Written By: Suzanne Ruff, AAKP Board of Director’s member Sun! Many of us know to protect our skin, but if you’re a kidney transplant recipient, it is especially critical! Dr. Steven F. Wolfe is a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and Board Certified with a practice in Mooresville, North Carolina.
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AAKP Ambassador, Iya Bekondo-Granatella Blogs About Her Experience at AAKP’s National Patient Meeting (Posted June 28, 2018)
Written By: Iya Bekondo-Granatella, AAKP Field Ambassador and Founder of the Iya Foundation Inc. Read on the blog at: http://theiyafoundation.org/aakp2018meeting/ I had the privilege of attending the 43rd Annual National Kidney Patient Meeting hosted by the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Meet Pediatric Nephrologist, Dr. Ken Sutha and Learn about New Pediatric Hypertension Guidelines
Meet Pediatric Nephrologist, Dr. Ken Sutha and Learn about New Pediatric Hypertension Guidelines
Written for AAKP by Dr.
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My Motivation for the AAKP Pediatric Pals Newsletter (Posted June 25, 2018)
Written By: Jim Myers; AAKP Board of Director’s member, Ambassador for the state of Indiana, and contributing editor of AAKP’s Pediatric Kidney Pals e-newsletter I have been asked to write about my motivation for the AAKP Pediatric Kidney Pals Newsletter. It’s a good question.
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FLORIDA EXECUTIVE TO LEAD TOP USA KIDNEY PATIENT GROUP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 18, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT:Deborah Pelaez,dpelaez@aakp.org/813-400-2394 FLORIDA EXECUTIVE TO LEAD TOP USA KIDNEY PATIENT GROUP Washington, DC – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Board of Directors announced that it has voted to hire Mrs.
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AWARDEES NAMED BY LARGEST U.S. KIDNEY PATIENT ORGANIZATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT:Deborah Pelaez,dpelaez@aakp.org/813-400-2394 AWARDEES NAMED BY LARGEST U.S. KIDNEY PATIENT ORGANIZATION Key Influencers in Policy, Science, Medicine and Federal Civil Service Recognized Tampa, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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June is PTSD Awareness Month (posted June 4, 2018)
Written by: Kent Bressler, AAKP BOD and Ambassador, served in the United States Army June as PTSD Awareness Month and June 27 as National PTSD Awareness Day. I want you to meet Sarge, he has the answer to questions about military service and PTSD.
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A Message from AAKP President, Paul Conway (Posted May 2018)
Happy spring to our AAKP Members and Allies! We are well on our way to our National Patient Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL. By the time many of you read this message, some of you will be reading it at the annual conference!
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My Lupus Story (posted May 29, 2018)
Written by: Iya Bekondo, AAKP Ambassador
It was the year 2000, and I had just relocated to the United States. Word that both of my kidneys had failed was no longer news to me and my family; having suffered from Nephrotic Syndrome since age 7.
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What will you be doing on Memorial Day? (Posted May 25, 2018)
Written by: Kent Bressler, AAKP BOD and Ambassador, served in the United States Army What will you be doing on May 28, 2018, Memorial Day? Many will be beginning summer vacations, schools are out, and families are together and free to do as they wish.
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