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World Kidney Day: Chuncheon Gives Free Medical Exams, Seminar

No.1996 Date2009-02-20 Hit 30357

On the occasion of the World Kidney Day (WKD), the Nephrology Department of Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital is going to provide free medical examinations of a Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and hold a seminar with the Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) on March 11, 2009. The event includes discussion sessions and counseling for those with kidney diseases and their family members. For further information, contact: +82-33-240-5642, 5196.

Date & Time: 12:00 – 4:00 PM, Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Venue: Auditorium, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
Program

12:00 - 13:30	Blood Collection & Urinalysis
13:30 - 15:30	Kidney Diseases: Hematuria, Proteinuria & Nephritis Ja-Ryong Ku, Professor of Nephrology
	Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD), Diabetes & Hypertension Jong-Woo Yoon, Associate Professor of Nephrology
	Treatment of Chronic Kidney Diseases 1) Dietotherapy Nam-Hee Kim, Manager of Nutrition Department 2) Dialysis Jong-Woo Yoon, Associate Professor of Nephrology 3) Kidney Transplantation Jeon-Hoon Lee, Associate Professor of Surgery
15:30 – 16:00	Examination Results & Counseling

World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of our kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of a kidney disease and its associated health problems. The campaign is celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March in more than 100 countries on six continents.

By Younghee Han, Int'l Operations Team, HUMC (symposium@hallym.or.kr)