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National High Potassium Awareness Day: Patient Story, Chef O

April 14, 2022

Chef Oliver Hale, better known as “Chef O,” is a retired celebrity chef, having professionally cooked for over 48 years. Throughout his career, he has made 315 cooking shows and nine video awards. For about 21 years, he has also been hosted educational cooking demonstrations for kidney patients.

April 13, 2022

Home Dialysis, COVID, and Beyond - A Patient Profile: AAKP Ambassador Mihi Wickramasinghe AAKP Ambassador Mihi Wickramasinghe Mihi is 21 years old and living with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). She is on peritoneal dialysis (PD), a home dialysis therapy, and currently looking for a living donor.

April 13, 2022

Home Dialysis, COVID, and Beyond - A Patient Profile: AAKP Ambassador Melissa Bensouda AAKP Ambassador Melissa Bensouda At the age of 24, Melissa was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) after giving birth to her second daughter.

AAKP signs onto letter to ask CMS to preserve access to critically important diagnostics and continued use of ICD-10 NOS codes

April 12, 2022

April 6, 2022 Jonathan Blum Principal Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Delivered electronically Dear Mr. Blum:

Re: Oregon Waiver Renewal Application

April 12, 2022

April 11, 2022 Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 Re: Oregon Waiver Renewal Application Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: We are writing to comment on the Oregon application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

CAMPAIGN TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO KIDNEY PATIENTS

March 28, 2022

CAMPAIGN TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO KIDNEY PATIENTS PATIENTS KICK OFF “ARE YOU O-K+?” CAMPAIGN FOR HIGH POTASSIUM AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2022 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jennifer Rate Marketing and Communications Manager (813) 400-2394 jrate@aakp.org Washington, D.C.

March 28, 2022

The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is honored to recognize the recipients of its 2022 Medal of Excellence Award.

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)

National High Potassium Awareness Day: Patient Story, Chef O

Patient Profile: AAKP Ambassador Mihi Wickramasinghe

Patient Profile: AAKP Ambassador Melissa Bensouda

AAKP signs onto letter to ask CMS to preserve access to critically important diagnostics and continued use of ICD-10 NOS codes

Re: Oregon Waiver Renewal Application

CAMPAIGN TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO KIDNEY PATIENTS

AAKP 2022 Medal of Excellence Honorees

A Practical Guide to Managing Your Potassium

Donate Life Month Feature Article

AAKP Innovator Series: Bayer Pharmaceuticals