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"Dialysis is my passion; I have 38 years in the field! Seeing my patients thriving and feeling better, whether on home dialysis, in-center hemodialysis, or after having a kidney transplant is my reward.”- Shelba JonesWhat inspired you to become a dialysis technician?I always have had passion to help people.

AAKP recently announced its 2022 Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award recipients. The Kitsen award recognizes leaders and programs that substantively improve patient safety through innovations in health systems management and patient safety education.

AN INTERVIEW WITH TEJAS DESAI, MD, SENIOR MEDICAL DIRECTORTell us about your first experience with a kidney patient, personally or professionally, and what impressions it left on you as a fellow human being?The experience that stands out most for me was during my training at NYU.

By John Laisure, PA-C, Pediatric Nephrology (kidney) and Hypertension Clinics, Brenner Children’s and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist120/80? How does my child have high blood pressure (hypertension)? I thought that was normal. Why does my child’s doctor keep changing what normal blood pressure should be?

HOW ONE PEDIATRIC KIDNEY PATIENT DANCES THROUGH IT ALLBy Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterGenevieve is 16 years old and loves to dance. Dancing has been a constant passion in her life since she was three years old.

Targeting APOL1, a genetic cause of severe kidney disease Sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Certain differences in our DNA can put some people at higher risk of disease—but understanding these differences gives us an opportunity to develop potential treatments. What is DNA?

Myles Wolf, MD, MMSc for the HiLo Steering Committee What is the best blood level of phosphate for people with kidney failure on dialysis? An Update on the HiLo Trial Hyperphosphatemia, defined as having too much phosphate in the blood, is a common problem in kidney patients receiving dialysis.

By Stephen Z. Fadem, MD, FASN, AAKP Medical Advisory Board Chair, and Michelle (Misha) L. Nguyen, Senior Fitness Specialist February was rodeo season in my hometown of Houston, Texas. Here is where young cowboys compete to stay on a 2,000-pound snorting, ornery, bucking, kicking, and twisting bull for at least eight seconds.