TRANSPLANT
We urge our members to fully explore transplant where appropriate. Please call us with any questions about how to begin.
Local Transplant Centers:
- California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC-Sutter Health) Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program
- Stanford Hospital Kidney Transplant Program
- UCSF Medical Center Kidney Transplant Program
- UC Davis Transplant Center
Kidney Konnections - The BAAKP Newsletter
The Bay Area Association of Kidney Patients publishes regular newsletters, available by request via US Mail, at our meetings, or by reader below. We also film our presentations-- view HERE.
Kidney Konnections
| ISSUE - STORY | FEATURES | CLICK TO READ |
Vol. 10 Issue 2: Transplant and free medical flights | -BAAKP member's remarkable transplant story -UCSF Kidney Transplant program -Angel Flight West, no-cost medical flights | VIEW |
Vol. 10 Issue 1: | - Financing Treatment | VIEW |
Vol. 9 Issue 3: | - HIV and Kidney Transplant, My Story | VIEW |
Vol. 9 Issue 2: | - Kidney Transplant Today - The Stanford Program - Are You Covered? (Medicare and Med-Cal) - Increasing Home Dialysis Use - BAAKP Patients observed "Donor Sabbath" | VIEW |
Vol. 9 Issue 1: | A Kidney Transplant at Age 78? My Story! | VIEW |
Vol. 8 Issue 3: | - At the End is My New Beginning A Kidney Disease First Person Story By Anna Mae Louie Olivares - Patient Panel - How to travel while on dialysis! | VIEW |
Vol. 8 Issue 2: | - Free Kidney Education Classes Offered by Dialysis Provider. | VIEW |
NEWLY DIAGNOSED
Are you concerned about your kidney health? Or newly-diagnosed?
Click HERE for KIDNEY SCHOOL
EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING BAY AREA KIDNEY PATIENTS
| Summer 2014 - Chronic Kidney Disease: Staying One Step Ahead - An Update | |
| Spring 2014 - Implantable Kidney / Affordable Care Act | Download/ View |
| Fall 2013 - Significance of The Five Stages of Kidney Disease | Download/ View |
| Summer 2013 - UC Davis Kidney Transplant Program | Download/ View |
| Spring 2013 - Is Peritoneal Dialysis Right For You? | Download/ View |
| Fall 2012 - Getting Ahead of Diabetic Kidney Disease | Download/ View |
| Summer 2012 - Living with Polycystic Kidney Disease | Download/ View |
| Spring 2012 - The Journey to a Kidney Transplant | Download/ View |
Dec 2011 - In-Center Dialysis Presentation | Download/ View |
| Sep 2011 - Kidney Friendly Diets | Download/ View |
| May 2011 - Insurance & Financial Issues Kidney Patients Face | Download/ View |
| Feb 2011 - UCSF Kidney Transplantation Team Speaks | Download/ View |
| Nov 2010 - Hypertension, Salt & Chronic Kidney Disease | Download/ View |
| August 2010 - Understanding Your Lab Results | Download/ View |
| May 2010 - Autoimmune Disorders, Gout & Kidney Disease | Download/ View |
| Feb 2010 - Stanford Transplant Team On Post Transplant Care | Download/ View |
| Nov 2009 - Kidney Dialysis Options | Download/ View |
| Aug 2009 - Understanding The Calcium-Phosphorus Relationship | Download/ View |
| May 2009 - How Diabetes Types I and II Affect Kidney Function | Download/ View |
| Feb 2009 - The Stanford Kidney Transplant Program | Download/ View |
| Jan 2009 - Chronic Kidney Disease - Staying One Step Ahead | (not available) |
| Nov 2008 - Skin Care Issues For Kidney Patients | Download/ View |
| Aug 2008 - Healthcare Insurance for Kidney Patients | Download/ View |
| May 2008 - Diets for Kidney Patients | Download/ View |
| Feb 2008 - Developments in Living Kidney Transplant | Download/ View |
| Nov 2007 - The Basics About Chronic Kidney Disease | Download/ View |