Webinar Topic Index
All of the webinar videos from the PKD Foundation of Canada, organized by topic.
December 2016 PKD e-News
Welcome to the PKD Foundation of Canada's December e-News! We've provided information important to helping you take action in your journey with PKD.
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from the PKD Foundation of Canada! With 2016 drawing to a close, we hope you will consider making your year-end holiday gift to advance Canadian research, advocacy and support for more PKD patients and their loved ones.
Arie Pekar: Devastating disease that runs in the family | Voices of PKD
Part two of our four-part National Post PKD series features the entire Pekar family from Hamilton, ON. Arie Pekar received a kidney transplant from a close friend shortly after Arie’s son was born. Unfortunately his mother, Ilana, who has been on dialysis for PKD for 23 years, has yet to find a...
Harrison: Confronting the ‘hidden disease’ | Voices of PKD
Our four-part PKD series launched today in the National Post, featuring one of our youngest PKD heroes, Harrison Osborne! Harrison loves superheroes and in fact, is one himself. He was diagnosed with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) before he was even born and is overcoming the odds, living his life...
Welcome to the New PKD Foundation of Canada!
Today is an exciting day for us at the PKD Foundation of Canada. Just in time for the New Year, the PKDFOC is stepping into a new “look,” that represents all the growth we’ve seen over the years, as well as the progress that we will continue to make in...
Cheri Barton, Vankleek Hill ON | Voices of PKD
"I'm 47 years old and people are still asking me if I am pregnant. I try to take it as a compliment about how young I must look, but when people first started asking me, I would turn very red and uncomfortable. Then they would also turn red and it...
October 2016 PKD e-News
Learn Upcoming Western Canada PKD Patient Forums The PKDFOC will be hosting three FREE PKD Patient Forums in Western Canada! If you, your family or loved ones live in the Edmonton, Calgary or Vancouver area, join us and members of the local PKD community to learn more about PKD and...
PKD Awareness Day 2016
Once again, Health Canada is recognizing September 4th as National Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day – a special day devoted to raising awareness of this life-threatening, genetic disease.