Dialysis patient and AAKP Ambassador, Christine, shares her high potassium tips.In 2016, Christine Hernandez was a busy mom working as a registered nurse, a career she loved.
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Patient Profile: Christine Hernandez, RN
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AAKP strives for change by promoting and celebrating the importance of kidney health for patients across the country. This blog will allow you to connect with experts, researchers, staff and volunteers surrounding our ongoing advocacy for healthy kidneys.
Interview with Newly-Elected AAKP President Edward V. Hickey, III
Mr. Hickey is an attorney. He served as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps as a lieutenant with postings in Quantico and Camp Pendleton.
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Patient Profile: Clifton Agee, AAKP Ambassador
Clifton Agee is a dialysis patient with a passion for helping people. Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he had many positive role models that influenced his desire to help others.One of these role models includes his mother, Vera, who worked as an in-home childcare provider.
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Be Prepared: What Kidney Patients Should Know Before Going into the Hospital
Having to go to the hospital due to an emergency is always stressful for kidney patients and their loved ones. Aside from the acute problem or illness one is suddenly dealing with, patients voice additional apprehensions when they’re forced into going to the emergency room (ER).
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Holiday Eating Tips
By Victoria Newman Green, MS, RD, CCTD, Transplant Dietitian at UCHealthIt is almost that time of year to celebrate the holidays! Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and New Years are approaching quickly. These are the times when we enjoy delicious foods and are able to be with the people we love.
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A Special Tribute to Richard Knight: AAKP President 2018-2022
Richard Knight shares some thoughts as his term as AAKP President ends. It has been more than an honor to have you serve as President of the AAKP. Can you share with us what inspired you to get involved with the organization back in 2008? In 2008, I worked with Network 5’s Patient Advisory Committee (PAC).
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Patient Profile: Gitthaline (Candie) Gagne
Candie Gagne has lived and seen kidney disease from all sides. She is a healthcare professional, a former dialysis patient, and a current kidney transplant recipient. She is a former caregiver to her late husband, Thom, who was on dialysis, and her daughter, Paige, is a living kidney donor.Candie grew up in a military family.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Advancing Kidney Health Through Optimal Medication Management
An Interview with: Wendy St. Peter, PharmD, FASN, FCCP, FNKFWendy St. Peter, PharmD, FASN, FCCP, FNKF, is a Professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. Dr. St. Peter serves as the Director of the AKHOMM Initiative.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDANCE FOR PATIENTS READY TO TRAVEL
Why Patients Find Virtual Support Groups Beneficial in Today’s World
By Jeff Harder, MSW, LICSW, University of Washington Medical CenterSince the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become even more important for kidney patients to connect with others for support and guidance.
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