September 26, 2025 Diana Clynes MEDIA ADVISORYFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 26, 2025MEDIA CONTACT:Brendan LaCivitaNational and Medical Media Specialist blacivita@aakp.org(813) 906-7740AAKP Kicks Off 50th Annual National Patient Meeting in Dallas, Texas WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Read More
August 1, 2025 Deb Pelaez By Maya Doyle, MSW, PhDBack in 2005, I wrote an article for aakpRENALIFE called “Why Camp Counts”. At that point, I had been the pediatric nephrology social worker at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore for a few years and had taken on the role of social work coordinator for our … Continue reading “Why Camp Counts (50 years and counting…)”
February 20, 2024 Diana Clynes By Jennifer Jones, U.S.M.C., AAKP Vice PresidentMy journey with kidney disease has been a profound lesson in the importance of nurturing both the mind and body. In May 2020, I faced a challenging period of hospital visits while battling transplant rejection and severe anemia. Read More
January 6, 2024 Deb Pelaez The Journey BeginsBobbie Reed first became a caregiver when her son Alex was diagnosed with kidney disease shortly after he graduated from Penn State in 2013. Alex was always a healthy and athletic child and played baseball in college. Read More
December 14, 2022 Jennifer Duplessie Kidney Patients Put Innovation and Access on National Agenda Discussions with Elected Leaders, Policy Meetings Inform 2023-2024 Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) Read More
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May 11, 2020 Sidhvi Nekkanti ASN KidneyNewsBy Eric Seaborg Like every corner of the medical community, kidney patient advocacy groups have mobilized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
It is very important to get on the transplant list through a transplant center. In some cases, a potential recipient had a willing donor, but the center turned the recipient down because they had not gone through the testing to remain listed. Be aware of what’s required of you to also remain on that transplant wait list.
Representing millions of patients, people with disabilities and older adults, our organizations are writing to express our strong and urgent support for the Department’s Office for Civil Rights to issue additional guidance to ensure that schemes to ration scarce health care resources during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic comply with federal nondiscrimination laws.
October 25, 2019 Admin By Tricia Patterson, BSN, RN Hello AAKP members. My name is Tricia Patterson, BSN, RN. I had the pleasure of attending the AAKP National Patient Meeting in Washington, DC in September and met many of you and heard some great lectures. I am a nephrology nurse and a member of the … Continue reading “Medication Management for People with Kidney Disease”
