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September 19, 2016 – Dialysis Patients Demonstration Act of 2016 (H.R. 5942) – Capitated Arrangements Threaten ESRD Patients’ Access to Transplant

September 21, 2016

The Honorable Todd Young U.S. House of Representatives 1007 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Earl Blumenauer U.S. House of Representatives 1111 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 RE: Dialysis Patients Demonstration Act of 2016 (H.R. 5942)

September 18, 2016

Tampa, FL, December 4, 2012 – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award. The award winners are William M. Bennett, MD and John Michael Lazarus, MD. The AAKP Medal of Excellence Award recognizes a renal physician(s)

AAKP Receives Grant to Continue the Fabry Family Testing & Education Project with Partner Emory University

September 12, 2016

TAMPA, FLA – The AAKP is pleased to announce it has received a five-year grant from Sanofi Genzyme to continue the Fabry Family Testing & Education Project (FFTEP).

AAKP Names Marketing and Communications Manager

August 31, 2016

AAKP Names New Marketing and Communications Manager The American Association of Kidney Patients, the nation’s oldest patient-centered kidney organization, has named Sarah McConnell as its new Marketing and Communications Manager.

A Caregiver’s Wish List: Tips on How Dialysis Patients Can Help Their Caregivers

August 28, 2016

For many adults, having to be dependent on someone else is not easy. People living with a chronic illness often experience a decline in health as the illness progresses. This decline may require more assistance from others for even the most basic tasks, such as bathing and toileting.

Dialysis While You Sleep – An Alternative Therapy

August 28, 2016

There are more than 26 million Americans who suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), 350,000 need dialysis. Of those, 93 percent received hemodialysis (HD) at the end of 2007, and the remaining 7 percent were treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) at home. In addition, there were about 3,000 patients using home hemodialysis (HHD)

How Can I Love My Body Again?

August 28, 2016

pants anymore…” “I feel bloated a lot and hate feeling like I’m pregnant – especially because I’m a guy…” “How could my partner ever want to be intimate with me again when I have this plastic tube sticking out of me…” These statements and other concerns are often expressed by individuals on peritoneal dialysis (PD)

Kidney Disease Hits the Hispanic Community at an Alarming Rate

August 28, 2016

Seven years ago, I was a busy manager of a furniture store and father to three young kids, when, at work one day, I had a high blood pressure episode. I temporarily lost consciousness and awoke in the hospital.

The Feeling of Freedom: How Home Hemodialysis and Music Gave Me Back My Life – The David Peterson Story

August 28, 2016

Some say music runs through his veins – it’s what keeps him going. For David Peterson, known now as David Rush, writing music, playing instruments and singing is second only to breathing. The 28 year old rapper/musician is traveling the country promoting his new album, Rush.

You Have Options

August 28, 2016

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have three options once they reach end stage renal disease (ESRD): dialysis, kidney transplantation or no treatment. If a patient doesn’t choose a treatment option, he will die. Most patients choose dialysis and try to get on a kidney transplant list.