AAKP set-up this webpage to assist all kidney patients, their families and their friends, who are in need of credible, reliable and emerging data and information about Coronavirus (COVID-19). AAKP has the distinct honor of working with strategic partners at the Department of Health and Human Services, including, but not limited to, the FDA, CMMI, CMS, NIH, NIDDK, and the CDC. AAKP is an officially appointed member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).
Do the 5 to Stay Safe and Alive during covid & beyond!
What are kidney patients who are newly diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), living on dialysis and immunosuppressed transplant patients doing to stay safe during COVID? And how are implications from COVID helping to align policies, technologies, and therapies to advance patient consumer access and care choice?
Here are the top 5 key insights from an AAKP National Survey*!
#1
More patients are asking their doctors about therapies that fit their safety regimen - like home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
47% because a home therapy is more convenient
53% because it is safer to social distance when on a home therapy
42% because my doctor recommended a home therapy
AAKP HealthLine Webinar Education & Expert Filmed Segments OnDemand
- COVID & Implications for Future Kidney Patients with Acute Kidney Function (AKI)
- A Global Need to Support an Ever-Growing Home Dialysis Community: Innovations & Access to Dialysis
- Advancing Home Dialysis Care: Aligning Policies Across Agencies
- Innovations in Home Health: Lessons from COVID-19 & Impact on Future of Kidney Care
- Dialysis Transition: What Every Patient & Caregiver Should Expect
CONVERSATION STARTER:
Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team about Choosing a Therapy Right for You
CONVERSATION STARTER:
Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team about Changing Therapies
#2
Getting Vaccinated
More than 90% have already received a COVID-19 vaccine
63% believe the vaccine is safe and effective
77% believe the benefits outweigh any potential risk/side effect
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a list of who is at an increased risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19 base on underlying medical conditions – which includes individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Furthermore, kidney transplant patients, based on the lifetime immunosuppressive medications they must take to stay alive, remain at severe risk of catastrophic illness and death due to COVID-19. It’s important to talk to your healthcare team about COVID-19 vaccinations.
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The content for AAKP patient webinars are shaped for patients like you. Topics have been developed and informed by patients and unique patient insights inspired by survey data collected independently by the AAKP Center for Patient Education and Research.
- What Kidney Patients Need to Know this Flu Season
- COVID-19, the Omicron Variant, & Kidney Patients
- Get the Facts: Covid-19, Monoclonal Antibody Treatments & Immunosuppressed Kidney Patients
- Delta Virus, Vaccines, & Kidney Patients: Ongoing Threats to Weak Immune Systems and Kidney Transplants
- Coronavirus and Kidney Patient Update on Vaccinations & Mutation Strains: A CDC Expert Webinar
- Kidney Patients & the COVID-19 Vaccine
#3
Limiting exposure, keeping their circle to trusted friends & family
62% of transplant patients avoid family gatherings/social events
47% of dialysis patients avoid family gatherings/social events
58% of healthcare professionals avoid family gatherings/social events
AAKP HEALTHLINE WEBINAR EDUCATION & EXPERT FILMED SEGMENTS ONDEMAND
- COVID-19: Kidney Patient Planning for a Safe Holiday Season
- Kidney Patient Nutrition& COVID-19: The Importance of Keeping it Kidney Friendly
- Kidney Patient Mental Health Management During COVID-19: Staying Connected while Staying at Home
- Coronavirus: Accelerating the Adoption of Telehealth & Telemedicine
- Coronavirus: Transitioning Patients from Telehealth & Telemedicine Back to In-person Care
- New American Telemedicine Policies & Utilization in the COVID-19 Era: What Patients Should Know
#4
Social Distancing
64% of transplant patients avoid going out in public
47% of dialysis patients avoid going out in public
62% of healthcare professionals avoid going out in public
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#5
Using Telemedicine/
Telehealth more
63% of transplant patients shared they started using telehealth/telemedicine in response to the pandemic
35% of dialysis patients shared they started using telehealth/telemedicine in response to the pandemic
39% of healthcare professionals share they started using telehealth/telemedicine services for their patients’ appointment(s) in response to the pandemic
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*Survey conducted under the AAKP Center for Patient Research and Education.
This AAKP patient education web page is supported by an educational donation by Baxter Healthcare Inc. The educational content shown is unbranded and unbiased and has not been determined or influenced by any sponsor(s). It’s intended for educational purposes only.
