Its only six days left until the first European summer camp for children with renal disease, called KREW, opens its doors! Is everything prepared? We spoke to Iwona Mazur and Michał Dębski-Korzec organizing the camp: How do you feel about the Camp Krew opening this summer? Prepared, unprepared? Scared excited? Iowana: To be honest, slightly…
Category: Holiday Dialysis
Travel lover combines dialysis treatment and discovering the world
Daniel Gallego, a 43 year old Spaniard, enjoys travelling. “I‘ve always loved to travel and I don‘t know why being on dialysis should stop me from doing so”, he explains. It certainly doesn‘t seem to stop Daniel. On dialysis since 1995, he has travelled as a “patient” to more than 15 countries outside of Europe….
Diaverum collects prestigious Medical Travel Award
Diaverum wins the ‘International dialysis clinic of the year’ award for its d.HOLIDAY programme. The award was given to Diaverum for demonstrating the greatest success in attracting and serving international patients who require dialysis whilst on holiday or on business. Andre Freitas, Head of Diaverum’s global d.HOLIDAY programme, says the award is “truly deserved” by…
Supporting young CKD patients: About the first European summer camp for children with renal disease
Children and teenagers with kidney disease are facing many restrictions in their life due to their disease. Patient organizations all over Europe aim to support them to grow up as normal as possible. Inspired by initiatives in Portugal and Spain the first European holiday camp for kids with renal disease – called KREW – will…
Visit us at the leading Spanish tourism fair FITUR Health
We are happy to participate in the Spanish tourism fair FITUR presenting our d.HOLIDAY programme. Our Spanish team gives comprehensive information at the Diaverum booth in the exhibition area and in the academic zone where visitors are invited to join various workshops and lectures. “Going on holiday is very important when it comes to quality…
A warm welcome for holidaying patients in Arles
According to a patient survey, living a normal life and taking time off is what patients miss most. For patients, however, travelling seems to be full of obstacles: logistics, administration and of course the fear of the unknown, i.e. how will people take care of me in another centre, in another city, in another country?…
We in Diaverum – André Freitas, Director Operations and Commercial Area South & West Europe
We in Diaverum think that going on holiday is key for dialysis patients in order to improve their quality of life. In our interview André Freitas explains how Diaverum built up a network supporting dialysis patients to go on holiday.
We in Diaverum – Ana Marques, Holiday Dialysis Coordinator, Diaverum Portugal
Ana Marques is one of our Diaverum holiday dialysis coordinators supporting dialysis patients to go on holiday in Portugal. In our interview she explains what her work is about and why she is proud to be a holiday dialysis coordinator.
Back home I thought ´That was great! I will go again!´
Roger Stamp (55) likes to discover the world. Even being a dialysis patient does not stop him from doing so. During the last seven years he has been on dialysis he has travelled all over Europe. In our interview he shares his experience to inspire other patients to also go on holiday and relax from…
“Eliminating the fear of travelling abroad for dialysis patients”
Strong together! Virtus Vita is a global travel agency specialised for dialysis patients providing safe and stress-free holiday. In our interview Aris Bailan, Executive Director of Virtus Vita explains his partnership with Diaverum: http://www.virtusvita.com/
Traveling to Las Vegas as a dialysis patient? No problem!
When Enes Cagatay (24) won a trip to Las Vegas, he could hardly contain his joy. But he is a dialysis patient. Can it still work? Find a center, fill out medical records, plan the treatment… With some support all challenges can be overcome. In our interview Enes tells us about his unforgettable journey: You…
