Save the Date: 2019 Bike to the Moon
Bike to the Moon with the PKD Foundation of Canada from June 21-24, 2019!
Updated Canadian Expert Consensus Published to Guide Optimal Management of ADPKD
ADPKD is the most common inherited renal disorder worldwide, impacting approximately 1 in every 500 Canadians. An estimated 45% to 70% of patients with ADPKD progress to end-stage renal disease by age 65 years.
Happy Holidays From the PKD Foundation of Canada
With 2018 drawing to a close, we hope you remember the PKD Foundation of Canada in your holiday plans and consider making a year-end gift to help advance Canadian research, advocacy and support for PKD Warriors like Hailey-Ann, and their families.
2018 Toronto PKD Scientific Conference
This past September, the University Health Network held a two-day PKD Scientific Conference to: Highlight recent research advances in PKD; Illustrate how this knowledge is being translated into improving risk prognostication and novel therapeutics in PKD; and Provide practical guidance on risk assessment and clinical management of PKD through interactive...
PKD Awareness Day: Video Challenge
Are you ready to take on the challenge? Help spread the word about PKD Awareness Day and what it's like to live with polycystic kidney disease! Record a short video with your smartphone and tell us your story...
10 Simple Things You Can Do to Support Your Favourite Nonprofit
Check out these 10 simple ways you can support your favourite nonprofits. They take less than five minutes and come at no cost!
2018 Bike to the Moon Campaign Wrap Up
In 2016, an Ontario family impacted by PKD for generations got together with their friends to bike the Bruce Trail in an effort to raise money for PKD research. They travelled 480 km and raised over $11,000. This year, Bike to the Moon participants across Canada travelled over 4,000 km......
PKD Awareness Day: Local Proclamations
Each year, Health Canada recognizes September 4th as National PKD Awareness Day! This year we are looking for volunteers who want to help spread awareness in their own communities by working with us to secure local proclamations.
Register Today for the 2018 Walk to END PKD
Join us for the 2018 Walk to END PKD, the PKD Foundation of Canada's signature fundraising campaign!
2017 Canadian PKD Symposium is Now Online
On November 25, 2017 we held our biennial Canadian PKD Symposium, which included participants from the PKD medical community and various renal healthcare centres, as well as PKD patients, their families and loved ones.