The PKD Foundation of Canada hosts the virtual PKD Summit every year. It is an opportunity for the PKD medical community, renal healthcare professionals, PKD patients, their families and loved ones to connect and hear presentations from top Canadian and International Key Opinion Leaders in the field of PKD. The...
What's new in the PKD world? A collection of news stories about PKD, posted during the month of November 2023.
Welcome to the PKD Foundation of Canada's October e-News! We have provided information important to helping you take action in your journey with PKD.
The Newmarket-based team "Jan's Butterflies to the MAX" has raised more than $22,000 this year for the Toronto Walk to END PKD! Part of their amazing success is due to their passion for the mission of the PKD Foundation of Canada, and the goal of ending PKD. They also are...
You’ve probably heard about self-care before. And living with PKD, it is important to take care of you. This is self-care: taking steps to preserve or improve your health through lifestyle changes. This blog post by Emily Campbell, registered dietitian, looks at how making health changes can help you manage...
"PKD was not spoken of when I was a child. My father inherited the disease from his father (my grandfather) who died before I was born, and no one else in the family had it. I have been in touch, in recent years, with extended family on my father’s side,...
Cristina Mageau has been fundraising for the Montreal Walk to END PKD for three years, and this year her team - Team Verdun - raised more than $11,000 for the Walk to END PKD! What advice to they have for others looking to raise a large amount?
Ciara Morin - Registered Holistic Nutritionist, real food advocate, PKD warrior and advocate - recently saw a new nephrologist for her PKD, and wanted to share her story because it was a great, healthy step to take on her journey with polycystic kidney disease, and she gained a lot just...
The Fort Erie team, A Family Affair, has raised more than $8,000 this year for the Toronto Walk to END PKD. How did they manage to raise such a large amount? Do they have any suggestions for other families wanting to do the same thing? Continue reading their story for...
KDIGO (Kidney Disease | Improving Global Outcomes) is a global organization developing and implementing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease. They are currently reviewing their new global guidelines for the evaluation, management and treatment of ADPKD, and are inviting stakeholders - including patients - to participate in the guideline review...