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LARGEST KIDNEY GROUP TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO PATIENTS

March 17, 2021

ARE YOU O-K+?” CAMPAIGN PRECEDES MAY 1 USA HIGH POTASSIUM AWARENESS DAY Tampa, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the oldest and largest fully independent kidney patient organization in the U.S.

March 10, 2021

March 11, 2021 U.S. and EU Kidney Groups Align for Global Innovation Consortium World Kidney Day Announcement Precedes Virtual Patient-Led Global Summit WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest U.S. kidney patient organization, today joined the European Kidney Patients’ Federation (EKPF)

March 5, 2021

STATEMENT ON COMPREHENSIVE LIVING ORGAN DONOR PROTECTIONS March is National Kidney Month and April is National Donate Life Month.

AAKP UNVEILS 2021 NATIONAL KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY AWARD WINNER

March 3, 2021

AAKP UNVEILS 2021 NATIONAL KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY AWARD WINNER Patients Honor Kidneys Quest Foundation For Diabetic Kidney Disease Effort TAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

Kent’s Kidney Stories with AAKP President Richard Knight

February 25, 2021

During this episode of Kent’s Kidney Stories, AAKP Board Member/Ambassador Kent Bressler speaks with AAKP’s President Richard Knight. Mr. Knight is a healthcare professional and a former hemodialysis patient. He received a kidney transplant approximately fourteen years ago. Read his full bio here. In this episode, Mr.

February 25, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 25, 2021 NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH BRINGS NEW PUSH FOR ORGAN DONOR JOB PROTECTIONS Largest Kidney Group Mobilizes Patients and Medical Allies for Congressional Action Washington, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

February 1, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2021 SURVEY: AS KIDNEY PATIENTS AWAIT COVID VACCINES, THEIR QUESTIONS MOUNT Top U.S. Kidney Patient Group Releases COVID-19 Patient Insights Hosts Medical Expert Webinar to Answer Patient Questions, Boost Vaccination Tampa, FL: Today, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

KIDNEY PROFESSIONALS NAMED AS 2021 MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

January 20, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2021 KIDNEY PROFESSIONALS NAMED AS 2021 MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERSAmerica’s Largest Independent Kidney Patient Organization Recognizes Top Professionals Tampa, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

January 14, 2021

By Lana Schmidt, MBA, former home hemodialysis patient, current transplant recipient, AAKP National Board of Director As an 18-year kidney patient warrior, I know firsthand what it is like to have too many antibodies and a very low chance, if ever, of receiving a kidney transplant.

January 7, 2021

By Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Today, more than 100,000 Americans are on waiting lists to receive a lifesaving organ transplant. A new name is added to the national transplant waiting list every 10 minutes.

LARGEST KIDNEY GROUP TARGETS HIGH POTASSIUM THREAT TO PATIENTS

U.S. and EU Kidney Groups Align for Global Innovation Consortium

STATEMENT ON COMPREHENSIVE LIVING ORGAN DONOR PROTECTIONS

AAKP UNVEILS 2021 NATIONAL KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY AWARD WINNER

Kent’s Kidney Stories with AAKP President Richard Knight

NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH BRINGS NEW PUSH FOR ORGAN DONOR JOB PROTECTIONS

SURVEY: AS KIDNEY PATIENTS AWAIT COVID VACCINES, THEIR QUESTIONS MOUNT

KIDNEY PROFESSIONALS NAMED AS 2021 MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

FDA and CMS Decisions are Key to Increased Transplantation for Highly-HLA Sensitized Kidney Patients

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