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Goals are to enhance awareness of kidney disease, educate clinical professionals and spur innovation by entities serving the kidney disease community.
Washington, D.C. – November 4, 2019 – Today the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and American Society of Nephrology (ASN) announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative work group takes patient’s “ESKD Life-Plan” approach
March 13, 2020, New York, NY —Today, the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) published the National Kidney Foundation’s KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update, a completely revamped set of 26 individual...
When Kelli Strother walked into her local NKF office in 2018, she expected to discuss kidney health policy and figure out how her employer could help improve mental health services for people with kidney disease. She walked out with partnership ideas and an invitation to a kidney health screening event, which would inadvertently kick-start her journey to become a kidney donor.
Learning more about kidney transplant...
Quotes for attribution to National Kidney Foundation
“In a newly released budget today, the Administration includes a proposal to extend Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients, a proposal which the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) strongly applauds. Extending Medicare coverage for the life of the transplant will not only save lives but...
Are you the 33%?
March 2, 2020, New York, NY — The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is joining forces with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), and actor Wilmer Valderrama to reach the 1 in 3 American adults at risk for kidney disease. “Are You the 33%?...
March 27. 2020, New York, NY —Today the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will virtually present its top awards to specialists in the field of nephrology who most exemplify the relentless efforts of the foundation to enhance the lives of patients through action, education and accelerating change.
The prestigious awards are presented to those who work daily in the trenches mobilizing the fight for public health through education,...
Experts come from around the country to Boston for the NKF 2019 Spring Clinical Meetings
New York, NY – May 8, 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.
The prestigious awards...
Anne Barr and Tracy McKibben are newest Board Members
New York, NY – November 13, 2019 – Telecommunications executive Anthony Tuggle has been announced as Chairman-elect of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Tuggle, a current NKF Board Member, will take the helm in October 2020 from NKF Chairman and corporate influencer John Gerzema. Paul M. Palevsky, MD, is President-elect and will step in...
Pebble Beach, CA – January 23, 2020 – Two, four-person teams bested the competition at the National Finals of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Konica Minolta Golf Classic, held January 16-19 at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts in California. The Golf Classic raised $1 million for NKF’s programs and initiatives, the first time this amount has been raised from this event in 33...
Continuing education activity sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical
New York, NY– November 11, 2019 - The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) are collaborating on an important online, free course for healthcare professionals about ways to improve outcomes for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus...