
Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease
10:15am: Using the extroardinary to do the ordinary – How to adapt to a new reality and pursue your dreams? by Chad Allen, entertainer, speaker and teacher
10:45am: Know Your Vaccines by Crystal Grate, RN, CNN
11:30am: Take Charge of Osteoporosis by Debbie Drayer, PharmD
12:15pm: Kidney Kin Fitness exercise break
12:30pm: Pets and Kidney Disease, Kristen Brunstien, DVM
1:15pm: How to preserve your kidney function by Madeleine Pahl, MD, FASN
2:00pm: Raffle (must be present to win) and Adjourn
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Focus on Dialysis
10:15am: Why I Chose My Treatment Option by Dawn Edwards, Kidney Disease Survivor
10:45am: What to Expect with Home Dialysis Training, Lyndsay Crowson, MSN, RN, CNN
11:30am: Pantry Staples and Foods for Renal Diet, by Lubna Akbany, RD, CSR
12:30pm: Topic and speaker to be announced
12:15pm: Kidney Kin Fitness exercise break
1:15pm: Side Effects and Remedies Patients Experience with Dialysis, Gail Dewald, RN, CNN
2:00pm: Raffle (must be present to win) and Adjourn
Thursday, Oct. 20
Focus on Kidney Transplantation
10:15am: He said – she said! A couple’s journey to and through transplant, Lacey and Sam Trevino, Husband & Wife and Living Kidney Donor & Recipient
10:45am: What is Involved with Donating a Kidney, Rafael Villicana, MD
11:30am: What is involved to Get a Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplant, Karol Franks, Family Kidney Disease Advocate
12:15pm: Kidney Kin Fitness exercise break
12:30am: FAQ – What to Ask When You get The Call, Lana Kacherova, RN
1:15pm: Innovation Presentations
- Kidney Transplantation with No Need for Medication, by Sara Douglas, RN of Talaris
- Xenotransplantation, A Patient’s Perspective by Mary Baliker
- Repairing Deceased Donor Kidneys, By Stanley Jordan, MD
- Matching Kidneys by Joe Sinacore, National Kidney Registry
2:00pm: Raffle (must be present to win) and Adjourn
Friday, Oct. 21
Focus on All Stages of Care
10:15am: Caregiver Self Care Tips, by Vernon Silva, LCSW, NSW-C
10:45am: The Healthcare shortage, All hand on deck. What patients can do to help with the crisis, by Helen Curier, RN
11:30am: Staying Employed or Getting Back to Work, By Beth Witten, LCSW
12:15pm: Kidney Kin Fitness exercise break
12:30pm: Body Image and Kidney Care – Tips for Looking Your Best, Patient Experience Panel Moderated by Cher Thomas, RDH
1:15pm: RSN Initiatives to Find Hope, Health and Happiness, Lori Hartwell
2:00pm: Raffle (must be present to win) and Adjourn
Saturday, Oct. 22
Focus on Youth with Have Kidney Disease
10:15am: Unlock your potential, Youth Workshop by Allison C. Dankner, M.ED, PSY. B.S
12:00am: Break
12:00pm: Managing Your Life with Kidney Disease, Youth Patient Experience Panel
2:00pm: Raffle (must be present to win) and Adjourn
2022 Hope Week Presenters
2022 Hope Week speakers include healthcare professionals and people who have learned to live and thrive in spite of having kidney disease. Faculty page will be available soon.
Watch the video presentations from past Hope Week Annual Patient Education Conferences
Day One • Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease
2021 Day One • Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease
2020 Day One • Focus on Chronic Kidney Disease
Day Two • Focus on Dialysis
2021 Day Two • Focus on Dialysis
2020 Day Two • Focus on Dialysis
Day Three • Day Three – Focus on Kidney Transplantation
2021 Day Three - Focus on Kidney Transplantation
2020 Day Three - Focus on Kidney Transplantation
Day Four • Focus on All Stages of Kidney Care
2021 Day Four - Focus on All Stages of Care
2020 Day Four - Focus on All Stages of Care
Day Five • Focus on Parents of Children Who Have Kidney Disease
2021 Day Five • Focus on Parents of Children Who Have Kidney Disease
2020 Day Five • Focus on Parents of Children Who Have Kidney Disease
Hope Week speakers include healthcare professionals and people who have learned to live and thrive in spite of having kidney disease.
Thank you to our 2022 Hope Week Mission Supporters
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