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Kidney-LinkVolume 21 • No 2 • Fall 2010 Québec Branch Newsletter

The foundation of kidney care

Health infoHealth info Diabetes andKidney disease

On Sunday, May 16th, more than 1,000people participated in The Kidney Founda-tion of Canada’s KidneyWalk in the EasternTownships, Mauricie, Montreal, QuébecCity, and Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, raising$145,000 in support of people living withkidney disease and to increase awareness ofthe need for organ donation. On behalf ofall the patients, The Kidney Foundation ofCanada would like to thank the sponsors,volunteers, and generous donors who parti-cipated is this year’s Kidney Walk.

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Together we can make a difference

AWord from the President

The leaves on trees have already started to turn colors,a sign that summer has come to an end. I hope youenjoyed your summer and made the most of every op-portunity to rest and stock up on your energy.

At The Kidney Foundation of Canada, QuébecBranch, we made the most of summer and... securedfull staffing.

First and foremost, I am pleased to announce thatMartin Munger has joined the Québec Branch teamas Executive Director, replacing Miklos Fulop. Martinbrings more than 15 years of experience working withcharity organizations such as the Multiple Sclerosis

Society of Canada and, more recently, Centraide of Greater Montreal, to list just a few.

Martin will be responsible for continuing the Branch’s Strategic Plan, includingprograms, patient services, and volunteer recruitment, an undertaking Miklos hadalready initiated.

Speaking of Miklos, we would like to express our sincerest appreciation to you for yourdedication during the few years you spent with us. Your involvement and efforts have,assuredly, helped to move The Kidney Foundation of Canada forward in Québec.

I also would like to welcome Louise Deguire, our new Director of Communications atthe Québec Branch. Louise joined the Branch last August, with the specific mandate toincrease The Kidney Foundation of Canada’s visibilityacross Québec.

Finally, I cannot go without mentioning the 35 years ofdedicated and loyal service to the Kidney Foundation byLinda Pellas, our Director of Development. Linda, yourgood humor and cheerfulness contribute to gathering andmotivating all of the employees and volunteers aroundyou. If the Québec Branch is what it is today, it is, in greatpart, thanks to your professionalism, your organizationalskill, your determination, and your constant support…all of which you have demonstrated and should be proudof. On behalf of The Kidney Foundation of Canada’sbeneficiaries, thank you very much, Linda.

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Novelty….in continuity

Annual General Meeting –Provincial Volunteer Awards 3

ChapterNews .................... 4 à 6

Patient Services .......... 7

Humanitarian Gift forLife Award ................ 8

Research ................... 9

Kidney-Car ............... 10

KIDNEY STORIESOF HOPE .................. 11

Martin Munger, Executive Direc-tor of The Kidney Foundation ofCanada – Québec Branch

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Provincial Volunteer AwardsCelebrating our volunteers

On May 1-2, 2010, The Kidney Foundation ofCanada, Québec Branch, gave out its provincialawards at its AGM in Sherbrooke to celebrateits volunteers’ and Chapters’ outstandingcontributions in 2009.

Provincial Awards

• President’s Award: Claude Pigeon

• Morty & Harry Tarder Award – Chapter of the Year:Abitibi-Témiscamingue

• Door-to-Door Campaign Award: Drury Allenand Claudette Grenier

• Marcel Dufresne Award: Lévi Trottier

• Organ Donation Award: Richard Tremblay(President, Canadian Organ Donors Association - CODA)

• Jean-Jacques Bégin Award: Dr Pierre Cartier

• Michel Perron Award: Fondation Gauthier

Chapter Volunteer Awards

• Abitibi-Témiscamingue: Françoise Gauthier

• Montreal-Metropolitain: Jean-Yves Sirois

• Québec – André Mainguy Award: Dr Simon Desmeule

• Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: Esther Girard

Gaétan Rhéaume (left) accepts the award on behalf of Drury Allen andClaudette Grenier, who were not present at the AGM.

