Personas Renales

Kidney-health information from ALCER

Personas Renales is the content portal of the National ALCER Federation, an organization serving people with chronic kidney disease. The site brings together health information and resources for patients and families as well as professionals in nephrology.

Guides and resources

• Introductory guides on chronic kidney disease prevention, symptoms, rare kidney diseases, living-donor kidney transplantation, and home dialysis.
• A kidney-health library with manuals and documents on nutrition, vascular access, anemia, kidney cancer, peritoneal dialysis, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and legumes in a kidney-friendly diet.
• News about research, treatments, and awareness campaigns.
• Patient stories, including one from Antonio Cabrera, president of Hipofam and a board member of the National ALCER Federation.
• Multimedia resources and a digital video gallery.
• Well-being resources covering exercise and nutrition, emotional health, dialysis-friendly vacations, and social well-being.

Dialysis-center map

The portal maintains an interactive map for finding dialysis centers in Spain, designed for patients and health professionals. The site says more than 65,000 people in Spain receive kidney replacement therapy. It also publishes regional figures for peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis, and kidney transplants, reporting a national total of 67,426 patients.

Programs and campaigns

Initiatives featured on the site include a telephone support program, a volunteer program addressing unwanted loneliness among people with kidney disease, campaigns on antimicrobial resistance, vaccination, and kidney-disease prevention, and promotion of organ donation.

Contact

Information line: 915 610 837. Email: info@personasrenales.com. The site also lists informacion@alcer.org. ALCER is on Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube.