World Kidney Day March 11th 2021
Dr. V. S. Reddy, Consultant Nephrologist, KIMS Hospitals, Sec-bad
The current management and treatment of kidney disease aims to prolong longevity. This disease-centric approach may be inadequate as it does not satisfactorily reflect patients' priorities and values. People living with kidney disease tend to, above all, want to be able to live well, maintain their role and social functioning.
The World Kidney Day Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of 'Living Well with Kidney Disease' this has been done in order to increase education and awareness about effective symptom management and patient empowerment. The committee calls for the inclusion of life participation as a key focus in the care of patients.
We call for more effective and more integrated and holistic symptom management. We must move beyond the status quo and advance patient-centeredness in research, practice and policy. Patient empowerment, partnership, and improved communications, combined with a paradigm shift towards a strengths-based approach to care, can inspire confidence and hope in patients.
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