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Honor to be presented at the 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
January 30, 2019, New York, NY - Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of the NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change.
Their...
Award will be presented at the 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
January 29, 2019, New York, NY - Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of the NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change.
Their work is vital to the 30 million people...
Judy Kirk MS, RDN, CDN, FNKF
With the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative (AAKHI), launched in 2019 by the Department of Health and Human Services, preemptive referrals of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis patients to receive a kidney transplant has increased. This has led providers to more discussions about transplantation with CKD patients. As a result, this has been a contributing factor and has had a positive impact...
Washington, DC – May 17, 2019 – All quotes for attribution to the National Kidney Foundation - “May 16, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule, Modernizing Part D and Medicare...
April 23, 2019 – “Kansas has become the seventh state in the country to pass legislation that would protect living organ donors from life insurance discrimination solely based upon their status as donors. On behalf of kidney patients across the country, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) applauds this achievement as Kansas joins Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, New York, and Oklahoma.”
“A kidney transplant...
Team Kidney event kicks off #KidneyStrong year-long campaign
New York, NY — April 1, 2019 — To help usher in National Donate Life Month, which is observed to spotlight the need for organ donation across the country, 11-year-old shining star and singer Angelica Hale will host an exclusive, live, online fundraiser in support of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF).
Angelica is best known for her stellar performances on...
“Taking Charge of Your Kidney Disease: Longitudinal Patient Education Program” is Project Study
New York— Monday, August 6, 2018 – Daphne H. Knicely, MD, has been awarded the 2018 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Grant from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to spearhead a vital program that seeks to sharply increase “health literacy” among patients who have chronic kidney disease.
“Helping patients understand...
Award to be presented at 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
January 30, 2019, New York, NY - Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of the NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change.
Among those...
¿Se pregunta cómo ayudar a su ser querido en el recorrido posterior al trasplante de riñón? Estas son 5 maneras de marcar una diferencia en sus vidas.
1. Infórmese sobre los cuidados posteriores del trasplante de riñónGeneralmente, el sistema inmune del cuerpo lucha contra todo lo que no sea parte de él, como gérmenes y virus....
Katy Wilkens, MS, RD, will be honored at NKF's 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY – April 16, 2019 – Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) considers the work of hundreds of specialists in the field of nephrology and selects among them those who most exemplify the relentless efforts of the NKF to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change...