scholarly journals World Kidney Day 2021 with the theme of living well with kidney disease; a review of current concepts

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e08-e08
Author(s):  
Mohammad Bahadoram ◽  
Saeede Labaykee ◽  
Bhaskar VKS Lakkakula ◽  
Bijan Keikhaei ◽  
Mitra Nekouei Shahraki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
International Federation ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Global Awareness ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Kidney Health

Since 2006, by considering one dimension of kidney disease, each year, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) have consistently and unanimously declared a World Kidney Day (WKD) around a specific kidney disease to increase the global awareness about kidney diseases. WKD, which is celebrated in more than 150 countries worldwide, is an international kidney health awareness campaign emphasizing the importance of the kidneys to reduce the global prevalence of kidney diseases and their related health problems by promoting patients and providing education. The present review aims to summarize the themes of previous WKD campaigns and the advocacy of the 2021 WKD campaign theme "Living well with kidney disease". The 2021 WKD Steering Committee advocates for the empowerment of CKD patients, their family members, and care partners, along with both drug and non-drug therapeutic programs to achieve better health outcomes.

scholarly journals Living Well with Kidney Disease by Patient and Care-Partner Empowerment: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Kam-Tao Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize the burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including an emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labelling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities, including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with a prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals, and policy makers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

scholarly journals What we do and do not know about women and kidney diseases; Questions unanswered and answers unquestioned: Reflection on World Kidney Day and International Woman’s Day

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 4-14
Author(s):  
G B Piccoli ◽  
M Alrukhaimi ◽  
Liu Zhi-Hong ◽  
E Zakharova ◽  
A Levin
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Chronic Kidney Diseases ◽  
Child Bearing ◽  
The World ◽  
Education Medical ◽  
Kidney Health

On behalf of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 10% of the world’s adult population: it is within the top 20 causes of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. World Kidney Day and International Women’s Day in 2018 coincide, thus offering an opportunity to reflect on the importance of women’s health and specifically their kidney health, on the community, and the next generations, as well as to strive to be more curious about the unique aspects of kidney disease in women so that we may apply those learnings more broadly. Girls and women, who make up approximately 50% of the world’s population, are important contributors to society and their families. Gender differences continue to exist around the world in access to education, medical care, and participation in clinical studies. Pregnancy is a unique state for women, offering an opportunity for diagnosis of kidney disease, but also a state where acute and chronic kidney diseases may manifest, and which may impact future generations with respect to kidney health. There are various autoimmune and other conditions that are more likely to impact women with profound consequences for child bearing, and on the fetus. Women have different complications on dialysis than men, and are more likely to be donors than recipients of kidney transplants. In this editorial, we focus on what we do and do not know about women, kidney health, and kidney disease, and what we might learn in the future to improve outcomes worldwide.

scholarly journals Living Well with Kidney Disease by Patient and Care-Partner Empowerment: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

Nephron ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Kam-Tao Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize the burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including an emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labelling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities, including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with a prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals, and policy makers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

scholarly journals Living Well with Kidney Disease by Patient and Care-Partner Empowerment: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-215
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize burden and consequences of CKD related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labelling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals and policy makers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

scholarly journals Living well with kidney disease by patient and care partner empowerment: kidney health for everyone everywhere

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 476-481
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Kam-Tao Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Abstract Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care partners. Empowering patients and their care partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize the burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including an emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of ‘Living Well with Kidney Disease’ in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labeling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with a prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals and policymakers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

scholarly journals Living Well with Kidney Disease by Patient and Care-Partner Empowerment: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Kam-Tao Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize the burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including an emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labelling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities, including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with a prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals, and policy makers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

scholarly journals Living Well With Kidney Disease by Patient and Care-Partner Empowerment: Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 205435812199527
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Kam-Tao Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labeling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals, and policy makers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

scholarly journals Living well with kidney disease by patient and care-partner empowerment: kidney health for everyone everywhere

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Kam-Tao Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Abstract Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labelling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals, and policy makers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

Living well with kidney disease by patient and care-partner empowerment: kidney health for everyone everywhere

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
Philip Kam-Tao Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
Vassilios Liakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize the burden and consequences of CKD related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including an emphasis on patients being in control. The World Kidney Day (WKD) Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labelling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities including during pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with a prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals, and policymakers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

scholarly journals Living well with kidney disease by patient and care-partner empowerment: kidney health for everyone everywhere

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh ◽  
◽  
Philip Li ◽  
Ekamol Tantisattamo ◽  
Latha Kumaraswami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Steering Committee ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Patient Reported

Living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with hardships for patients and their care-partners. Empowering patients and their care-partners, including family members or friends involved in their care, may help minimize the burden and consequences of CKD-related symptoms to enable life participation. There is a need to broaden the focus on living well with kidney disease and re-engagement in life, including an emphasis on patients being in control. Every second Thursday in March, World Kidney Day (WKD) is celebrated. This year, it is on 11th March 2021. The WKD Joint Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease” in an effort to increase education and awareness on the important goal of patient empowerment and life participation. This calls for the development and implementation of validated patient-reported outcome measures to assess and address areas of life participation in routine care. It could be supported by regulatory agencies as a metric for quality care or to support labelling claims for medicines and devices. Funding agencies could establish targeted calls for research that address the priorities of patients. Patients with kidney disease and their care-partners should feel supported to live well through concerted efforts by kidney care communities including during COVID-19 pandemics. In the overall wellness program for kidney disease patients, the need for prevention should be reiterated. Early detection with a prolonged course of wellness despite kidney disease, after effective secondary and tertiary prevention programs, should be promoted. WKD 2021 continues to call for increased awareness of the importance of preventive measures throughout populations, professionals, and policy makers, applicable to both developed and developing countries.

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