MRP Patient & Families Newsletter Winter 2019

Spring Lean Keen Kidney classes will be starting in April. This is a program for people living with kidney disease that helps build ability to do more physical activity. Learn more.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada has updated their tax tips page with lots of information for people living with CKD or receiving dialysis. Are you getting the most out of our tax return?

Visit the Tax Tips Page

We are running a small campaign with Kidney Foundation of Canada Manitoba Branch featuring our Kidney Coach (www.kidneycoach.ca). The campaign will run on social media, digital ads, some transit shelters, radio and print newspapers.

Let's also wear red on March 14th to raise awareness about kidney disease. Download the 'wear red' poster here.

Plans for a new 22-bed dialysis unit at Health Sciences Centre are moving forward. The Manitoba Government announced the project in January as the tender process began.

Read the whole story.

Brandon Regional Health Centre announced the expansion of its dialysis services on December 17. Alongside its hemodialysis unit, the centre will now offer home peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis training and support for patients in the region.

Read the whole story.

In the fall we expanded our renal patient feedback group meetings to other locations in Winnipeg and through teleconference. A report was put together for renal managers and directors and submitted this January. If you would like a copy please email and request one.

For a printable poster of the upcoming meeting dates click here.

NEW: There is now an online form to submit feedback at kidneyhealth.ca/rpfg.

SPRING 2019 MEETING DATES

*PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A CALL IN OPTION FOR ALL MEETINGS:*
DIAL 1-866-464-4026 – when prompted enter conference code: 5891664357

In-Unit Hemodialysis

Health Sciences Centre
March 12th, 2019 & GH404 1:30 – 3 pm
GH404 1:30 – 3 pm

Seven Oaks General Hospital - March 20th, 2019
(Lower Level) ROOM 105 11:30 am – 1 pm

St. Boniface Hospital - April 24th, 2019
D1005 11:30 am – 1 pm

Brandon & Rural Dialysis Units - April 10th, 2019 11:30 am – 1 pm
DIAL 1-866-464-4026 – when prompted enter conference code: 5891664357

Home Hemodialysis
March 27th, 2019 1:30 – 3 pm
Lower Level Seven Oaks General Hospital Room 101 (Lower Level)

Peritoneal Dialysis
April 17th - 11:30 am to 1 pm
Seven Oaks General Hospital Room 101 (Lower Level)

It was in 1998, that the Manitoba Provincial Dialysis Program was mandated by Manitoba Health (under the umbrella of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority) to provide care for all adult patients receiving dialysis therapies in Manitoba. While many dialysis units had been operating independently within their own facilities, there was inevitably collaboration between all units throughout the province.

Read the whole story.

Newly released national data shows Manitoba leads the country in rates of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The December 2018 Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) report outlines the state of organ transplants and kidney failure in Canada.

Read the whole story.

MRP Capacity

As of February 8, 2019 MRP was caring for 5,665 clinic patients and 1,705 dialysis patients.

Winter 2019

Exercise Program for Renal Patients

Tax Tips

World Kidney Day happens Thursday, March 14th and March is Kidney Health Month.

Tender for New Dialysis Unit at Health Sciences Centre

Brandon Expands Dialysis Services

Renal Patient Feedback Groups

SPRING 2019 MEETING DATES

MRP Year in Review 2017-2018

20 Years of Manitoba Renal Program

Manitoba has the Highest Rates of Kidney Disease in Canada

Kidney Health in the News