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María del Carmen Ruíz visited the facilities of the Dialysis Unit, which is attached to the Ministry of Health of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, located in the neighborhood of La Viña, in order to get a first hand look at the great work that The medical professionals of this center, as well as the Association of Aid to the Renal Patient (ADAER)

The Councilor for Health of the City of Lorca, Maria del Carmen Ruiz, visited the facilities of the Dialysis Unit, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Health of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, located in the neighborhood of La Viña, with the In order to know firsthand the great work done by the medical professionals of this center, as well as the Association of Aid to the Renal Patient (ADAER).

María del Carmen Ruíz explained that "within the commitment that maintains the City of Lorca with the associations of patients with different pathologies, the Department of Health signed at the end of 2016 an agreement with ADAER amounting to 2,000 euros so that this organization can Carry out the different projects they carry out so that everyone diagnosed with kidney disease can receive comprehensive care to meet the needs that this disease generates.

The Councilor for Health has indicated that "the objective is to develop a comprehensive care project in order to bring about changes and improvements in the living conditions of the renal patient and his family life. Developed in the Dialysis Room of the Hospital Rafael Mendez and in the Dialysis Unit located in La Viña, which is attended in three different shifts to almost 90 patients throughout the Guadalentín Valley. Patients need to be dialyzed three times a week and the treatment lasts for about four hours.In total, the program targets 150 patients and their corresponding families, of whom 135 are in Hemodialysis, 6 are transplanted, 2 are in pediatric nephrology And 7 in peritoneal dialysis. Because ADAER is a very high number of patients, and because they are mostly elderly, ADAER offers both nutritional and psycho-social care for patients and their families. "

Ruiz said that "in addition, this Association also carries out different actions with patients such as individualized treatments or periodic visits of the psychologist, social worker and nutritionist, both to the Rafael Méndez Hospital as well as to the Dialysis Unit of La Viña or to the home. They take care of the patients who start the dialysis treatment with the aim of providing them with information about the self-care they must take in relation to the disease, what foods to avoid and what they are suitable for, as well as the most appropriate form of preparation; Offer him the possibility of maintaining contact with other people who were in the same situation ".

The Edil de Sanidad added that "another of the projects of ADAER is to create a group of mutual aid, since membership in the group structure provides the patient with the possibility of developing their skills, increase their knowledge and achieve to overcome Problems in a much better and more complete way than it could on its own.And in the case of renal patients, it allows social support and sharing and expressing their feelings, which helps to cushion the stress and provides a structure for maturation Against the disease ".

María del Carmen Ruiz wanted to thank "the Autonomous Community as ADAER the implication they show and the good work they do in the care of kidney patients throughout the Health Area III."

Finally, he recalled that "the Association of Aid to the Renal Sick will conduct, in collaboration with the City of Lorca, a workshop of psychonutrición entitled" How to eat properly without losing the head ", which will give some guidelines of the The most adequate diet to be taken by patients suffering from kidney disease, which will take place on March 14 from 5 pm in the Hall of the Local Development Center. ADAER through the web page www.adaer.org, of the email adaer@adaer.org or in the telephone 968 200 153 ".

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca