"Are You O-K+? The Importance of Potassium Management & Kidney Disease"

"Are You O-K+? The Importance of Potassium Management & Kidney Disease"
AAKP is excited to lead the charge for the sixth annual “Are You O-K+” campaign, which aims to increase awareness on the harmful effects of high potassium (hyperkalemia) on individuals with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). National High Potassium Awareness Day falls on May 1 (5.1) each year.
Moderator:
Jerome Bailey
Director of Patient Engagement and Advocacy
American Association of Kidney Patients
Speakers:
Annamarie Rodriguez, RDN, LD, FAND
Owner, Nutrition Directions LLC
Employed by Pentec Health
Nina Curtis, MBA
Director & Executive Chef
Plant’ish & Co. Culinary Arts
As the oldest and largest, independent kidney patient organization in the U.S. - AAKP is dedicated to improving the lives and long-term outcomes of kidney patients through education, advocacy, patient engagement, and the fostering of patient communities. AAKP fights for early disease detection and the appropriate diagnosis of rare/genetic conditions; increased kidney transplantation and pre-emptive transplantation; full patient choice of either in-center or home dialysis; protection of the patient/physician relationship; promotion of research and innovation including artificial implantable and wearable kidneys; and the elimination of barriers for patient access to available treatment options. Learn more at www.aakp.org.

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