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AAKP Kidney Patient Consumer Policy Roundtable: The Critical Need to Overcome Government Determinants of Health (GDoH)

Discussion Topic: Misalignments in Federal Regulatory and Payment Decisions Determine Patient Access to Vital Innovations

Moderator:
Edward V. Hickey, III, USMC, President, American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP); Chair, AAKP Veterans Health Initiative; former U.S. Congressional senior staff member; chronic kidney disease patient

Panelists:
• Chris Bowlin, Executive Director, Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, CorMedix, Inc.
• Laura A. Williams, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, Ardelyx, Inc.
• Paul T. Conway, Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, American Association of Kidney Patients; former Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Labor; former dialysis patient; 26-year kidney transplant patient

This AAKP Policy Roundtable highlighted kidney health issues including the critical need for kidney disease screening, accelerating the innovation for next generation patient-centered medicine, and more intelligent and common-sense alignments of policy, law, regulation, and payment to achieve America's consensus priorities in kidney care. Learn more about https://bit.ly/AAKPRoundtables and take action by being a KidneyVoter™, visit https://bit.ly/AAKPTakeAction and https://bit.ly/AAKPVotes to raise YOUR voice and hold YOUR elected leaders accountable.

AAKP is the oldest and largest, independent kidney patient organization in the U.S. – AAKP is dedicated to improving the lives and long-term outcomes of kidney patients through education, advocacy, patient engagement and the fostering of patient communities. AAKP fights for early disease detection and the appropriate diagnosis of rare/genetic conditions; increased kidney transplantation and pre-emptive transplantation; full patient choice of either in-center or home dialysis; protection of the patient/physician relationship; promotion of research and innovation including artificial implantable and wearable kidneys; and the elimination of barriers for patient access to available treatment options.

Government Determinants of Health: Misalignments in Regulatory & Payment Determine Patient Access

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Government Determinants of Health: Misalignments in Regulatory & Payment Determine Patient Access

AAKP’s 47th Annual National Patient Meeting
“Patient Consumers: Leaders for Kidney Research & Innovation”

Session Title: Disease Management: Be Prepared: What Kidney Patients Should Know Before Going into the Hospital

Moderator: Leigh-Ann Williams, AAKP Ambassador, home hemodialysis patient

Speaker: Rohan S. Paul, MD, transplant nephrologist with Washington University in St. Louis, and the George Washington Transplant Institute; Member, Public Policy Committee, American Society of Transplantation (AST)

Disease Management: What Kidney Patients Should Know Before Going into the Hospital (Dr. Rohan Paul)

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Disease Management: What Kidney Patients Should Know Before Going into the Hospital

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