The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is honored to recognize the recipients of its 2022 Medal of Excellence Award.
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AAKP 2022 Medal of Excellence Honorees
A Practical Guide to Managing Your Potassium
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.
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Donate Life Month Feature Article
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.
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AAKP Innovator Series: Bayer Pharmaceuticals
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)
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AMERICA’S TOP KIDNEY PROFESSIONALS RECEIVE EXCELLENCE MEDALS
AMERICA’S TOP KIDNEY PROFESSIONALS RECEIVE EXCELLENCE MEDALS Largest Kidney Patient Group Honors Care and Innovation Leaders FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Jennifer Rate Marketing & Communications Manager jrate@aakp.org (813) 400-2394 Washington, D.C. - The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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National Kidney Month Article
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.
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AAKP requests Congress to extend telehealth regulatory flexibilities beyond COVID.
s Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, and Minority Leader McCarthy:
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Enjoy a Valentine’s Day Meal of AAKP Delicious! Recipes
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:
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Patient Profile: Duane and Lisa Hawk
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.
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A Healthy Start for a New Year
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.
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