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Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions:  Living Organ Donation

Jennifer Duplessie
April 2023Statement of Policy Principles and Solutions: Living Organ DonationAs the leading, independent, national organizations representing patients, organ donors and donor families, transplant surgeons, and other transplant health professionals, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS CALL ON CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR KIDNEY INNOVATION AND VETERANS WITH KIDNEY DISEASES

March 29, 2023 Today, more than 50 advocates from ASN and AAKP, representing people with kidney diseases and the health care professionals who serve them, will meet with their members of Congress and call for a $25 million investment in kidney innovation.

Jennifer Duplessie
March 29, 2023 Today, more than 50 advocates from ASN and AAKP, representing people with kidney diseases and the health care professionals who serve them, will meet with their members of Congress and call for a $25 million investment in kidney innovation.
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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

Jennifer Duplessie
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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U.S. Marine Corps Veterans Elected to Lead Top Kidney Patient Group

Jennifer Duplessie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:November 11, 2022 (Updated November 16, 2022) MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer RateMarketing and Communications [email protected](813) 400-2394U.S. Marine Corps Veterans Elected to Lead Top Kidney Patient GroupAmerican Association of Kidney Patients Preps New National Policy AgendaWASHINGTON, D.C.
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GRANT CYCLE OPENS FOR TOP AWARD IN KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY

Jennifer Duplessie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 10, 2022MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer RateMarketing & Communications [email protected](813) 400-2394GRANT CYCLE OPENS FOR TOP AWARD IN KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETYAmidst Ongoing COVID-19 and Flu Threats, Safety Advocates Drive PreventionTAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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KIDNEY GROUP INVITES 2023 MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE NOMINATIONS

Jennifer Duplessie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:November 9, 2022FOR MORE INFORMATION:Jennifer RateMarketing & Communications Manager(813) [email protected] GROUP INVITES 2023 MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE NOMINATIONSAmerican Association of Kidney Patients Defines High Care StandardsWashington, D.C. — The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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