Nelson Bellavance and Gisèle Goulet (right) are pleased to receivethe Morty & Harry Tarder Award – Chapter of the Year on behalfof the Abitibi-Temiscamingue Chapter.

Claude Pigeon (right) – The President Award

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LéviTrottier, Campaign President andMichelPerron, Honorary President, were delightedwith the 2010 campaign results, having raisedmore than $47,000, which surpassed theinitial objective of $40,000.

Lévi Trottier wishes to thank the 230 vo-lunteers who go over and above the call ofduty and all the generous donors for theirconstant support.

Within the framework of this campaign, abrunch was organized and welcomed some225 volunteers and supporters. This eventtook place on March 28, at Pavillon dessports, Dupuy.

ABITIBI-TEMISCAMINGUEThe 2010 Door-to-Door & March Campaign

The first Kidney Patient andFamily Support Coffee ClubMeeting was held on February24th. The two guest speakers,Mr. Stéphane Drouin and Mr.Alexandre Rouleau, tax expertsat Raymond Chabot GrantThornton, answered questionsfrom participants on the topicof “Tax credits for kidney, dia-lysis, and transplant patients”.

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A Coffee Club Meeting was held on tax credits for kid-ney, dialysis, and transplant patients

From left to right – Lise Langlois, Nicole Gauthier, Michel Perron, Nelson Bellavance, JoëlleTurck, Lévi Trottier and Luc Trottier

Kidney patients attended this first Coffee Club Meeting despite the storm.



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The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Chapter, organized two Coffee Club Meetings,which were very much appreciated by kidney patientspresent.

A Hemodialysis Nurse spoke on different matters ofconcern, giving the patients an opportunity to exchangeideas on their disease. The date of the 3rd Coffee Mee-ting, scheduled for the Fall, will be posted shortly on theFoundation’s website at www.kidney.ca/quebec.

SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEANKidney Patient Coffee Club Meetings

The Laval Police 25th Edition of the Spaghetti Day, washeld at the Sheraton Laval Hotel on June 6th. More than3,500 people turned up for this annual tradition, raisingmore than $60,000 for The Kidney Foundation of Canada’sSummer Camp for Québec Dialysis and Transplant Children.Thanks to the large number of participants the funds raisedenabled 60 transplant and dialysis children to spend one

week in summer camp supervised by a specialized medicalteam – quite a change of scenery for all of them.

On behalf of all children living with kidney disease, TheKidney Foundation of Canada would like to thank theLaval Police for their invaluable and continued support.

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The Golf Tournament took place on May28th, at Le Montmorency Golf Club. This15th Edition was held under the HonoraryChairmanship of Carl Viel, CEO of PôleQuébec Chaudière-Appalaches.

Over 100 golfers took part, raising $32,000.The Kidney Foundation of Canada, QuébecChapter, extends its appreciation to all thesponsors and participants.

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Diabetes andKidney disease

There are several types of kidney disease. Some arehereditary, while others develop with age. Cur-rently, we don’t know with certainty what causesspecific kidney diseases.

However, diabetes is one of the principal causes in40% of kidney failure cases. This percentage iseven higher in new patients belonging to specificcultural communities at risk of developing kidneydisease.

What is diabetes?Diabetes is a disease resulting from a lack of in-sulin in the body or from the body’s inability toadequately use normal quantities of insulin.

What is the function of insulin?The body transforms the food we consume intosugar (glucose) and then uses it, in the form ofenergy, to fulfil all of its functions. Insulin – thehormone secreted by the pancreas – regulates thelevel of glucose (sugar) in the blood. If the bodylacks insulin or fails to use it properly, an imba-lance results, producing elevated levels of bloodsugar. In time, various organs, including the kid-neys, may suffer the harmful consequences of thisimbalance.

Are there different types of diabetes?

Yes. Several types exist. The most common aretype l and type ll diabetes.

