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CHAMPIONS FOR A CURE, February 7, 2012
This first-ever annual awards program will honor the top 25 individuals across Long Island who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to cures, treatment and patient support for those with kidney and urologic diseases. The 25 members of this “Class of 2012” will each be publicly recognized at a two-hour reception on Tuesday, February 7th at The Woodlands Country Club, One Southwoods Road, Woodbury NY at the Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course. Event proceeds will benefit the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America! For more information, call Legendary Events, (516) 222-0550.
MARCH 25TH: NKDEP, HEALTH AND FAITH PARTNERS COLLABORATE FOR NATIONAL KIDNEY SUNDAYS EVENT
NKDEP will recognize National Kidney Month in 2012 with a joint faith-community and health advocacy campaign featuring NKDEP’s Kidney Sundays initiative. Kidney Sundays encourages African-American faith organizations to help their congregations make the kidney connection by including kidney health messages in programs and events. The Kidney Sundays Toolkit provides faith leaders with the tools and materials they need to host events and encourage kidney disease testing and other healthy behaviors.
NKDEP, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association Live Empowered Program, the National Coalition of Pastors’ Spouses, and Chi Eta Phi National Sorority, Inc., will engage dozens of churches across the country to host Kidney Sundays events on March 25, 2012. In addition to using the Kidney Sundays Toolkit to discuss kidney health and its risk factors, Chi Eta Phi member nurses will conduct health screenings at the participating churches.
  KUFA announces $75,000 research grant
Following the recommendations of the steering committee of KUFA’s Scientific Advisory Council, KUFA announced a grant opportunity for a multi-center clinical or basic scientific research project for academic year 2010-2011 for pediatric and adult nephrology, urology, and transplantation in the NY/NJ/CT region. Applications were peer reviewed by members of the Scientific Advisory Council, led by Dr. Jonathan Winston, and we are proud to announce that Richard Lee, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Department of Urology, is being awarded the KUFA Fellowship for his study of ‘Development of nanoparticle-mediated microwave thermotherapy for treatment of prostate cancer.’ READ MORE
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