Educational Seminars

• Kidney Personal Action Toward Health (Kidney-PATH) is a 8-week virtual workshop for participants who are in various stages of Chronic Kidney Disease. The first six weeks focus on overall healthy living, with two additional sessions that cover kidney specific content. This free course is brought to you by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan.
• This workshop is for YOU if:
  • You have kidney disease, kidney failure, or a kidney transplant
  • You are a caregiver
• Learn how to:
  • Manage everyday activities
  • Control symptoms and decrease stress
  • Improve communication skills
  • Avoid complications
  • Improve your overall health and increase your energy
  • Become an advocate for yourself
  • Ask a panel of experts about kidney disease
  • Understand treatment options for kidney failure

High Blood Pressure (HBP) Control is a free 8-week virtual interactive workshop that will help you build skills and tools to manage your high blood pressure. The workshop is led by certified leaders and is brought to you by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan. Participants will receive a free blood pressure monitor after joining. Registration is required.

Learn how to:

• Monitor your blood pressure
• Cope with stress
• Make healthy food choices
• Create a physical activity plan
• Manage your medications
• Keep personal action plans- and more!

To register, please call 800-482-1455, email PATHPrograms@NKFM.org or visit NKFM.org /hbp-control.

While it’s not possible to prevent every fall, there are many steps you can take to significantly reduce your risk and avoid serious injury. ThinkFirst to Prevent Falls is a 90 minute educational session tailored for older adults, their families, and caregivers. The presentation aims to increase awareness of fall risk factors and provide practical strategies to reduce them—whether at home, in the community, or related to medications, vision, nutrition, and physical activity. Led by our Injury Prevention Coordinator, the session also addresses what to do if a fall occurs and emphasizes the importance of discussing fall prevention with your healthcare provider.

• Kidney Personal Action Toward Health (Kidney-PATH) is a 8-week virtual workshop for participants who are in various stages of Chronic Kidney Disease. The first six weeks focus on overall healthy living, with two additional sessions that cover kidney specific content. This free course is brought to you by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan.
• This workshop is for YOU if:
  • You have kidney disease, kidney failure, or a kidney transplant
  • You are a caregiver
• Learn how to:
  • Manage everyday activities
  • Control symptoms and decrease stress
  • Improve communication skills
  • Avoid complications
  • Improve your overall health and increase your energy
  • Become an advocate for yourself
  • Ask a panel of experts about kidney disease
  • Understand treatment options for kidney failure

While it’s not possible to prevent every fall, there are many steps you can take to significantly reduce your risk and avoid serious injury. ThinkFirst to Prevent Falls is a 90 minute educational session tailored for older adults, their families, and caregivers. The presentation aims to increase awareness of fall risk factors and provide practical strategies to reduce them—whether at home, in the community, or related to medications, vision, nutrition, and physical activity. Led by our Injury Prevention Coordinator, the session also addresses what to do if a fall occurs and emphasizes the importance of discussing fall prevention with your healthcare provider.

• Kidney Personal Action Toward Health (Kidney-PATH) is a 8-week virtual workshop for participants who are in various stages of Chronic Kidney Disease. The first six weeks focus on overall healthy living, with two additional sessions that cover kidney specific content. This free course is brought to you by the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan.
• This workshop is for YOU if:
  • You have kidney disease, kidney failure, or a kidney transplant
  • You are a caregiver
• Learn how to:
  • Manage everyday activities
  • Control symptoms and decrease stress
  • Improve communication skills
  • Avoid complications
  • Improve your overall health and increase your energy
  • Become an advocate for yourself
  • Ask a panel of experts about kidney disease
  • Understand treatment options for kidney failure