Type I

• Is caused by an inability on the part of thepancreas to produce an adequate amount ofinsulin.

• Requires regular insulin injections.• Represents 10% of diagnosed cases.

Type II

• The pancreas may produce insulin, but the bodydoes not succeed in using it adequately.

• Represents 90% of diagnosed cases.

Type II diabetes leading risk factors in adults

• Diabetes in a parent (father, mother, sister, bro-ther).

• Overweight, namely in the waist size.

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• Being a member of a population at high risk(Aboriginal, Latino-American, Asian, or Afri-can).

• Having had a pregnancy diabetes.• Having had a baby weighing over 9 lbs.• After 40, the risks of developing diabetes aremore important.

SymptomsThe symptoms, when present, are similar to typeI diabetes:

• Fatigue, drowsiness• Frequent urination• Excessive thirst • Extreme hunger• Weight loss • Blurry vision• Cuts or sores slow to heal • Genital organs infection• Fingers and feet prickling • Irritability

Among recommended treatments are proper nu-trition, exercise and medication (pills, insulin in-jections or both).

How does diabetes affect the kidneys?

Lesions in the blood vesselsEven if they take insulin injections, persons withdiabetes eventually develop lesions in the smallblood vessels. These lesions may be localized in theeye retina and can thereby provoke a loss of vision.They can also affect the fragile blood vessels in thekidney filters. In the initial phase, the damage is re-vealed by the presence of proteins in the urine. In-creasingly elevated urine protein levels point to aprogressive deterioration of kidney function. As thedisease progresses, so too does the amount of pro-tein in the urine. The sooner that treatment begins,the better the chances are of stemming the progressof the disease.

Intensive treatment can also slow the progressionof the disease, regardless of its stage. Annual moni-toring of kidney function, including urine protein,is now recommended for purposes of diagnosingand treating diabetic kidney disease in its earlystages. At an advanced stage of the disease, theblood sometimes loses so much protein that watercontained in the blood filters into the body tissuesand causes swelling (oedema). After a number ofyears, the kidney filters may become so severely da-maged by diabetes that the kidneys will cease tofunction completely. Renal replacement therapy istherefore imperative. Note that smoking can alsodamage the blood vessels and thereby exacerbatecomplications related to diabetes. Persons with dia-betes are therefore urged to quit smoking.

Nerve lesionsDiabetes can also cause nerve damage to variousparts of the body. When the bladder is affected,urination may be difficult. The pressure resulting

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According to Québec Diabetes,it is estimated that in Québec:

• 650,000 people have diabetes (almost 9% of the adult population).

• Among them, almost 200,000(30%) do not know it.

• Every year, it is estimated that almost 25,000 people will have diabetes.

• According to the World Health Organization, diabetes cases maydouble in the year 2025 if no preventative action is taken.

from the build-up of urine in the bladder may pro-voke lesions in the kidneys.

InfectionsInfections develop rapidly in persons with dia-betes. The latter have a strong concentration ofsugar in their urine, which promotes the prolife-ration of bacteria and can provoke renal infections.If these infections – particularly urinary tract in-fections – go untreated, there is a risk of damage tothe kidneys. Persons with diabetes are therefore ad-vised to be vigilant with any infection and to haveit treated immediately.

What about research…?Since its inception in 1964, The Kidney Founda-tion of Canada has invested over 100 millions dol-lars in high level renal health research projects.

As diabetes is among the leading causes of newcases of kidney failure, it is important that theFoundation support research projects in this area.Over the years, therefore, the Foundation has

regularly awarded grants and bursaries to resear-chers whose intent is to conduct in-depth studiesof the phenomenon. In fact, we have noted asteady increase in the amounts allocated to thisarea of research on a yearly basis (see chartbelow).

Can diabetes be prevented?Contrary to type l diabetes, type ll diabetes can beprevented.

