CAMPAIGN TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO KIDNEY PATIENTS PATIENTS KICK OFF “ARE YOU O-K+?” CAMPAIGN FOR HIGH POTASSIUM AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jennifer Rate Marketing and Communications Manager (813) 400-2394 jrate@aakp.org Washington, D.C.
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March 2022
AAKP 2022 Medal of Excellence Honorees

The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is honored to recognize the recipients of its 2022 Medal of Excellence Award.
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A Practical Guide to Managing Your Potassium

By Carolyn Feibig, MS, RD, LD, CCTDLiving with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can make menu planning confusing, and even difficult, particularly because your eating patterns change depending on the stage of your disease.
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Donate Life Month Feature Article

The Greatest Gift: Hallie Thomas Shares Her Story as a Living Kidney Donor
By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent Writer
What started as a girl’s night out with her best friend in downtown Orlando, Florida, turned into the evening Hallie Thomas would meet her future husband.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Bayer Pharmaceuticals

In this Innovator Series article, AAKP interviews Paul Bedard, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular and Renal Franchise at Bayer.An Innovative Breakthrough in Managing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
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AMERICA’S TOP KIDNEY PROFESSIONALS RECEIVE EXCELLENCE MEDALS
AMERICA’S TOP KIDNEY PROFESSIONALS RECEIVE EXCELLENCE MEDALS Largest Kidney Patient Group Honors Care and Innovation Leaders FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Marketing & Communications Manager jrate@aakp.org (813) 400-2394 Washington, D.C. - The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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National Kidney Month Article

I AM MORE THAN MY KIDNEY DISEASE: AAKP AMBASSADORS RESPOND
March is National Kidney Month. Help spread the word about kidney disease this month by sharing your personal story, along with educational resources, with your friends, family, and community. Kidney disease is a silent killer–let’s end the silence.
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AAKP requests Congress to extend telehealth regulatory flexibilities beyond COVID.
s Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and Minority Leader McCarthy:
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