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A Practical Guide to Managing Your Potassium

March 24, 2022

By Carolyn Feibig, MS, RD, LD, CCTDLiving with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can make menu planning confusing, and even difficult, particularly because your eating patterns change depending on the stage of your disease.

March 24, 2022

The Greatest Gift: Hallie Thomas Shares Her Story as a Living Kidney Donor By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent Writer What started as a girl’s night out with her best friend in downtown Orlando, Florida, turned into the evening Hallie Thomas would meet her future husband.

March 24, 2022

In this Innovator Series article, AAKP interviews Paul Bedard, Senior Vice President of Cardiovascular and Renal Franchise at Bayer.An Innovative Breakthrough in Managing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)

March 20, 2022

I AM MORE THAN MY KIDNEY DISEASE: AAKP AMBASSADORS RESPOND March is National Kidney Month. Help spread the word about kidney disease this month by sharing your personal story, along with educational resources, with your friends, family, and community. Kidney disease is a silent killer–let’s end the silence.

February 1, 2022

Love is in the air. This Valentine’s Day, why not show your kidney(s), and possibly your Valentine, some love by heating up the kitchen with these AAKP Delicious! kidney-friendly recipes.BreakfastGet warmed up for Valentine’s Day with this sweet breakfast combo. Iced CoffeeView a PDF of the recipe including Nutrient Analysis: https:

February 1, 2022

By Deborah Pelaez, aakpRENALIFE Independent WriterDuane and Lisa Hawk are a fun-loving, energetic married couple from Palmerton, Pennsylvania, who were both born blind. Married now for 38 years, they met at piano tuning school in their early 20s.

January 31, 2022

By Corinne Clynes, FNPWelcome to the New Year of 2022! The best thing about the New Year is it gives us all a clean slate to start from. I challenge you to think about your goals, inspirations, and desires for the New Year. Start by considering different areas of your life that you may want to set a goal for.

January 31, 2022

AAKP’s Innovator Series highlights companies, researchers, and professionals in the field of nephrology committed to making a difference, improving care, and changing the status quo. In AAKP’s latest Innovator Series article, Dr.

December 1, 2021

Nephrology Nursing and Leadership: Through the Eyes of a Person with CKD A special podcast hosted by AAKP’s strategic allied partners at the American Nephrology Nurses’ Association (ANNA) Featuring Lillian Pryor, MSN, RN, CNN; 2020-2021 President of the ANNA; 2021 AAKP Medal of Excellence Award Honoree (Nursing Category)

November 30, 2021

By Blake Shusterman, MD, “The Cooking Doc”If you have kidney disease, eating at holiday parties and family meals can be challenging.

A Practical Guide to Managing Your Potassium

Donate Life Month Feature Article

AAKP Innovator Series: Bayer Pharmaceuticals

National Kidney Month Article

Enjoy a Valentine’s Day Meal of AAKP Delicious! Recipes

Patient Profile: Duane and Lisa Hawk

A Healthy Start for a New Year

AAKP Innovator Series: Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS

Nephrology Nursing and Leadership: Through the Eyes of a Person with CKD

Six Tips on Holiday Eating From The Cooking Doc for People With Kidney Disease