Nutrition The factors contributing to the onset of typeII diabetes are well known: Age, family historyof diabetes, obesity and inactivity. As well,some studies show that a high-fat diet can alsobe a risk factor. However, no one is completelyinvulnerable to diabetes – even persons withhealthy lifestyle habits.

A balanced and varied diet is necessary to preventa disease like diabetes. This can be achieved by

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opting as often as possible for foods low in fat,sugar and salt, and by increasing consumption offoods rich in fibre.

Physical activityRecent studies have demonstrated that even aslight increase in physical activity can providehealth benefits, particularly among personswho are inactive. Just 30 minutes of exercise perday are all that’s needed! Physical activity in-creases metabolism: By being more active, weexpend more energy. And for the person withdiabetes, this means improved use of insulin, beit injected or produced by the pancreas.

In the case of a disease like, you may be incli-ned to believe that nothing can be done toavoid it. Fortunately, we now know that per-sons with type ll diabetes can take concrete ac-tions to delay its onset and reduce its severity.Proper management of the condition, i.e., en-suring that blood sugar levels are good beforeand after meals, should help to keep the kid-neys healthy. However, if you notice the appea-

rance of precursors of the disease, or if you areconcerned about your state of health, do nothesitate to speak to a health professional, whowill be able to advise you.

For additional information, contact The Kid-ney Foundation of Canada at (514) 938-4515or 1-800-565-4515.

References:

2010 CORR Report - Treatment of End-Stage OrganFailure in Canada 1999 to 2008

La Fondation canadienne du rein – 2009 AnnualReport

Québec Diabetes: http://www.diabete.qc.ca

A word of thanks goes out to Dr. Pierre Nantel,medical advisor at the Québec Branch of TheKidney Foundation of Canada and nephrologistat Centre hospitalier Hôtel-Dieu, Sorel, for his in-valuable collaboration in drafting this document.



Summer camp for Québec dialysisand transplant children

Again this year, The Kidney Foundation of Canada, QuébecBranch, was chosen to participate in the “Dream Vacation” activity. Four children, two from Sainte-Justine Hospital andtwo from Montreal Children's Hospital, will be able to expe-rience the joy of discovering Walt Disney World in Florida. This wonderful trip, to take place in November 2010, is madepossible thanks to Air Canada employees.

Voyage of a lifetime to Walt Disney World in Florida for children fromQuébec undergoing dialysisor transplants

The Summer Camp for Québec Dialysis and Transplant Children ofThe Kidney Foundation of Canada, Québec Branch, was held fromMonday, August 9, to Sunday, August 15, 2010. Over 60 children at-tended the camp this year, supervised by a specialized medical team.For most of them, this is the only week parents can have a rest duringthe year and the only vacation week these children will have.

The Kidney Foundation of Canada would like to thank the Laval Po-lice who, through the funds raised at the Spaghetti Day, make this camppossible.

Departure for the Camp of a number of children from the Montreal Children's Hospitalon August 9.

This program is offered to hospitals to help patientsin emergency situations, as a last resort. It can helpwith the reimbursement of expenses incurred by pa-tients, such as for travel, accommodation, or fooditems prescribed for their diets. It can also help buycertain supplies or materials necessary for home pe-ritoneal dialysis (e.g., a scale, a Sphygmanometer, So-lution Swabsticks). In some cases, this program hashelped cover patients’ Christmas Party costs.

Financial support program

To obtain documentation or information on programs offered by The Kidney Foundation,please visit its Web site at www.kidney.ca/quebecand click on “Patient Services” or “Organ Donation” You may also contact:

Hélène Boisvert, Director of Programs The Kidney Foundation of CanadaQuébec Branch2300 René-Lévesque Blvd. WestMontréal (Québec) H3H 2R5Tel.:(514) 938-4515, extension 224 or 1 800 565-4515.Email: [email protected]

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For the 4th Edition of The Gift for LifeAward, The Kidney Foundation of Ca-nada presented the award to La MaisonVerte restaurant. This award recognizesthe ongoing humanitarian efforts of acompany that supports, in various ways,the kidney transplant or donation processfor one or more of its employees. This res-taurant, located near Sainte-Geneviève,counts among its ranks Mrs. MoniqueCardinal, who gave the gift of life to herbrother in 2005.

