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Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Kidney Health Care for LGBTQIA+ Patients

Continuing education series for professionals. Creating an open relationship with LGBTQIA+ patients is an ongoing processthere is no one right way to...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Health Equity and Chronic Kidney Disease

Health equity means providing resources based on need, not treating everyone the same. Inequities in CKD arise from factors like race, insurance, and ...

Chronic kidney disease,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Bringing the Patient Voice to the National Medical Association Conference

by Morgan Reid, NFK Director of Transplant Policy and Strategy Amplifying the voices of our kidney patient community is a critical component of how th...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Policy and legislation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Two Hearts, One Condition: Married Couple Face Their Kidney Disease Diagnoses Together

From a sudden collapse and strokes to dialysis treatments and failed transplants, Nathan and Candria's kidney disease journeys have been marked with m...

Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Treatments and therapies

LGBTQIA+ Healthcare Disparities: The Impact on Kidney Disease Outcomes

Recent studies have found that over 50% of LGBTQ+ people experience some form of healthcare discrimination1 and over 25% of transgender people reporte...

Social determinants of health,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

Kidney Transplant Recipient and Renaissance Person Fighting for Equality in Healthcare

Jess Walters is an independent scholar, a remarkable artist, and a fierce advocate. With a neurodivergent deaf-queer identity that fuels their drive, ...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney transplantation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

HEALTH LITERACY: A REVIEW AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES

CNSW Lead Article – HEALTH LITERACY: A REVIEW AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES Gloria Chen, LCSW-S, CCTSW Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of T...

Race and ethnicity,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

One IgAN Patient’s Journey to Overcoming Inequities in Healthcare

When Thelma was just twelve years old, she started experiencing swelling in her hands and feet. But without health insurance, her family had to rely o...

IgA nephropathy,

Autoimmune kidney diseases and conditions,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Kidney Commute CE Study Guide: Health Literacy

Continuing education series for professionals. Learn how to influence health literacy, find evaluation techniques, and implement multiple intervention...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors

Mom Saves Day Through Paired Kidney Exchange Program

Elizabeth Archuleta had trouble controlling her bladder as a child, but healthcare professionals believed she would grow out of it. Unfortunately, she...

Glomerular diseases,

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Living donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation