Dialysis – Page 2

Dialysis Technicians – an important part of your health care team!

October 14, 2019

AAKP is celebrating National Dialysis Technician Recognition Week October 14 – 19, 2019. Let’s learn more about the types of dialysis technicians, how they are educated to better help you throughout your care and how you can celebrate this week with YOUR special dialysis technician. Kidney Disease by the Numbers:

November 15, 2018

By Melissa Bensouda, AAKP Ambassador Photo: Representing Missouri at RPA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill – Dr. Gary Singer, MD; Melissa Bensouda, AAKP Ambassador MO; Kinza Bensouda (daughter) At one point in my childhood I had dreamed of becoming a nurse.

AAKP Innovator Series: Third Kidney, Inc. CEO Ray Keller, DO

July 31, 2018

Third Kidney Inc. is focused on utilizing the human body’s skin sweat glands for purposeful, measurable, replicable renal function. The low-risk, sauna-based procedure Third Kidney has developed is built upon a large body of prior medical work, as well as numerous holistic cross-cultural health practices from around the world.

Kidneys and Food. How Are the Two Related?

July 31, 2018

Written By: Nancy K. Uhland, DNP, FNP-C Kidneys are an important organ and perform several functions in order to keep our bodies healthy. Food is an important substance we consume in order to provide our bodies with the fuel and energy it needs to maintain life. But, just how are our food choices related to the well-being of our kidneys?

Patient Profile: Priscila Kilgour

July 31, 2018

Written by Priscila Kilgour In 2018, I reached two milestones in my life: I celebrated my 80th birthday and the 26th anniversary of my kidney transplant. I am a registered nurse who worked most of my professional life in the operating room. I retired in 1998 to spend my time doing what my husband Bill and I enjoyed best:

Get Connected: The Benefits of Chronic Care Management Services

April 20, 2018

Beth Chalick-Kaplan, PhD is an Outreach Specialist for Region 3 at CMS Managing your health while living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) can be overwhelming. Taking multiple medications, following a special diet, and keeping appointments with different specialists while caring for your family and/or working can be difficult.

Patient Profile: Ray Harris 1-2-3 Strikes and Still Swinging at CKD

April 20, 2018

My story starts in early spring 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland to be exact, my hometown. My career was soaring as a recent graduate and police officer for the state of Maryland. My personal life was also fruitful as I was dating my lovely wife, Lauren. I knew I was winning at life and I could only see good getting better.

CDC and AAKP Launch Partnership to Limit Dialysis-Related Bloodstream Infections

September 28, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 27, 2016 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS (AAKP)

A Caregiver’s Wish List: Tips on How Dialysis Patients Can Help Their Caregivers

August 28, 2016

For many adults, having to be dependent on someone else is not easy. People living with a chronic illness often experience a decline in health as the illness progresses. This decline may require more assistance from others for even the most basic tasks, such as bathing and toileting.

Dialysis While You Sleep – An Alternative Therapy

August 28, 2016

There are more than 26 million Americans who suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), 350,000 need dialysis. Of those, 93 percent received hemodialysis (HD) at the end of 2007, and the remaining 7 percent were treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) at home. In addition, there were about 3,000 patients using home hemodialysis (HHD)