We congratulate the award recipient andthank all the employees who submittedapplications. We invite them to partici-pate in the next edition of the Humani-tarian Gift for Life Award by registeringat www.rein.ca/quebec. Just click on“Organ Donation” on the left side of thescreen.

Humanitarian Gift for Life Award

Organ Donation

From left: Monique Cardinal, who gave the gift of life to her brother, Jacques Cardinal, in 2005. Claude Proulx, President, Public Awareness Committee, The Kidney Foundation of Canada. Eric Gosselin, The Gift for Life Award 2010 recipient on behalf of La Maison Verte restaurant. Denise Cardinal, Jacques Cardinal’s widow

In view of making our Newslettermore inspiring with stories of hope,we would love to receive your testi-monials. Tell us about your kidneytransplant story and you might see itprinted in our newsletter, which is dis-tributed throughout Québec.

We invite you to send your story inwriting, in 300 words or less, andinclude a high resolution picture,to the following email address:[email protected].

We are eager to read about you!

Testimony research

The CODA Ceremony will beheld, in partnership with TheKidney Foundation of Ca-nada, on Friday, October 22nd

in Sherbrooke and will ho-nour the memory of thosewho donated their organs pos-thumously.

It will also be an opportunityto celebrate the heroic ges-tures of living donors.

If you received an organ trans-plant as a result of the genero-sity of someone who youwould like to honour, complete the form found on our website atwww.rein.ca/quebec. Just click on “News and Activities”, on the left hand sideof the screen.

CODA ceremony

According to a study published in the Jour-nal of the American Medical Association(JAMA) by Dr. Brenda Hemmelgarn andcolleagues of the Alberta Kidney DiseaseNetwork, the reporting of estimated Glo-merular Filtration Rate (eGFR) – a measu-rement of the kidney’s ability to filter wasteproducts – increased first time visits to kid-ney specialists, especially for middle aged toelderly patients, patients with more severekidney dysfunction and those with co-mor-bidities, such as hypertension and diabetes.

This news is notable because Chronic Kid-ney Disease (CKD) is an important and in-creasing public health problem that couldbe more effectively addressed and treated byearly patient and physician awareness. Infact, early detection and appropriate inter-ventions could stem chronic kidney diseaseprogression – or even reverse it.

“An extremely important measurement ofkidney function is estimated eGFR”, saysPaul Shay, National Executive Director, TheKidney Foundation of Canada. “People atrisk for kidney disease should know theireGFR just as people at risk for cardiovascu-lar disease know their blood pressure.”

A low eGFR is an indication of reduced kid-ney function. Estimated GFR is calculatedusing a formula based on age, gender andthe result of a blood test (serum creatinine)to estimate kidney function. Creatinine is anatural waste product of body muscle. Highlevels in the blood or serum tests coupledwith other risk factors, is an important in-dicator of an individual’s kidney health orpossible kidney damage.

This Canadian study, funded by The KidneyFoundation of Canada and the KRESCENTProgram, and published in March 2010, isbased on information of more than 1,000,000

adults in a province-wide database. The sameresearch group published an earlier study sho-wing that a lower eGFR is associated with anincreased risk of negative outcomes.

We also invite you to read the article“Reduced kidney function with protei-

nuria associated with increased risk ofkidney failure” posted on our website atwww.kidney.ca/research under “ResearchNews”.

Together these studies underscore that CKDis common and requires referral to a specialist.

We are pleased to announce that Sunny Hartwig, new researcher at the Universityof Prince Edward Island, has agreed to write a blog for The Kidney Foundation ofCanada on her experiences and new mission.

She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and completed her Post-Doctoral Fellowship with Dr. Jordan Kreidberg, at the Children’s Hospital Bos-ton, Harvard University.

