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Kidney Health And Heart Health Go Hand In Hand
The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) and the National Renal Office (NRO), together with the Irish Heart Foundation and Croí Heart and Stroke Charity, are joining forces for a campaign to raise awareness about the close link between Heart Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease. This campaign will mark World Kidney Day which…
B.Braun and IKA 6-Part Webinar Series
The Irish Kidney Association and B. Braun are delighted to present a 6 part webinar series sharing insights on Kidney Disease. During these one hour sessions you will learn about Kidney Disease, Treatment Options including shared care, Medications, Diet and…
IKA Appraisal of Preliminary End of Year Figures for Organ Donation and Transplantation
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The Late Late Show’s Christmas Miracle
Just five weeks after receiving her kidney transplant in October, made possible by the selflessness of the family of a deceased donor, an emergency nurse saved the life of her five-year-old neighbour. The story which was shared on RTÉ’s Late…
Press Statement on the Human Tissue Bill, Organ Donation for Transplantation
Family consent still required under proposed new legislation. The Irish Kidney Association has been raising awareness of organ donation for transplantation for over 40 years now and is part-funded by the HSE to issue organ donor cards nationally and run…
Shared Haemodialysis Care – Can it help you?
Receiving dialysis treatment means there is a long intense relationship with the medical system. Most other chronic health illness conditions do not involve visiting a healthcare facility, three to four times a week for hours at a time. Patients have…
Army Couple About To Embark On Kiliminjaro Climb For Charity
Army Sergeant Lavinia Connell, from Glynwood, Athlone, along with her partner, Company Sergeant Jason Hassett, from Boherlahan in Tipperary, are hoping their army training will stand to them as they get ready to climb the world’s tallest freestanding mountain, Mount…
IKA Welcomes Research Award for Patients With Rare Kidney Disease
The Irish Kidney Association (IKA) is delighted to have been awarded a major grant from the HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme towards research into ‘patient reported outcomes’ for patients with rare kidney diseases, referred to as Glomerular Disease (GD). It states…
Statement on the need for reliable affordable electricity supply for Home Dialysis patients
Irish Kidney Association statement on the need for reliable affordable electricity supply for Home Dialysis patients Dialysis treatment is a part-time life support system which cannot be avoided when people have end stage kidney failure. As a consequence of the…
Work Commences on Cork Renal Support Centre
We are delighted to announce that work will commence on the new Cork Renal Support Centre next Monday August 15th 2022. Joining members of the Cork Branch to announce the official start were Pascal Falvey – Buliding Contractor, Eddie Flood…