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The Irish Kidney Association's 38th Annual Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving, to honour and remember the special people who have donated their organs so that others may live.
Live recording of the Irish Kidney Association's Annual General Meeting, which was held on Saturday 24th June 2023 at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel in Dublin.
Live launch video of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2023 from the Mansion House in Dublin. Speakers include Organ Donor Recipients, An Organ Donor Family, and the Minister for Health.
Two Irish patients share their experience, along with presentations from Shared Care Strategy Director & Trainer, Tania Barnes from Kidney Care UK, Donna Pike from the Altnagelvin Unit in Derry, and Emer Kenny from St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin.
A HSE supported webinar covering COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, and how kidney patients can protect themselves and their families.
Speakers:
Dr Eimear Brannigan (National Clinical Lead in the AMRIC (antimicrobial resistance and infection control))
Professor George Mellotte (National Clinical Lead for Renal Services & Consultant Nephrologist to St James’s Hospital and to Tallaght University Hospital)
An information webinar to celebrate World Kidney Day 2023, highlighting the importance of screening for kidney and heart disease if you already have one of them.
Speakers:
Professor George Mellotte - National Clinical Lead, NRO
Maeve Frawley - Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist, Croí Heart & Stroke Charity
Paul Owens - Patient Story
We were delighted to welcome Professor George Mellotte, National Clinical Lead, HSE National Renal Office and Consultant Nephrologist to join us to outline the options for home dialysis.
Aoife Smith talks through the emotional responses you can experience when diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, and talks a bit about the counselling services of the IKA.