Deb Pelaez

Stephen Fadem, MD, FACP, FASN, AAKP Medical Advisory Board ChairThe influenza, more commonly known as the “flu,” is a virus that mostly affects the respiratory tract. It is transmitted by tiny droplets of moisture from person to person through coughing, sneezing, or even talking.

An Innovative Breakthrough: Minimally Invasive AV Fistula Creation Option for Hemodialysis PatientsLearn more about endoAVF and how it compares to the standard surgical arteriovenous (AV) fistula creation.

By Jennifer Gander, PhD, MSPH, Kaiser Permanente GeorgiaFor people with kidney disease, physical activity and exercise have been found to improve quality of life, physical function, and nutritional parameters (i.e. albumin), and decrease the risk of death.

In 1983, “PENtech Infusions” began as a small regional pharmacy meeting the needs of dialysis patients and patients with severe pain or spasticity. Over the years, we expanded into a leading provider in both industries.

AAKP’s National Patient meeting is an annual convention held in a different city each year, with the exception of the virtual conferences in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.

Ayla Maher was diagnosed with cystinosis when she was just two and a half years old. Ayla is now five years old and loves to play, read, work on puzzles, and especially loves creating art!

My original diagnosis with stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) was years ago, in 2009, where I was left with kidney damage from prescribed Ibuprofen use, an adverse event from another prescribed combination of medications, and the onset of multiple kidney stones.