By Victoria Newman Green, MS, RD, CCTD, Transplant Dietitian at UCHealthIt is almost that time of year to celebrate the holidays! Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Years are approaching quickly. These are the times when we enjoy delicious foods and are able to be with the people we love.
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December 2022
A Special Tribute to Richard Knight: AAKP President 2018-2022
Richard Knight shares some thoughts as his term as AAKP President ends. It has been more than an honor to have you serve as President of the AAKP. Can you share with us what inspired you to get involved with the organization back in 2008? In 2008, I worked with Network 5’s Patient Advisory Committee (PAC).
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Patient Profile: Gitthaline (Candie) Gagne
Candie Gagne has lived and seen kidney disease from all sides. She is a healthcare professional, a former dialysis patient, and a current kidney transplant recipient. She is a former caregiver to her late husband, Thom, who was on dialysis, and her daughter, Paige, is a living kidney donor.Candie grew up in a military family.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Advancing Kidney Health Through Optimal Medication Management
An Interview with: Wendy St. Peter, PharmD, FASN, FCCP, FNKFWendy St. Peter, PharmD, FASN, FCCP, FNKF, is a Professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. Dr. St. Peter serves as the Director of the AKHOMM Initiative.
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Kidney Patients Put Innovation and Access on National Agenda
Kidney Patients Put Innovation and Access on National AgendaDiscussions with Elected Leaders, Policy Meetings Inform 2023-2024 Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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VIRGINIA GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN APPOINTS KIDNEY PATIENT AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT PAUL T. CONWAY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RENAL DISEASE COUNCIL
AAKP STATEMENT:VIRGINIA GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN APPOINTS KIDNEY PATIENT AND TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT PAUL T. CONWAY AS CHAIR OF THE COMMONWEALTH’S RENAL DISEASE COUNCILWashington, D.C.: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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