As an extension of AAKP’s National Strategy, AAKP participates in key initiatives that allow us to engage kidney patients in substantive and meaningful efforts designed to impact research over the long-term and help lead to new innovations for medical devices (including diagnostics)
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September 2020
What a Living Donor Thinks of Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020
By Suzanne RuffWhen my sister collapsed in critical condition because her kidneys had failed, I offered to become a living kidney donor for her. I immediately regretted my offer. It was sixteen years ago. I had never had surgery.
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TOP U.S. KIDNEY PATIENT GROUP UNVEILS NEW BOARD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
VETERAN VOICES REPRESENTED BY U.S. MARINES AND U.S. ARMYWASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) announced results of their recent 2020-2021 Board Officers and Directors elections.
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GRANT CYCLE OPENS FOR KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY INNOVATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 4, 2020TAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the oldest and largest fully independent kidney patient organization in America, announced the opening of the 2021 grant cycle for its AAKP Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award.
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PKD Awareness Day 2020
By Jim Myers, AAKP BOD/AmbassadorHow does one normally become aware of Polycystic Kidney Disease? In my case, I became aware through my Father. I’m 62 now. This is about the same age my Dad was when he first told me he had PKD. He had been to the Mayo Clinic for a checkup, and he reported to me that he had “kidney disease.
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