CJASN ARTICLE, published April 2018, Click here.
By David M. White (AAKP Board Member and Ambassador)
In this issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Ishida et al. report on an investigation using data from the US Renal Data System to investigate the effects of opioids on patients on hemodialysis (1).
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Articles
April 23, 2018 –Request Funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH)
To download the official letter – click here.
April 23, 2018 Dear Chairman Cole, Chairman Blunt, Representative DeLauro, and Senator Murray:
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Get Connected: The Benefits of Chronic Care Management Services
Beth Chalick-Kaplan, PhD is an Outreach Specialist for Region 3 at CMS Managing your health while living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) can be overwhelming. Taking multiple medications, following a special diet, and keeping appointments with different specialists while caring for your family and/or working can be difficult.
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Patient Profile: Ray Harris 1-2-3 Strikes and Still Swinging at CKD
My story starts in early spring 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland to be exact, my hometown. My career was soaring as a recent graduate and police officer for the state of Maryland. My personal life was also fruitful as I was dating my lovely wife, Lauren. I knew I was winning at life and I could only see good getting better.
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Jim Myers: Why I’m a Pediatric Kidney Patient Advocate
From April 2018, AAKP Pediatric Kidney Pals e-newsletter article
You don’t have to be a parent of a child who has kidney disease or have been someone with pediatric kidney disease to be an advocate for this population.
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KIDNEY KIDS ARTICLE: A Mother’s Story…Worrier to Warrior
KIDNEY KIDS ARTICLE
A Mother’s Story…Worrier to Warrior
By Emily Payne
Last week we celebrated my daughters first year of life, one that we were told several times would not exist.
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March 19, 2018 – Friends of NIDDK Request Funding for National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
February 28, 2018 – Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 (H.R. 4143)
ASN represents more than 18,000 physicians, scientists, nurses, and other health
professionals dedicated to improving the lives of people with kidney diseases. The
society’s membership includes approximately 90 percent of the nephrologists in the
United States. ASN is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in
kidney care and ensuring access to patient-centered high-quality care, regardless of
socioeconomic status, geographic location, or demographic characteristics.
ASN represents more than 18,000 physicians, scientists, nurses, and other health
professionals dedicated to improving the lives of people with kidney diseases. The
society’s membership includes approximately 90 percent of the nephrologists in the
United States.
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December 1, 2017 – AAKP expresses concerns about continued access to kidney transplantation with the Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 (S. 2065 / H.R. 4143)
On behalf of the leading national transplant organizations, we write to you as original sponsors of the “Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017” (H.R. 4143) to express our significant concerns about the potential impact of this legislation on Medicare beneficiaries’ continued access to kidney transplantation.
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TRANSPLANT PATIENTS HONORED BY WORLD’S LARGEST ORGANIZATION OF KIDNEY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : November 2, 2017 FOR MORE INFORMATION:Deborah Pelaez,dpelaez@aakp.org / 813-400-2394 NEW ORLEANS, LA – The leadership of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), President Paul T.
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