The Kidney Citizen April 2017 | Page 4

the ki ney citizen 2017 SCHEDULE: EASTERN STANDARD TIME 4-12 at 3 pm 5-11 at 3 pm 6-21 at 3 pm TOPIC PRESENTER RUSH[ED]- Living with Dialysis David Rush Touring with Pitbull while on dialysis? David Rush didn’t let his diagnosis stop him! Depression and Kidney Disease: Coping with a Long-Term Illness David Rush is a platinum selling recording artist signed to Pitbull’s label, Mr.305 inc. As a patient in center, home, transplant recipient and back to home David Rush truly knows what it means to live life while on Dialysis. As a Nxstage patient David took his machine on a 40 city world tour in 2009 with Pitbull as an opening act. In present-day David Rush is now married with two children after a successful transplant in November 2010 that was given to him by his brother. David went back to Home Hemodialysis in Janurary 2017 when his transplant failed. He works now as a patient consultant and Advocate for Nxstage Medical while all still pursuing his dreams on a daily basis. Dr. Maureen O’Reilly-Landry, Ph.D. is a licensed Life with a chronic illness can be a bumpy road with many hurdles to navigate along the way. Emotional ups and downs due to stress are common among people undergoing dialysis treatments. If you find yourself experiencing issues of depression, anxiety, fear and anger, you are having a normal reaction to stressful circumstances. And you are not alone in this. Yet, despite being surrounded by other people, a sense of isolation may arise. There are ways to address these normal feelings. This webinar will present some guidelines for coping with the array of emotions common to life with dialysis and chronic illness. You also will learn positive ways to manage the stress associated with a chronic illness. psychologist and a member of the clinical faculty of Columbia University Medical Center. She is former Director of Psychological Services for Apollo Healthcare, a dialysis company dedicated to the psychological well-being of patients and their families. Dr. O’Reilly-Landry has worked individually with many dialysis patients, both in-center and as part of a home hemodialysis dialysis program, and has run support groups for dialysis patients. She writes about the psychological aspects of dialysis and medical illness and gives talks to groups of patients and staff. She edited the book, A Psychodynamic Understanding of Modern Medicine: Placing the person at the center of care (Radcliffe, 2012). Dr. O’Reilly-Landry maintains a private practice in New York City and is available for consulting to dialysis staff to teach them how to enhance the emotional well-being of patients and their families. Travel Tips, Travel Sips, Travel Grub: Vacationing with kidney disease doesn’t mean you have to take a vacation from health. Jessiana Saville, RD, MS, RDN, LD, CSR is a registered dietitian who has a blog and web site at www.kidneygrub.com Learn how to successfully stay on track with doable and practical traveling tips. *Topics are subject to change please visit www.dpcedcenter.org for most current schedule How to join: visit www.dpcedcenter.org/education-call to be automatically redirected to the meeting room or you can dial in by phone at 1-877-399-5186 conference code: 433-459-5474 4