AAKP Patient Safety award
The AAKP Patient Safety Award recognizes specific and impactful leadership and activities that exemplify the Association’s strategic goal of advancing patient safety through innovations and specific measures within health systems, both nationally and globally, that inspire actions to improve overall patient safety. The award was created in 2014 by the former Network of New England whose Board of Directors established an endowment to continue the patient safety work of the non-profit organization led by Jenny Kitsen.
Among the organizations eligible to apply for the Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award are 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) organizations , public and government agencies, and many other organizations and institutions.
2025 Award WinnerS
The National Kidney Foundation
2025 Spring Clinicals Meetings
Session Title: Advancing Post-transplant Nutrition Care
" We are honored to receive support for the NKF 2025 Spring Clinical Meeting session on advancing post-transplant nutrition care. This session provides essential knowledge and practical strategies to improve food safety, manage electrolyte imbalances, and utilize probiotics effectively for immunosuppressed patients. By debunking misconceptions and equipping healthcare professionals with the latest insights, we aim to enhance the quality of life and long-term health outcomes for transplant recipients."
Kidneys Quest Foundation Inc.
Kidney Disease Impact Conference
“We are in this together, connecting with the kidney community."
Past award winners
2024 AWARD WINNERS
The National Kidney Foundation
Kidneys Quest Foundation, Inc.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2023 Award Winners
Katina Lang-Lindsey, PhD, MSW (Alabama A&M University)
Kidneys Quest Foundation
Terrance Jay O'Neil, MD, FACP, FASN, COLUSAfMC (Ret), President, HD Clean LLC
Mariana Murea, MD (Wake Forest University)
National Kidney Foundation
Shahid Muhammad, PhD (Coventry University, UK)
2022 Award Winners
Dr. Alan Kliger, Chair, Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety (NTDS), American Society of Nephrology (ASN) (National)
The Renal Patients Support Group (RPSG) – United Kingdom (International)
2021 AWARD WINNERS
Kidney Quest Foundation
2020 AWARD WINNERS
Satellite Healthcare
Katina Lang-Lindsey, PhD, LMSW, Assistant Professor; Alabama A&M University
2019 AWARD WINNER
Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition
2018 AWARD WINNER
National Kidney Foundation
National Renal Administrators Association
2017 Award Winners
A.T. Still University of Oral Health, Dr. Maureen Munnelly Perry – Oral Health Safety Protocols
All Kidney Patients Support Group (AKPSG) – Patient Safety and Empowerment
2016 Award Winners
National Renal Administrators Association
Renal Physicians Association
2015 Award Winners
American Nephrology Nurses Association
Forum of ESRD Networks
