Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease is important...On the occasion of World Kidney Day on the 13th, various campaigns in the pharmaceutical industry are held
Mar 12, 2025
Various campaigns are also underway in the pharmaceutical industry to mark the 'World Kidney Day' on March 13.
World Kidney Day falls on the second Thursday of every March, a day designated to raise awareness of the importance of kidneys and prevention of kidney disease. While chronic kidney disease is emerging as a major health problem around the world, various activities will be conducted this year to emphasize the importance of prevention and management through early detection.
Chong Kun Dang, along with medical staff across the country, conducted a CKD campaign to raise awareness of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and to support patients' management and treatment.
The CKD campaign was attended by medical staff and Chong Kun Dang executives and employees across the country, and they took pictures with a board containing a CKD campaign message, informing them of the importance of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in diabetics and expressing their support to patients.
The CKD campaign was conducted under the slogan "Care for yourself, keep going, don't give up" using Chong Kun Dang's English initials CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease), and CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease), which means chronic kidney disease. The campaign slogan means that diabetics take care of their kidney health by themselves through regular kidney tests, and if they are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, start treatment in a timely manner and do not stop and give up.
On the 10th, Boehringer Ingelheim Korea hosted an in-house kidney health talk show event 'Let's meet (糖 - 腸)' for executives and employees.
The in-house kidney health talk show is part of the 'Immediate Campaign' hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim Korea to reflect on the importance of integrated diabetes-heart-renal management and practice prevention and management, so that executives and employees can understand the difficulties of patients due to chronic kidney disease and recognize the need for early diagnosis and early management.
In the first session 'Kidney Talk Show', Kim Sung-kyun, a professor of kidney medicine at Hallim University Sacred Heart Hospital (financial director of the Korean Kidney Association), who was in charge of the speaker, met and talked with a chronic kidney disease patient. In the second session, 'Kidney Counseling Center', executives and employees were given the opportunity to ask questions about kidney health directly and receive professional advice from Professor Kim Sung-kyun. Professor Kim Sung-kyun said, "Chronic kidney disease has few symptoms in the early stages, and impaired kidney function is difficult to recover, so early detection and proper management are of paramount importance."If there are risk factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure, which are the main causes of end-stage kidney disease, efforts are needed to detect early and prevent deterioration through regular medical checkups."
On the other hand, chronic kidney disease is often not recognized because there are no severe symptoms until it progresses considerably. Therefore, diabetics should take care of kidney health by examining both the glomerular filtration rate, which regularly evaluates the function of the kidneys, and albuminuria, which can confirm kidney damage.
If chronic kidney disease is diagnosed, it is important to slow down the progression to end-stage kidney disease through appropriate treatment. Patients with decreased kidney function should refrain from eating foods high in potassium, such as some vegetables and seaweed.
World Kidney Day falls on the second Thursday of every March, a day designated to raise awareness of the importance of kidneys and prevention of kidney disease. While chronic kidney disease is emerging as a major health problem around the world, various activities will be conducted this year to emphasize the importance of prevention and management through early detection.
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The CKD campaign was attended by medical staff and Chong Kun Dang executives and employees across the country, and they took pictures with a board containing a CKD campaign message, informing them of the importance of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in diabetics and expressing their support to patients.
The CKD campaign was conducted under the slogan "Care for yourself, keep going, don't give up" using Chong Kun Dang's English initials CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease), and CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease), which means chronic kidney disease. The campaign slogan means that diabetics take care of their kidney health by themselves through regular kidney tests, and if they are diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, start treatment in a timely manner and do not stop and give up.
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The in-house kidney health talk show is part of the 'Immediate Campaign' hosted by Boehringer Ingelheim Korea to reflect on the importance of integrated diabetes-heart-renal management and practice prevention and management, so that executives and employees can understand the difficulties of patients due to chronic kidney disease and recognize the need for early diagnosis and early management.
In the first session 'Kidney Talk Show', Kim Sung-kyun, a professor of kidney medicine at Hallim University Sacred Heart Hospital (financial director of the Korean Kidney Association), who was in charge of the speaker, met and talked with a chronic kidney disease patient. In the second session, 'Kidney Counseling Center', executives and employees were given the opportunity to ask questions about kidney health directly and receive professional advice from Professor Kim Sung-kyun. Professor Kim Sung-kyun said, "Chronic kidney disease has few symptoms in the early stages, and impaired kidney function is difficult to recover, so early detection and proper management are of paramount importance."If there are risk factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure, which are the main causes of end-stage kidney disease, efforts are needed to detect early and prevent deterioration through regular medical checkups."
On the other hand, chronic kidney disease is often not recognized because there are no severe symptoms until it progresses considerably. Therefore, diabetics should take care of kidney health by examining both the glomerular filtration rate, which regularly evaluates the function of the kidneys, and albuminuria, which can confirm kidney damage.
If chronic kidney disease is diagnosed, it is important to slow down the progression to end-stage kidney disease through appropriate treatment. Patients with decreased kidney function should refrain from eating foods high in potassium, such as some vegetables and seaweed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
