Please park at the Rady Children's Hospital South Parking Garage for Visitor Parking. Cross the street to the main hospital and follow the signage to our event!

Yes! Please bring your parking ticket to be validated by security at the event

Yes, the event is free to all. But please register on this site so we may have an idea of how many will attend.

Saturday, October 18

PKD and ME

By UCSD Health and Rady Children's Hospital

PKD and ME: A gathering for those living with Polycystic Kidney Disease and their loved ones to share stories and find support.

Date and time

Location

Rady Children's Hospital Education Office Building (EOB)

7906 Birmingham Way San Diego, CA 92123

Agenda

10:00 AM

Welcome Address

We are lucky to have Dr. Pranav Garimella, MD, board certified nephrologist and Director of the Polycystic Kidney Disease Center of Excellence at UCSD participating and planning this event. He will p...

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Yoga

Join our certified yoga teacher, Sofie, for a beginners yoga flow targeted to all ages and levels of yoga experience. Children welcome!

10:30 AM - 12:30 AM (+1 day)

Healing Touch

Healing touch practitioners will be on site. Roxanne, Lisa, and Patricia will be providing brief sessions for those interested in a quiet soothing space.

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Refreshments and Recipe sharing

Food will be available on the patio along with our renal dietician, Kristen who will guide attendees through a buffet-style meal and snack bar. Kristen will provide dietary information and guidance o...

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Face Painting!

Face Painting for children (and kids at heart) available on the patio!

10:00 AM - 1:00 AM (+1 day)

Community craft

Please join us by creating a banner defining- "What PKD means to you." There will be markers, crayons, and pens available to add your message or drawing to the banner. Exercise your imagination and c...

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Chat with a doctor, ask questions, discover available resources

Stop by our resource table to pick up information on registering for the PKD foundation, medications used in PKD, organization of a PKD support group in San Diego, and more! We will have MDs, PAs, an...

Good to know

Highlights

3 hours
all ages
In person
Free parking

About this event

Health • Medical

PKD and ME

Join us at the Rady Children's Hospital Education Office Building (EOB) for a day dedicated to raising awareness about Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). This event is for anyone affected by PKD, whether you're a patient, caregiver, or healthcare professional.

Learn from experts in the field, connect with others who understand what you're going through, and find support and resources to help you on your PKD journey. Together, we can make a difference in the fight against PKD.

Organized by

UCSD Health and Rady Children's Hospital

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