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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TOP INNOVATION AWARD FOR KIDNEY PATIENT SAFETY OPENS GRANT CYCLE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2018 MORE Information:Deborah Pelaez(800) 749-AAKP / dpelaez@aakp.
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AAKP BOD Lana Schmidt tells why she is looking forward to the National Patient Meeting on June 8, 2018! (Posted May 23, 2018)
Yay! I can vividly recall how excited I was the time I attended my first conference with the American Association of Kidney Patients during 2010. That year, the conference took place in Tampa, Florida.
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KIDNEY ADVOCATES SPOTLIGHT NATIONAL GOUT AWARENESS DAY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2018 MEDIA CONTACT:Deborah Pelaez(800) 749-AAKP / dpelaez@aakp.org KIDNEY ADVOCATES SPOTLIGHT NATIONAL GOUT AWARENESS DAY AAKP EXPANDS GOUT EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES TAMPA, FL – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
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The Beginning of My Journey – National Donate Life Month (Posted April 27, 2018)
Written By: Kent Bressler, AAKP BOD and Ambassador (TX) Kip and I spent most of the night before the transplant talking about just about everything. He was his usual easy going steady self and did not seem anxious at all.
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ARTICLE: Appropriate Use of Opioids in Patients with Kidney Diseases
CJASN ARTICLE, published April 2018, Click here.
By David M. White (AAKP Board Member and Ambassador)
In this issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Ishida et al. report on an investigation using data from the US Renal Data System to investigate the effects of opioids on patients on hemodialysis (1).
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April 23, 2018 –Request Funding for National Institutes of Health (NIH)
To download the official letter – click here.
April 23, 2018 Dear Chairman Cole, Chairman Blunt, Representative DeLauro, and Senator Murray:
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Get Connected: The Benefits of Chronic Care Management Services
Beth Chalick-Kaplan, PhD is an Outreach Specialist for Region 3 at CMS Managing your health while living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) can be overwhelming. Taking multiple medications, following a special diet, and keeping appointments with different specialists while caring for your family and/or working can be difficult.
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