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By Lauren Drew, Director of Congressional Relations
UPDATE 3/24/2024: President Biden has signed into law the FY24 funding package that includes an additional $23 Million for the HRSA OPTN Modernization Initiative, for a total FY24 funding of $ 52 Million. We are excited for this vote of support from Congress and the President, and will continue to advocate for robust funding for this important project. We look forward to continuing to...
(May 9, 2024, New York, NY) - Washington University Nephrology Nurse Practitioner Lisa Koester, ANP, CS, CNN-NP, MSN, will be honored by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) with the Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians award in the name of Carol Mattix. The award will be presented to her at the annual...
(April 26, 2024, New York, NY) The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce that renowned health equity expert Dr. Lisa Angeline Cooper will be the keynote speaker at the annual NKF 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM) in Long Beach, CA, which takes place from May 14 -18. Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH, is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of...
(April 22, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Nephrologist and Professor of Medicine Martin Pollak, MD, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious David M. Hume Memorial Award. Each year, the NKF meticulously evaluates specialists in nephrology, selecting those who exemplify the...
(April 24, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is thrilled to announce that Nephrologist and Professor of Medicine David M. Charytan, MD, MSc, will be the 2024 recipient of the prestigious J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award. Dr. Charytan maintains a broad clinical practice in...
Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act aims to reduce barriers to treatment and increase access to care
(April 22, 2024, Washington, DC) —The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is applauding a move by Congress to increase access to care and improve outcomes for some...
(April 18, 2024, New York, NY) — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) proudly announces that Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, FACS, is the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Transplantation Award. Currently, Dr. Montgomery is the H. Leon Pachter Chairman and Professor of Surgery at New York...
Donating a kidney to a friend or family member is a huge life decision. It's natural to hope that giving this gift will help your relationship with the donor but should not be a reason for donating. Why? It's impossible to predict the future; people and circumstances change. Sometimes, the relationship between donor and recipient doesn't strengthen at all, gets worse, or breaks apart entirely. You'll need to consider uncomfortable...