Speakers

Paul Palevsky, MD
Deputy National Program Executive Director, VHA Kidney Medicine Program
Chief, Kidney Medicine Section, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Professor of Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, and Clinical & Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Edward V. Hickey, III, USMC (ret)
AAKP President & Chair, Veterans Health Initiative
Chronic Kidney Disease Patient

Gitthaline ‘Candie’ Gagne
Navy Veteran (ret)
AAKP National Board of Director
Kidney Transplant Recipient

Paul T. Conway
AAKP Vice President & Chair of Policy and Global Affairs
Kidney Transplant Recipient
Moderator

Jerome Bailey
Director of Patient Engagement and Advocacy
AAKP Resources
- AAKP Veterans Health Initiative
- Navigating Dual Healthcare Systems - VA and Civilian Kidney Care
- Open Enrollment: Understanding Medicare vs Medicare Advantage - Determining a Program that's Right for You
- VA Kidney Program's Response to COVID-19
- Caregiver's Corner: Supporting Those Caring for Military Members & Veterans with Chronic Conditions
- Veteran Kidney Disease Benefits
- DOVE: A Veteran-centric Organization Increasing Access to Kidney Transplantation
- Veterans Employment Services
- 12 Tips to Nephrology Teams Supporting Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease



