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…
Tag: Poland
Thirty years on dialysis – still motivated to fight
To start the new year, we would like to share the inspiring story of a Polish patient’s 30 years on dialysis. November last year marked 30 years since Wojciech Rosanowski’s life changed and the diagnosis of kidney disease meant a routine of dialysis treatment. He started haemodialysis treatment in 1985 in Gdansk. At that time…
Recap from EuroPD congress 2015: Diaverum´s treatment decision making tools are considered as gold standard
Diaverum returned from the recent EuroPD congress in Poland as an award-winner and with the message that knowledge is key for patients to choose the best treatment for them. The European Peritoneal Dialysis (EuroPD) congress has, since 1994, grown to become a world-leading forum for the advancement of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment and research. Some…
Special art exhibition in our Koscierzyna clinic in Poland
The 80th birthday of one of its patients was the perfect occasion for Poland’s Koscierzyna centre to display his artistic skills. On 29 September, a special art exhibition took place in Diaverum’s centre in Koscierzyna to celebrate the 80th birthday of Mr Michal — a patient who has been on haemodialysis for over seven years….
Bonfire party for our patients in Poland
The bonfire party was held close Starogard Gdanski in Owidz — a reconstructed medieval fortified settlement which, according to archaeological and historical research, was established in 11th century and was one of the largest in those times. About 160 participants — patients and their relatives — attended, among them patients in wheelchairs. The event was…