In her research, Dr. Hartwig studies SoxC genes in early kidney development andtheir role in the coordination of cell specification and differentiation in non-renaltissue. Their role in the developing kidneys has not been determined nor has theirfunction in the kidney. Dr. Hartwig’s study will define the critical role of the Soxand WT1 genes in children kidney development and will provide new insights inthe development of Wilm’s Tumour, and lay the foundation for new therapeuticstrategies that will treat, reverse and ultimately prevent kidney disease in these chil-dren.

To read more on Sunny Hartwig, and on other bloggers, please visit our website atwww.rein.ca, “News & Activities” (blogs)

To communicate with Sunny: [email protected]



Canadian Study Finds Chronic Kidney Disease ScreeningCould Increase Early Disease Management and Public Health

Sunny Hartwig, Ph.D.

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this and thatDonate your old or unwanted vehicle to The KidneyFoundation of Canada and help support medical researchon kidney diseases and services offered to kidney patientsand their families. By doing so, you will also contribute toorgan donation promotion.

The Kidney Car Program is a fundraising initiative of TheKidney Foundation of Canada and started in 1995 in Québec.

The process is very simple: If you want to get rid of yourold vehicle, donate it to The Kidney Foundation of Canada.Seventeen (17) Québec recyclers working in partnershipwith the Foundation will come and tow it free of charge.

Vehicles are disposed of in an environmentally friendlymanner; the car as well as the tires, battery and oil are re-cycled. It’s an easy way to get rid of an unwanted vehiclewhile helping a good cause.

By donating your used vehicle to Kidney Car, not onlywill you benefit from free towing but you will also get atax receipt.

Kidney Car is a simple, convenient way to make a diffe-rence in the lives of people living with kidney disease. Forfurther information or to donate your vehicle now, callthe kidney Car Line: 1-888-228-867.

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*in Québec, 1,200 people are waitingfor an organ donation, 75% of whichare waiting for a kidney transplant?

**90% of Québecers are in favour oforgan donation but only 55% havetaken action to donate their organs?

and that diabetes is one of the leadingcauses of kidney disease?

***every year, in Québec, it is estima-ted that approximately 25,000 peoplewill have diabetes?

* As per December 2009** A Léger & Léger survey done in2008*** Reference: Québec Diabetes

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Liz MacRae and her mother Edna

PFIZER’S GENEROUSCONTRIBUTION TO THE

KIDNEY FOUNDATION OFCANADA’S KIDNEY WALK

For the third consecutive year, Pfizer has re-newed its involvement with The KidneyFoundation of Canada’s Kidney Walk bycontributing $10,000. The Walk took placeon May 16, 2010, at Parc La Fontaine,Montreal. We extend our appreciation toPfizer.

Right – Louise Hébert, Pfizer, presenting a $10,000 cheque with the physicians involved in TheKidney Foundation of Canada’s Walk looking on.


Congratulations to Liz MacRae, the“Kidney Stories of Hope” competitionwinner in Québec!

The Canadian campaign “Kidney Sto-ries of Hope” invites those affected bykidney disease to tell us about theirkidney experiences.

Each of the five winners – from Bri-tish Columbia, the Prairies, Ontario,Québec and Atlantic Canada – recei-ved a $500 award from The KidneyFoundation of Canada thanks to anunrestricted grant from Shire Canada.

To read Liz MacRae’s moving story, aswell as other stories by province, pleasevisit our website at www.kidney.ca.



TThhee mmiissssiioonn ooff TThhee KKiiddnneeyy FFoouunnddaattiioonn ooff CCaannaaddaaThe Kidney Foundation of Canada is the national volunteer organizationcommitted to reducing the burden of kidney disease through:

• funding and stimulating innovative research;• providing education and support;• promoting access to high quality healthcare; and• increasing public awareness and commitment to advancingkidney health and organ donation.

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