Living Well with Kidney Disease Dialysis Patient Citizens

FB Live – April 17th: April is Donate Life Month, and Dr. Scantlebury dives right in on all things transplant. She discusses the different transplant options, living vs. deceased donation, how long a kidney transplant lasts, and recent advances in the transplant space. She also answers questions about sinusitis' impact on kidney failure, resources for eating better, and many more important kidney related topics.Having been a kidney surgeon for over 30 years, Dr. Scantlebury knows the ins and ...

FB Live – March 20th: For this latest episode of Kidney Questions for the Doctor, DPC Education Center’s Dr. Velma Scantlebury answers questions from both dialysis and kidney transplant patients. This episode covers many different aspects of living with kidney disease, including different access types and when one might be used over another, updated COVID vaccine guidelines for kidney patients, a common virus doctors watch out for in transplant patients,When patients “crash” into dialysis or ...

IG Live – February 28th: This month, the DPC Education Center got to speak with Elizabeth Jones, MSW, LCSW, a Clinical Social Worker for Nephrology and Transplant at Walter Reed National Medical Center. Elizabeth discusses how social workers provide support for dialysis and kidney transplant patients, with additional emphasis on supporting veterans. Tune in to learn some of the resources a social worker can provide to their patients and ideas for how patients can utilize social workers a...

IG Live – February 7th: February is American Heart Month, so Dr. Scantlebury dives right in on the connection between heart disease and your kidneys. This month, we also discussed what goes into figuring out your dialysis time, why skin color changes happen while on dialysis, what is meant by "perfect match" when on the transplant list, and many other important kidney-related topics. As a dialysis patient, what can you do to help keep your heart healthy? It turns out, a lot! Dr. Scantleb...

IG Live – March 6th: March is National Kidney Month and Dr. Scantlebury highlights the importance of sharing your kidney story and encouraging everyone to know their numbers. This month we also discussed how hemoglobin is maintained if you have kidney disease, how anti-rejection medication works in the body, the importance of keep up with labs and bloodwork, even after you've had a transplant, and many other important kidney-related topics.Many times, kidney disease is silent, and patients do...

IG Live – April 3rd: The DPC Education Center’s Health Care Consultant, Dr. Scantlebury, is back to answer your most pressing questions about all things kidneys. This month, you wanted to know about why it's important to keep your phosphorous levels down as a dialysis patient, how to feel more comfortable about the transplant process, and the parathyroid gland. One of the many things dialysis patients have to watch is their phosphorus levels. Patients are prescribed and told to take bind...