The rain held out for the hundreds of runners, walkers and volunteers who turned out for the third annual Kidney Kare 5K, which was held under sunny Chapel Hill skies on March 15, 2008. This annual event raises funds for the Kidney Education Outreach Program (KEOP) and brings kidney disease to the attention of the … Read more
Some highlights of kidney screenings from the spring of 2008. KEOP Screening Team Travels to Mt Gilead The KEOP sponsored a health fair for senior citizens at the Highland Community Center in Mt.Gilead on Thursday, March 20th. Mary Graves, KEOP’s lay leader for Montgomery County, coordinated participants from Mary G’s Diabetes Awareness Outreach, Thomas Insurance … Read more
The Glomerular Disease Collaborative Network (GDCN) provides a way for health care professionals and patients to work together to learn more about diseases that affect the filters (glomeruli) in the kidney. Every year, kidney doctors, nurses, and pathologists in the network meet up for continuing education and to review ongoing and new studies involving patients … Read more
Some highlights of kidney screenings from the summer of 2008. Community Hospital in Windsor Temperatures in the high nineties, beautiful skies and a stiff breeze greeted the KEOP team during their trip to Bertie Memorial Hospital (BMC) on Wednesday, June 5th. Mary Davis, a community KEOP spokesperson, arranged for the KEOP to conduct the consent, … Read more
Event took place on Saturday, June 21, 2008. Families, medical staff, volunteers and board members of the Kidney Coaching Foundation gathered together on Saturday, June 21 for the first annual family cookout, held at Jordan Lake State Park. UNC Kidney Center’s Dr. Debbie Gipson, Sandy Grubbs and Lynn McCoy were among the participants at the … Read more
The impressive NewBridge Bank Park, home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers, a Class A affiliate of the Florida Marlins, was the site of a CKD screening and awareness activity on Wednesday, June 25th. Sponsored by the KEOP and the Joseph Bryan Foundation, the event provided free screenings to at-risk citizens. The first one-hundred citizens received free … Read more
Dr. Hladik received the Sun Trust Bank Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Gerald Hladik is the 2008 recipient of the Sun Trust Bank Excellence in Teaching Award. Nominees were selected by the Class of 2008. The prestigious award was established in 1973 to acknowledge meritorious skill in teaching.
On Saturday, October 18 the 7th Annual NC Fun Ride in Burlington, NC raised over $6,700 and the tally is still growing. The riders and volunteers enjoyed a fun day with sunny, crisp fall weather, great music, hot chili and good fellowship. Over the seven years, the Fun Rides have raised close to $75,000 for … Read more
The North Carolina/Raleigh Vasculitis Support Group met on December 6, 2008 at Duke University’s John Hope Franklin Center in Durham. There were 38 attending, including 21 vasculitis patients. We welcomed 10 patients, family members and friends attending for the first time. Clinical Dietician Aimee Shea from the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center gave an outstanding … Read more
A celebration took place on March 10 to recognize the family of Shirley Gilman, who bequeathed $4.7 million of her estate to the UNC Kidney Center’s Transplant Program. Mrs. Gilman’s nieces Carmencita Conry and Marisa McLeod came to UNC for a kidney transplant in 1991, which was a success. As a result of their transplant … Read more