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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AAKP Launches First of Kidney Program for Kidney Community
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Renal Social Media and Patient Advocacy Award Winners Announced TAMPA, FLA – The nation’s first awards for excellence in the fields of social media education and advocacy as well as patient engagement and advocacy designed for leaders in the kidney disease community were announced by the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP).
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Honoring Kidney Community Excellence
Honoring Kidney Community Excellence
The AAKP Calls for Nominations for its Medal of Excellence Awards Tampa, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is accepting nominations for the 2016 Medal of Excellence Award. The deadline for entries is November 2nd.
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Three Day National Kidney Patient Meeting Opens in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, TN – The American Association of Kidney Patients’ (AAKP) National Patient Meeting opens Friday, September 25, 2015.
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Kidney Health Advocates Make History on Capitol Hill
Kidney Health Advocates Make History on Capitol Hill
U.S. Congress Asked to Fund Research and Remove Barriers to Organ Donation
Washington, DC – On Thursday, September 10, 2015, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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AAKP to Live Stream National Health Policy Forum
AAKP to Live Stream National Health Policy Forum
American Association of Kidney Patients Will Live Stream National Health Policy Update
TAMPA, FL – Today the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) announced it will live stream its public policy session, Under the U.S. Capitol Dome:
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Three Day National Kidney Patient Meeting Opens in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, TN – The American Association of Kidney Patients’ (AAKP) National Patient Meeting opens Friday, September 25, 2015.
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