Today, November 18th from 15.30 to 16.30 CET time, the last PROCKD webinar takes place. The ProCKD project is about exchanging good practices for the professional integration of adults with chronic kidney disease. The Federación Nacional de Asociaciones ALCER is hosting the ProCKD webinar

ProCKD Webinar Agenda

If you want to join the webinar, click on the Teams link here

• 15.30  Health related Quality of life reported by the own patient (PROMs);
• 15.50  Measurement of work disability  and use economic valuations;
• 16.10  Round table and questions

The project ProCKD, which was funded by the European Commission from December 2020, draws attention to the socio-economic problems faced by individuals suffering from kidney diseases. The focus of this project include, how kidney patients can continue their jobs after starting dialysis, how to encourage them to continue education and training, and how to help unemployed patients find meaningful jobs. This is the first Newsletter of the project, which looks back on the webinar “work is treatment and treatment is work”. This was held online on February 16 with the participation of all partners, organized by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Pieter Van Schie was the speaker of the webinar and emphasized the current problems related to employment.

ProCKD Newsletter Nr.1

The project will publish a series of Newsletters. This is the first newsletter which covers all activities of the beginning of the project. This newsletter was published in March 2021, but it’s still very relevant… Enjoy:

Ready to start: different European entities that share good practices to face the barriers of incorporation into the world of work with people with chronic kidney disease. You can’t miss this !!! Register here for the ProCKD Webinar on April 28th 12:00 hours.

ProCKD Perspectives

ProCKD project: the perspective of patients and their caregivers on the barriers to staying or joining the workforce and the work. Save the date and attend the meeting live through Zoom platform. Click to register. During the Webinar presentations of each partner will explain what their entity contributes to the project: Showing an explaining the services or activities carried out by the entity that can improve the possibilities of employment or training for employment in disadvantaged groups, chronic  patients or or disabled peple, and specifically, people with kidney disease. In the specific case of EPIONI we understand that this will be from the point of view of the caregiver and how can help the employability of the group.

Each ProCKD entity shows how it tries to solve, through actions, activities, services, etc., the problems that it has detected in this group (disadvantaged groups, chronic  patients or or disabled peple, and specifically, people with kidney disease), since the purpose of the project is the exchange of good practices.