Educational Brochures and Resources

AAKP offers a variety of educational resources for people living with kidney disease and their care partners.  Below is a list of FREE downloadable resources.  Many of these same resources are also available in print form in our online store and can be ordered.

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTS

Kidney Beginnings: A Guide to Living with Reduced Kidney Function Pocket Guide to Managing Kidney Disease Pocket Guide to Thinking about Genetics and Kidney Disease Understanding What it Means to Have Protein in Your Urine AAKP Patient Plan Phase 1: Diagnosis to Treatment Choices AAKP Patient Plan Phase 2: Getting help and Starting Dialysis AAKP Patient Plan Phase 3: Stabilization AAKP Patient Plan Phase 4: Ongoing Treatment

NUTRITION

AAKP Nutrition Counter AAKP Nutrition Counter (Spanish) Pocket Guide to Managing Phosphorus Pocket Guide to Managing High Potassium (Hyperkalemia) Understanding The Food Nutrition Facts Label AAKP Delicious! kidney-friendly recipe card series (several editions to choose from): click below to purchase or download for free! 1st edition 2nd edition 3rd edition 4th edition 5th edition 6th edition 7th edition 8th edition

ADVOCATING FOR YOURSELF

AAKP & You: How to be your own Public Policy Advocate

DIALYSIS-SPECIFIC TREATMENT

Questions to Ask Your Doctor about Dialysis Access Options Understanding Your Hemodialysis Access Options Understanding Your Hemodialysis Options Understanding Your Peritoneal Dialysis Options Understanding your Home Hemodialysis Options CONVERSATION STARTER: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team About Changing Dialysis Therapies CONVERSATION STARTER: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team About Choosing The Right Therapy for You! Managing Infection Risks for Dialysis Patients with Central Venous Catheter (CVC) Access Understanding Kidney Transplantation

RELATED CONDITIONS

Pocket Guide to Managing Phosphorus Pocket Guide to Managing High Potassium (Hyperkalemia) Pocket Guide to Managing Chronic Kidney Disease Associated Pruritus (CKD-aP) Understanding Kidney Stones And Chronic Kidney Disease Understanding Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease Understanding Iron in Chronic Kidney Disease Understanding Hepatitis C and Kidney Disease Understanding Gout and Your Kidneys

MENTAL HEALTH

Understanding Depression in Kidney Disease Coping, Living, and Thriving with Kidney Disease Coping, Living, and Thriving with Kidney Disease (Spanish)

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Emergency Preparedness and Kidney Disease Flyer

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The AAKP HealthLine is a webinar-based program educates patients and their family members on a variety of important health care topics from the comfort of their home or office.
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