Over 200 Patients Prepped for Action in Past Six MonthsWashington, DC - The American Association of Kidney Patients hosted a special Social Media Training Heathline Webinar in honor of World Kidney Day and National Kidney Month, featuring James Myers, a dialysis patient from Crown Point, Indiana. Mr.
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AAKP Medal of Excellence Recognizes Renal Healthcare Professional Excellence
Medal of Excellence Recognizes Renal Healthcare Professional Excellence
Kidney Patients Honor Medical Professionals with Medals of Excellence at Renal Physicians Association National Meeting TAMPA, FL – On Friday, March 18, 2016, the American Association of Kidney Patients will honor the 2016 Medal of Excellence Award Winners.
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Children with Kidney Disease Focus of Congressional Briefing
Children with Kidney Disease Focus of Congressional Briefing The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation’s largest independent kidney patient education and advocacy organization, co-sponsored a Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C. Thursday, March 10, 2016, World Kidney Day.
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Kidney Patients Shed Light on Deadly Disease During Kidney Month
Kidney Patients Shed Light on Deadly Disease During Kidney Month
Kidney Patients Alert Public to a Silent Killer – Kidney Disease Tampa, FL – As the nation recognizes National Kidney Month throughout March, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is encouraging everyone to take steps to protect their kidneys.
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Why You Are Critical To Kidney Research
Have you heard how important it is to participate in research? By taking part in clinical trials of new drugs or medical devices, you help bring fresh treatments and improvements to the quality of life for many.
Even more importantly, you can provide the “patient voice” to clinical research!
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The Renal Diabetic Diet
Your healthcare team may recommend that you follow a meal plan to help you manage your dietary needs. When you’re on dialysis, you may occasionally need to eat more or less of certain nutrients. When you have diabetes, you must balance food choices to keep blood sugar under control.
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AAKP Selects Nashville as site of 2016 National Patient Meeting
ille as site of 2016 National Patient Meeting
AAKP Returns to Nashville, TN for its National Patient Meeting The American Association of Kidney Patients’ National Board of Directors is pleased to announce it will once again hold its Annual Patient Meeting in Nashville, TN, on September 23 – 25, 2016 at the Nashville Airport Marriott.
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AAKP Announces 2016 Medal of Excellence Winners
The American Association of Kidney Patients to Honor Kidney Healthcare Professionals with Medal of Excellence Award TAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients, the nation’s leading patient education and advocacy group, proudly announces the 2016 Medal of Excellence Award winners.
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What You Should Know About Immunosuppressive Drugs
Why are they important?
The first successful kidney transplant surgery in the United States took place in 1954. However, the procedure did not immediately become widespread. This was because the immune system of the kidney transplant recipient would recognize the transplanted kidney as foreign and attack it.
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Smart911 Partners with American Association of Kidney Patients
National Partnership to Increase Critical Medical Information Available to First Responders during an Emergency; Life-Saving National Safety Service “Gives Sense of Security” to Kidney Patients FRAMINGHAM, Mass., –There are more than half a million people in the U.S. suffering from kidney failure.
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