Considering the PKD Kidneys: Plant Focused Ketogenic Therapy (2021)
Learn Basics of Safely Implementing a Plant-Focused Ketogenic Therapy
Cost: $1500
Why this course
What if there is a DIFFERENT way to do Keto for our kidney patients? Can we do a kidney-friendly keto for PKD?
Take the guesswork out of keto in the kidney world with this course to learn exactly HOW a ketogenic diet can safely be implemented in the kidney patient population.
Over three 2-hour sessions, you’ll learn topics like:
- Background on ketogenic diets
- Lab values of import for ketogenic diet monitoring
- Strategic meal planning for ketosis
- Scientific background for PKD and dietary interventions
- Common patient pitfalls and what to do
Your patients see you as the nutritional expert—and we are here to help you #betheexpert they need.
This is an introductory course to how we use a ketogenic approach for PKD. This does not constitute a certification as a “RISE” dietitian. While this course provides fundamentals of the therapy, we strongly encourage additional mentoring for working with patients in this course.
Important Details
- no active CPE
- Three 2-hour class sessions
- 2 important position papers, 4 sample recipe lists and menus, 2 grocery lists and essentials, 3 clinical tools, 1 data sheet
- Additional Resources: 2 menus, 2 recipe lists, 1 list of recommended resources, 1 guide
- Bonus Modules: 3 videos, 2 important studies, resources
Tools & Resources Included In This Course
Check out these resources!
AND Position Paper ADA position paper on Ketogenic Diets for Treatment of Epilepsy PFKD Grocery List Plant-Focused KD Labs and Monitoring Keto Flu 2020 Sample PFKD Day Sample PFKD Recipes PKD Ketogenic Protocol Labs and Monitoring Ren.nu Grocery Essentials Plant-Focused PKD Diet Menu Plant-Focused PKD Diet Recipes Oxalate Data Sheet Bonus Modules: Bonus Modules: Pathophysiology with of BHB, ketosis with Dr. weimbs and Dr. torres, further detail and science on oxalate management, gut health considerations before keto, resources for continued study, video on Ketocitra medical food for PKD Additional resources: Plant-focused keto menu, plant-focused keto recipes, books and other professional recommended resources, no & low carb personal care products guide, oxalate managed PKD keto menu, oxalate managed PKD keto recipes
Your Instructor
Diana Bruen, MS, RD
Hello! I am Diana, a renal nutrition expert who believes nutrition is a cornerstone of kidney disease care and prevention. I have seen the power it has to transform lives. There is no one size fits all for a “renal diet”.
I have been a dietition for over 10 years, working in dialysis for over 5 years. Too many times in dialysis I heard, “If only I knew sooner”, “If I had worked with you and made diet changes I might not be on dialysis”, “It was all too confusing, and I gave up”. It was this voice and patient connection that aved the way for me to pivot and be part of CKD awareness prevention and provide nutritional intervention.
Other Contributors:
Dr. Thomas Weimbs
Thomas Weimbs, PhD is a professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara (UCSB) where he directs a research laboratory focused on polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
Research from Dr. Weimbs' lab has led to a better understanding of PKD and led to novel methods to deliver therapeutics specifically to polycystic kidneys.
In March 2020, Dr. Weimbs founded Santa Barbara Nutrients to develop science-backed nutraceuticals for the nutritional management of PKD and to support kidney health. He is currently the president of Santa Barbara Nutrients.
Dr. Jacob Torres
