PATIENT SERVICES
Dr. Olivier Diec, President of the Foundation’s South Shore Chapter, receives the 2016 Health Profession Award Dr. Olivier Diec was recently awarded the 2016 Health Profession Award in the knowledgesharing category, which is awarded to people whose practice is exemplary and deserves recognition. Dr. Diec is in charge of the kidney transplantation clinic at Hôpital Charles LeMoyne, in addition to being Co-President of the Foundation’s South Shore Chapter and a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation’s Quebec Branch. DR. OLIVIER DIEC
The distinction is given out by peers to Quebec doctors, pharmacists and nurses who embody the values of interprofessionalism on a daily basis while respecting everyone’s areas of practice and skills. The Kidney Foundation of Canada would like to congratulate Dr. Diec for this wonderful award and is proud to work with him and benefit from his expertise, professionalism and humanity. The Prix Profession Santé awards are an initiative of the Rogers Healthcare Group, which is made up of Profession Santé , ProfessionSante.ca, L’actualité pharmaceutique, L’actualité médicale and Info Infirmières.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER WITH THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA? Regardless of your age, there are both one-off and long-term opportunities to volunteer. You can also help us by taking part in one of our events. Every year in March, over 8,000 volunteers across Quebec solicit neighbours, family members, friends and coworkers during the Door-to-Door Campaign to collect donations to help people with kidney disease. Others take part in Kidney Walk events, golf tournaments, galas and other events organized by the Foundation, or they leverage their talents and creativity to organize their own events. The Kidney Foundation of Canada also relies on hundreds of volunteers to carry out its support mission benefiting people affected by kidney disease. If you would like to volunteer, contact us at 514-938-4515 or infoquebec@kidney.ca to find out how you can help out in your area. Do you have an idea for an event that could benefit the Foundation and consider yourself a good organizer? If you’d like to organize an event or activity for the Foundation’s benefit, share your ideas with us! Contact Bruno Tousignant at 819-661-5079 or bruno.tousignant@kidney.ca
The Kidney Community Newsletter WINTER 2017
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