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TRANSPLANT

We urge our members to fully explore transplant where appropriate. Please call us with any questions about how to begin.

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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: Financial, Legal, and Insurance Specialists Panel	- Financing Treatment - Purchasing Insurance - Legal Help	VIEW
Vol. 9 Issue 3: Transplant, Good Dialysis, and Patient Experiences	- HIV and Kidney Transplant, My Story - How to Have a Good Future With Kidney Disease - Patient Panel Discussion	VIEW
Vol. 9 Issue 2: "Stanford Transplant and ESRD Medicare"	- 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: "Pearls of Knowledge for Kidney Patients" "Take Charge of Your Renal Nutrition"	A Kidney Transplant at Age 78? My Story!	VIEW
Vol. 8 Issue 3: Successful Strategies for Hopeful Transplant Recipient with Risa Simon	- 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: "This is a Good Time to Be a Kidney Patient!" "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Dialysis Access"	- Free Kidney Education Classes Offered by Dialysis Provider. - Living Donor Advocacy Coalition Needs Your Support! - A New Beginning for Me! A Kidney Disease First Person Story. - Track Your Medical Records with an iPhone/iPad app!	VIEW

Summer 2014 - Chronic Kidney Disease: Staying One Step Ahead - An Update	Download/ View
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