Press Releases

New AAKP Brochure Aims to Raise Awareness about a Common Kidney Issue The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) has released a new brochure in its “Understanding” series—Understanding What It Means to Have Protein in Your Urine.

Now Accepting Applications for the Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award 2015 Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award Application Period Now Open The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is now accepting applications for the Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award.

AAKP Opens National Meeting Online Registration National Kidney Meeting Targets Patient Engagement and Health The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the oldest independent kidney patient advocacy organization in America, announced the opening of online registration for its 41stAnnual National Patient Meeting.

  New PCORI Award Incorporates Kidney Patient Expertise Duke University Award Involves AAKP as Patient Stakeholder The Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded Duke University a major five-year grant for their program “Putting Patients at the Center of Kidney Care Transitions.

Congressional Visits Focus on Kidney Research and Treatment Kidney Specialists and Patients Team Up for Congressional Action The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) joined the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) in Capitol Hill for the 3rd Annual Kidney Health Advocacy Day.

Kidney Health Initiative Names Two AAKP Board Members to New National Initiative The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

Kidney Patients Honor Leaders in the Renal Community The American Association of Kidney Patients Honor Doctors During 2015 Medal of Excellence Dinner It was a full house as nearly 100 people joined the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) at its 20th Annual Medal of Excellence Dinner.

Nashville Selected for National Kidney Meeting Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Kidney Foundation and ESRD Network 8 Collaborate with American Association of Kidney Patients for 2015 Meeting TAMPA, FL – The Board of Directors of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

The nation’s leading kidney patient advocacy groups, including the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), concluded a successful Kidney Patient Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 3-4, increasing awareness and support for the nation’s kidney patients.

AAKP Joins National Kidney Foundation on Capitol Hill TAMPA, FL:The American Association of Kidney Patients, AAKP, kicked off National Kidney Month March 2-3 as a partner with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) at the second annual Kidney Patient Summit in Washington, D.C.