Media Centre
All press releases issued by The Kidney Foundation of Canada can be dowloaded below. To see samples of media tools available for public service announcements, click here. For media inquiries, please contact:
Irene Aguzzi
National Director, Communications and Marketing
Tel.: (514) 369-4806 / 1-800-361-7494, ext. 227
irene.aguzzi@kidney.ca
Press Releases
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- March 11, 2010 - Diabetic Kidney Disease – A Bet Canadians Can Beat
- December 11, 2009 - Dr. Susan E. Quaggin Awarded 2009 Medal for Research Excellence
- November 3, 2009 - Almost half of Canadians don't identify the kidney as a major organ - AudioNewsRelease 1 (mp3)
- November 3, 2009 - Almost half of Canadians don't identify the kidney as a major organ - AudioNewsRelease 2 (mp3)
- June 3, 2009 - Foundation-funded research with important implication
- May 17, 2009: Salt and high-blood pressure focus of this year's World Hypertension Day
- May 8, 2009: Selected stories from the Kidney Story of Hope campaign
- April 19-26, 2009 - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
- March 12, 2009 - World Kidney Day raises awareness of screening, early detection
- Dr. Paul Goodyer earns The Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2008 Medal for Research Excellence
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada applauds recent government announcement to improve organ donation
- The Kidney Foundation of Canada welcomes Paul Shay, National Executive Director
- April 20 - 27, 2008 - National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week
- April 18, 2008 - The province of Manitoba partners with the Manitoba Branch of the Foundation to establish a program to reimburse living organ donor expenses(external link to Province of Manitoba website)
- March 13, 2008 marks the third World Kidney Day (WKD) and falls within Kidney Health Month in Canada
- March Drive 2008: News Canada supplement
- Dr. Catharine Whiteside garners the 2007 Medal for Research Excellence from The Kidney Foundation of Canada
- Clinical trial, funded by The Kidney Foundation and led by kidney specialists at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine, finds nocturnal dialysis improves quality of life for people with kidney disease
- Kidney Foundation draws attention to the urgent need for early detection of chronic kidney disease
- March Drive 2007: News Canada supplement
- Dr. Robert McGregor Lindsay is awarded The Kidney Foundation of Canada's 2006 Medal for Research Excellence
- Kidney Foundation establishes peer support helpline for Canadians affected by kidney disease
- World Kidney Day - Why the world needs it
- 1 in 5 seniors now has kidney disease
- New pilot study looks at better management of risk factors for kidney disease
- KRESCENT lauded as a landmark in renal research