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.
News
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...
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...
August 2016 PKD e-News
Awareness Health Canada Recognizes September 4th as National PKD Awareness Day
June 2016 PKD e-News
SUPPORT Register Today for the 2016 Walk for PKD! The Walk for PKD signifies a united group, moving towards treatments and a cure for polycystic kidney disease (PKD), one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases affecting thousands in Canada. You can make an impact on this devastating disease...
May 2016 PKD e-News
SUPPORT Save the Date! The 2016 Walk for PKD Online Registration Opens June 8! We are thrilled to be hosting Walk for PKD events in Guelph, Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa this year! The Walk for PKD signifies a united group, moving towards treatments and a cure for...
April 2016 PKD e-News
LEARN Upcoming Toronto Chapter Educational Meeting: Topic: Ethical Controversies in Organ Donation and Transplantation Speaker: Michael Campbell, Former Senior Fellow in Organ Donation & Transplantation Ethics, University Health Network Bioethics Program When: Sunday, May 1 2016 from 2:00pm-4:00pm Where: Beth Sholom Synagogue, 1445 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto ON. For full details, click here.
March 2016 PKD e-News
March is National Kidney Month! Today kicks off National Kidney Month in Canada and the United States! This is the perfect time to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health, and to reduce the frequency and impact kidney disease and its associated health problems have...
January 2016 PKD e-News
LEARN Full Video Recording of the 2015 Canadian PKD Symposium is Available Online This past November, the PKD Foundation of Canada hosted our 2nd Canadian PKD Symposium in Toronto ON. The event was open to the public and included participants from the PKD medical community and various renal healthcare...
December 2015 PKD e-News
Support There’s Still Time to Make Your Year-End Gift! With 2015 drawing to an end, we wish to express our heartfelt thanks to you, our donors, for helping to make this another memorable year for the PKD community.
Blog
Devastating disease that runs in the family
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,...
Read moreConfronting the ‘hidden disease’
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...
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