The DPC Events Calendar is a great way to stay up-to-date on DPC events and kidney care related events in your area and nationwide. Attending these events is a great way to help educate yourself and others on health issues that impact kidney patients and cause kidney disease.
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August 1 - National Minority Donor Awarness Day
- August 11 - National Kidney Foundation Coffee House Conversations, "Why Managing Blood Sugar is so Important: What You can Do and What Your Healthcare Providers Can Do. Rebroadcast: 7:00 – 8:30 PM ET (6:00 – 7:30 PM Central, 4:00 – 5:30 PM Pacific)
- August 3 – Patient Ambassador Orientation (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- August 4 – Patient Ambassador Orientation (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- August 24 – Patient Education Call on Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Patients (Open to pre-dialysis and dialysis patients, and their families) This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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September 2-4 - AAKP Convention, Tampa, FL. Scholarships available.
- Labor Day – DPC Closed
- September 12-18 - Nephrology Nurses Week
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September 21 - Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day
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September 21 - National Kidney Foundation Coffee House Conversations, "Communicating with Your Healthcare Team" (Live)
- September 28 - California ESRD Summit, Special Focus on Renal Home Therapy, Noon - 5 p.m., Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, Huntington Beach, CA Information and Registration
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September 29 – Monthly Patient Ambassador Call (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- September 29 - National Kidney Foundation Coffee House Conversations, "What You Need to Know About Diabetes and Your Kidneys" Rebroadcast: 7:00 – 8:30 PM ET (6:00 – 7:30 PM Central, 4:00 – 5:30 PM Pacific)
- September 30: 38th Anniversary of Medicare ESRD Benefit
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October 5 – Patient Ambassador Orientation (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- October 5 - National Kidney Foundation Coffee House Conversations, "Communicating with Your Healthcare Team", Rebroadcast: 7:00 – 8:30 PM ET (6:00 – 7:30 PM Central, 4:00 – 5:30 PM Pacific)
- October 6 – Patient Ambassador Orientation (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- October 14 – Patient Ambassador Leadership Seminar (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- October 26 – Monthly Patient Ambassador Call (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- American Diabetes Month
- November 2 – Patient Ambassador Orientation (Patient Ambassadors Only)
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November 3 – Patient Ambassador Orientation (Patient Ambassadors Only)
- November 9 - Texas ESRD Summit, Special Focus on Renal Home Therapy, 8 a.m. - Noon., Doubletree Hotel, Austin, TX Information and Registration
- November 16 – 20 – American Society of Nephrology Renal Week -Denver, CO
- November 17 – Patient Education Call (RSVP)
