Patient Forum 2021: Living Your Best Life with Kidney Disease

Join us for our first virtual educational forum. This free event is being held over three days, starting Tuesday, March 9 and concluding on World Kidney Day, Thursday March 11. The program has been developed in partnership with people living with kidney disease and it will bring together patients, care partners, healthcare professionals and researchers all over Canada who will share information to help you live your best life with kidney disease.  

In many cases, the signs of kidney disease aren't noticed until the kidneys are close to failure. Every March, The Kidney Foundation promotes Kidney Health Month to help raise awareness about the warning signs and risk factors associated with kidney disease. If you or a loved one is impacted by kidney disease, this free forum is a great way for you to engage with others in the kidney community and to learn more about Living Your Best Life with Kidney Disease.

The forum will be simultaneously translated to French.

Group Sessions March 9, 10 and 11

Register for the three-day forum using the link below:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqcemqqTMvHNHbVHeT9hsliiHwDzsxKUeB 

Once you register, you can choose to join any of the sessions you like by phone or online.
 

Break Out Sessions: Choose Your Topics! 

Concurrent break out sessions will be offered on different topics. You will be asked to choose one session per time frame. Each break out session will have a unique Zoom meeting link found in the schedule below. Pre-registration for the March 10 break out session is not required, and you will be prompted to select one of the links for each of the break out sessions when they are scheduled to begin.

Full Patient Forum Schedule

Download the full Patient Forum Schedule (PDF file). Times are listed in EST. 

• Day 1 - March 9, 2021
  Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time
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  1:00 pm:  Welcome, Opening and Territorial Acknowledgement
  
  1:10 pm:  Living Well with Kidney Disease
  
  2:15 pm:  Self-Advocacy – Knowing when to ask for help – A Fireside Chat
  
  3:00 pm:  Movement Break
  
  3:20 pm:  Complementary and Alternate Medication for Kidney Patients
  
  4:05 pm:  Managing Fatigue with Kidney Disease
  
  5:00 pm:  Moderated Networking Session
   
• Day 2 - March 10, 2021

  Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time
  
  3:45 pm:  Welcome 

  4:00 pm:  Concurrent Break out Sessions (choose one - preregistration is not required)

  • Sex and the Kidney: Navigating Your Sexual Health with Kidney Disease 
    https://zoom.us/j/91607431561?pwd=Wm1TSEZaeTk4RjZqd3VDM2xrcEtuUT09
  • When to start dialysis? 
    https://zoom.us/j/94675110689?pwd=d3g0ckJzd3FyMDJjSkR2QzRsUXcyUT09

  4:45 pm:  Movement, Wellness and Kidney Disease

  5:30 pm:  Active Break

  5:50 pm:  Concurrent Break out Sessions (choose one - preregistration is not required)​

  • Care Partners and Families of People with Kidney Disease
    https://zoom.us/j/99002400806?pwd=SDdPZDdDWnJlelc5U2xQYWVkcVRrQT09
  • Peer Support and Virtual Supports for People with Kidney Disease
    https://zoom.us/j/95597676153?pwd=UDZZem51c1ljclFBTUtRRTQ2R2R2Zz09
  • Patient Empowerment
    https://zoom.us/j/96124663988?pwd=aDIrN3U2b0Y5TFhZUkRjclhiZC9rQT09 

  6:35 pm:  Cooking with Chef Kris Gaudet  
  
  7:25 pm:  Moderated Networking Session
• Day 3 - March 11, 2021 | World Kidney Day

  Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time
  
  12:00 pm:  Optional Session (register only if you are interested in this topic)

  • Fertility and Family Planning with Kidney Disease 
    Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsd-GtpzIiHtwowzfDe_opALLWRTk7IJR2  

  1:40 pm:  Welcome 
  
  1:50 pm:  Finding Humour in Difficult Topics
  
  2:35 pm:  Find your Funny Side -Laughter Wellness Session
  
  2:50 pm:  Cannabis and the Kidney: What You Need To Know​
  
  3:35 pm:  Closing Address  

The Kidney Foundation would like to thank our 2021 Patient Forum sponsors for making this event possible.