New PCORI Award Incorporates Kidney Patient Expertise Duke University Award Involves AAKP as Patient Stakeholder The Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently awarded Duke University a major five-year grant for their program “Putting Patients at the Center of Kidney Care Transitions.

Congressional Visits Focus on Kidney Research and Treatment Kidney Specialists and Patients Team Up for Congressional Action The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) joined the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) in Capitol Hill for the 3rd Annual Kidney Health Advocacy Day.

Kidney Health Initiative Names Two AAKP Board Members to New National Initiative The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

Kidney Patients Honor Leaders in the Renal Community The American Association of Kidney Patients Honor Doctors During 2015 Medal of Excellence Dinner It was a full house as nearly 100 people joined the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) at its 20th Annual Medal of Excellence Dinner.

Nashville Selected for National Kidney Meeting Vanderbilt University, Tennessee Kidney Foundation and ESRD Network 8 Collaborate with American Association of Kidney Patients for 2015 Meeting TAMPA, FL – The Board of Directors of the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)

The nation’s leading kidney patient advocacy groups, including the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), concluded a successful Kidney Patient Summit in Washington, D.C. on March 3-4, increasing awareness and support for the nation’s kidney patients.

AAKP Joins National Kidney Foundation on Capitol Hill TAMPA, FL:The American Association of Kidney Patients, AAKP, kicked off National Kidney Month March 2-3 as a partner with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) at the second annual Kidney Patient Summit in Washington, D.C.

The American Association of Kidney Patients is kicking off National Kidney Month by participating in a Kidney Patient Summit on March 3-4.

AAKP Ramps Up Presence on Capitol Hill Over Key Patient Concerns TAMPA, FL: The American Association of Kidney Patients, AAKP, will kick off National Kidney Month actions March 2-3 at the second annual Kidney Patient Summit being held in Washington, D.C. AAKP will partner with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

Congratulations to the 2015 AAKP Medal of Excellence Winners The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) has announced the recipients of its 2015 Medal of Excellence.  The AAKP Medal of Excellence is the Association’s highest honor for health care professionals.