In the past years, diabetes mellitus has developed into a widespread disease – with serious consequences. Diabetes is one of the main causes of renal failure. Therefore, prevention became key to contain the disease. In October, this year´s Global Burden of Disease Study revealed which diseases are the most threatening for today´s world population. It…
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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…
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.
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/
Vascular access hemorrhage – How to prevent and what to do in case of emergency
Vascular access hemorrhage can be a fatal complication of hemodialysis, but it is a potentially preventable one. Several studies identified the following risk factors: Access-related complications that occurred within six months prior to bleeding deaths, such as: stenosis, local sepsis, aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms Repeated trauma Uncontrolled hypertension Spontaneous bleeding episodes Poor site rotation Age greater…
Rock & Dialysis – Interview with Cristian Perez, leader of “The Ballbreakers”
Can you be a rock star and a dialysis patient at the same time? Of course! And if you don’t believe it, you can just go to the beautiful region of El Bolson, in the Argentinian Patagonia, and talk to Cristian Perez, leader of “The Ballbreakers”. Carla Fassi, from Diaverum Argentina, went all the way…
