World Kidney Day 2025 Activities at PNK Hospital, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand

World Kidney Day 2025 Activities descriptions

Place: on the 8th floor, Srisulalai Building at Pranangkalo Hospital, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand.

Date: on March 5, 2025. (07.30-12.00 AM)

1. 120 patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 1-5 (non-kidney replacement therapy; KRT) (that are high risk groups for CKD and KRT) are invited for World Kidney Day 2025 Activities at Pranangklao Hospital, Tertiary Hospital in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand.

2. All patients will join and rotate 12 educational stations as shown below.

   2.1 Measure blood pressure.

   2.2 Measure weight & height for calculation of body mass index (BMI).

   2.3 Measure waist circumference for detection of abdominal obesity.

   2.4 Collect urine for urinary albumin detection.

   2.5 Take blood sampling for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG).

   2.6 Meet Physicians & Nephrologists. (Diagnosis for DM, HT, abdominal obesity, underweight, normal, overweight, obesity, and renal function)

   2.7 Meet Nutritionists. (Reduce salt, reduce disease, low salt diet, special recipe for the patient with kidney disease)

   2.8 Meet Pharmacists. (Nephrotoxic drugs e.g., NSAIDS, herbs)

   2.9 Meet Thai Traditional Medicine Physicians and teams.

   2.10 Meet Physical therapists (recommend exercise suitable for these patients)

   2.11 Meet CKD care Team: learn about choice of Kidney Replacement Therapy (KRT). 

   2.12 Lifestyle modification (LSM) for healthy kidneys.

3. All patients will join and listen “How to Slow Progression of Kidney Disease” activities by interviewing the patients with chronic kidney disease.

4. All patients can enjoy WKD Quiz competition for numerous impressive souvenirs.

All of them @ Pranangklao Hospital, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand.