Lori Hartwell Explained

Lori Hartwell
Birth Date:1966
Known For:Founder of the Renal Support Network and author of "Chronically Happy: Joyful Living in Spite of Chronic Illness"
Occupation:President of the Renal Support Network
Nationality:American

Lori Hartwell (born 1966) is the Founder and President of the Renal Support Network, author of Chronically Happy: Joyful Living in Spite of Chronic Illness, and co-host of KidneyTalk, a biweekly webcast of issues of interest to those with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

CKD history

Diagnosed with CKD at the age of 2 in 1968,[1] Hartwell has had 12 years of dialysis and four transplants.[2]

Renal Support Network

Hartwell founded the Renal Support Network (RSN) in 1993 as an American nonprofit, kidney patient-focused, kidney patient-run organization to benefit individuals affected by CKD. Hartwell began an annual Renal Teen Prom in 1999. As of 2008 nine Renal teen Proms have been held in Los Angeles and one in Washington DC.[3]

KidneyTalk

Hartwell co-hosts a bi-weekly webcast called "KidneyTalk" with Stephen Furst. The shows run about 30 minutes covering topics of interest to those with CKD. KidneyTalk's first show was on June 6, 2006.

Awards

Publications

Hartwell has contributed to several educational and scientific publications including in peer-reviewed journals.[4] [5]

Bibliography

References

  1. Web site: RSN Speakers » Lori Hartwell . Renal Support Network . January 26, 2015 . May 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160503195345/http://www.rsnhope.org/speaker-program/rsn-speakers/lori-hartwell/ . live .
  2. Web site: State Senator Jack Scott Announces 'Woman of the Year' . dist21.casen.govoffice.com . March 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814171103/http://dist21.casen.govoffice.com/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC=%7B4C48CECE-D974-4F7F-9F6C-D3FB4B481ECB%7D&DE=%7BC82EA858-A9F8-41DB-BC38-BFFAFE8F6862%7D . 2011-08-14 .
  3. Web site: For one night, their kidney disease problems get left behind: A dance to remember . Ventura County Star . Alicia . Doyle . January 28, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080524220649/http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/jan/28/a-dance-to-remember/ . May 24, 2008.
  4. Nomenclature in nephrology: preserving 'renal' and 'nephro' in the glossary of kidney health and disease. . J. Nephrol. . 34. 3 . 639–648 . Mar 13, 2021 . 33713333 . 10.1007/s40620-021-01011-3 . Kalantar-Zadeh . Kamyar . McCullough . Peter A. . Agarwal . Sanjay Kumar . Beddhu . Srinivasan . Boaz . Mona . Bruchfeld . Annette . Chauveau . Philippe . Chen . Jing . De Sequera . Patricia . Gedney . Nieltje . Golper . Thomas A. . Gupta . Malini . Harris . Tess . Hartwell . Lori . Liakopoulos . Vassilios . Kopple . Joel D. . Kovesdy . Csaba P. . MacDougall . Iain C. . Mann . Johannes F. E. . Molony . Donald . Norris . Keith C. . Perlmutter . Jeffrey . Rhee . Connie M. . Riella . Leonardo V. . Weisbord . Steven D. . Zoccali . Carmine . Goldsmith . David . 8192439 .
  5. Hartwell L . Public Policy and Patient Choice of Dialysis Modality . Clin J Am Soc Nephrol . 14 . 12 . 1677–1678 . Dec 6, 2019 . 31811083 . 10.2215/CJN.12151019 . 6895479 .

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