Press Releases

White House Organ Donor Summit BECOME AN ORGAN DONOR TODAY! Signing up on your state registry means that someday you could save lives as a donor—by leaving behind the gift of life. When you register, most states let you choose what organs and tissues you want to donate, and you can update your status at any time.

Labor Force Initiative Targets Kidney Patients Patients, Federal Officials, Health and Workforce Data Experts Convene for KIDNEYWORKS™ WASHINGTON, D.C.  The KidneyWorks™ Initiative, a new research and policy collaboration aimed at helping Americans with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Application Available for the Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award Apply Now for the Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Grant TAMPA, FLA – Applications for the Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award are now available from the American Association of Kidney Patients. Applications are due July 31, 2016.

Over 200 Patients Prepped for Action in Past Six MonthsWashington, DC - The American Association of Kidney Patients hosted a special Social Media Training Heathline Webinar in honor of World Kidney Day and National Kidney Month, featuring James Myers, a dialysis patient from Crown Point, Indiana. Mr.

Medal of Excellence Recognizes Renal Healthcare Professional Excellence Kidney Patients Honor Medical Professionals with Medals of Excellence at Renal Physicians Association National Meeting TAMPA, FL – On Friday, March 18, 2016, the American Association of Kidney Patients will honor the 2016 Medal of Excellence Award Winners.

Children with Kidney Disease Focus of Congressional Briefing The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation’s largest independent kidney patient education and advocacy organization, co-sponsored a Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C. Thursday, March 10, 2016, World Kidney Day.

Kidney Patients Shed Light on Deadly Disease During Kidney Month Kidney Patients Alert Public to a Silent Killer – Kidney Disease Tampa, FL – As the nation recognizes National Kidney Month throughout March, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is encouraging everyone to take steps to protect their kidneys.

ille as site of 2016 National Patient Meeting AAKP Returns to Nashville, TN for its National Patient Meeting The American Association of Kidney Patients’ National Board of Directors is pleased to announce it will once again hold its Annual Patient Meeting in Nashville, TN, on September 23 – 25, 2016 at the Nashville Airport Marriott.

The American Association of Kidney Patients to Honor Kidney Healthcare Professionals with Medal of Excellence Award TAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients, the nation’s leading patient education and advocacy group, proudly announces the 2016 Medal of Excellence Award winners.

National Partnership to Increase Critical Medical Information Available to First Responders during an Emergency; Life-Saving National Safety Service “Gives Sense of Security” to Kidney Patients FRAMINGHAM, Mass., –There are more than half a million people in the U.S.  suffering from kidney failure.