How does the kidney awareness program work?

Mediclinic has a Kidney Awareness Programme which is offered within the community in order to identify persons who may be at risk of Chronic kidney disease.

It includes KAP days in which basic screening tests will be performed on the general public in order to identify persons who may be at risk of Chronic Renal Failure.

These patients will then be added to a database, and follow up appointments will be made in order to monitor and assist these patients where necessary.

The program provides support to the patient and their families, it allows the patient to make informed decisions on the future of their treatment, it allows the patient to build a relationship of trust with the Dialysis Team and it prevents unnecessary admissions to hospital with Acute Renal Failure.