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Upcoming Events

February

  • CKDinform: Early Detection and Prevention Symposium
    Fri, 02/22/2019 - 11:00am
    Louisville, Kentucky
  • Great Chefs of the Midwest Gala
    Sun, 02/24/2019 - 4:30pm
    Wichita, Kansas
  • Gout: A Chronic Systemic Disease of the Kidney with Rheumatological Manifestations
    Mon, 02/25/2019 - 6:00pm
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Sante’ A Taste of Baltimore
    Thu, 02/28/2019 - 6:00pm
    Baltimore, Maryland

March

  • KEEP Healthy event at Consulate General of Mexico, Austin
    Fri, 03/01/2019 - 10:00am
    Austin, Texas
  • Patient Celebration Carnival
    Fri, 03/01/2019 - 4:00pm
    Columbus, Ohio
  • KEEP Healthy event at Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church
    Sat, 03/02/2019 - 10:15am
    Augusta, Georgia
  • The Big Ask: The Big Give - Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
    Sun, 03/03/2019 - 2:00pm
    Charlotte, North Carolina
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  • 2019 World Kidney Day Congressional Reception
    Tue, 03/05/2019 - 6:00pm
    Washington, District of Columbia
  • Mayo Clinic Southeastern Clinical Update in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation
    Fri, 03/08/2019 - 12:30pm
    Orlando, Florida
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    Sat, 03/09/2019 - 8:00am
    Somerville, Massachusetts
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  • KEEP Healthy event at alliance Leichtman High School
    Sat, 03/09/2019 - 8:00am
    Los Angeles, California
  • Kidney Gift of Life Gala
    Sat, 03/09/2019 - 6:00pm
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Dallas Kidney Social Summit
    Sun, 03/10/2019 - 12:00pm
    Dallas, Texas
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  • 2019 Bonne Santé
    Sun, 03/10/2019 - 4:00pm
    Santa Monica, California
  • Gout: A Chronic Systemic Disease of the Kidney with Rheumatological Manifestations
    Tue, 03/12/2019 - 6:00pm
    Cleveland, Ohio
  • KEEP Healthy event at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center
    Wed, 03/13/2019 - 10:00am
    Concord, North Carolina
  • Philadelphia NKF Honors Awards Benefit
    Wed, 03/13/2019 - 6:00pm
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Great Chefs of the West
    Wed, 03/13/2019 - 6:00pm
    Denver, Colorado
  • Worldwide Kidney Advocacy Day
    Thu, 03/14/2019 - 7:00am
    Jefferson City, Missouri
  • KEEP Healthy event at Dallas County Health and Human Services
    Thu, 03/14/2019 - 10:00am
    Dallas, Texas
  • KEEP Healthy event at Osceola County YMCA
    Thu, 03/14/2019 - 12:00pm
    Kissimmee, Florida
  • World Kidney Day
    Thu, 03/14/2019 - 12:30pm
    Akron, Ohio
  • Dining with the Stars
    Thu, 03/14/2019 - 5:30pm
    Cincinnati, Ohio
  • NKF Honors
    Thu, 03/14/2019 - 6:00pm
    Richmond, Virginia
  • Gout: A Chronic Systemic Disease of the Kidney with Rheumatological Manifestations
    Thu, 03/14/2019 - 6:00pm
    New York, New York
  • KEEP Healthy event at Saint Joseph Office Park
    Sat, 03/16/2019 - 8:00am
    Lexington, Kentucky
  • KEEP Healthy event at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center
    Sat, 03/16/2019 - 9:00am
    Concord, North Carolina
  • KEEP Healthy - Greater Charlotte Health and Fitness Expo
    Sat, 03/16/2019 - 9:00am
    Concord, North Carolina
  • B'more Healthy Event
    Sat, 03/16/2019 - 10:00am
    Baltimore, Maryland
  • 2019 Gift of Life Gala
    Sat, 03/16/2019 - 6:00pm
    Louisville, Kentucky
  • Kidney & Transplant Symposium
    Tue, 03/19/2019 - 7:00pm
    Columbus, Ohio
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  • KEEP Healthy event at Fargo YMCA
    Thu, 03/21/2019 - 4:00pm
    Fargo, North Dakota
  • Honors Awards Benefit
    Fri, 03/22/2019 - 6:00pm
    Rochester, New York
  • San Francisco Kidney Ball
    Fri, 03/22/2019 - 8:00pm
    San Francisco, California
  • Orange Party
    Sat, 03/23/2019 - 10:00am
    Bloomington, Minnesota
  • NKF Honors
    Sat, 03/23/2019 - 6:00pm
    Boston, Massachusetts
  • NKF Honors
    Sat, 03/23/2019 - 6:00pm
    Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2019 North Carolina Kidney Gala
    Sat, 03/23/2019 - 6:00pm
    Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Your Kidneys and You at Marion Franklin Community Center
    Mon, 03/25/2019 - 11:15am
    Columbus, Ohio
  • KEEP Healthy event at Keen Johnson building at EKU
    Wed, 03/27/2019 - 9:00am
    Richmond, Kentucky
  • Gout: A Chronic Systemic Disease of the Kidney with Rheumatological Manifestations
    Wed, 03/27/2019 - 6:00pm
    San Diego, California
  • 2019 Annual Regional Symposium: Exploring New Frontiers in the Management of CKD
    Fri, 03/29/2019 - 7:00am
    New York, New York
  • PRMC Health Screening
    Sat, 03/30/2019 - 7:30am
    Salisburgh, Maryland
  • Patient Education Conference
    Sat, 03/30/2019 - 9:00am
    Largo, Maryland
  • 2019 Minnesota Kidney Social Summit
    Sun, 03/31/2019 - 12:00pm
    St Paul, Minnesota
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  • Big Ask, Big Give Transplant Workshop - University Hospitals
    Sun, 03/31/2019 - 12:00pm
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    Cleveland, Ohio
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    Columbus, Ohio
  • 2019 Patient Summit: The Big Ask, The Big Give
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    Columbus, Ohio

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