Indiana Kidney Recipient, Volunteer to Receive National Kidney Foundation s Patient Engagement Award
Living-donor advocate to be honored at 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings for his work in kidney donation
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NEW YORK, March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Each year the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) selects a volunteer who most exemplifies the mission by putting patients at the center of all aspects of healthcare and awards that volunteer NKF s highest honor: the Celeste Castillo Lee Patient Engagement Award.
National Kidney Foundation (NKF) to honor living-donor recipient and advocate Curtis H. Warfield at the 2021 Spring Clinical Meetings, to be held virtually April 6-10. Warfield will receive NKF’s Celeste Castillo Lee Patient Engagement Award for his work in putting patients at the center of all aspects of healthcare. Warfield is a regional leader of NKF’s Kidney Advocacy Committee, a peer mentor with NKF’s Peer Program,
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NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever Health Equity Advisory Committee (HEAC) responsible for directing and championing NKF s health equity, community health, and social justice efforts through research, education and key partnerships. This committee will work collaboratively with kidney patients, other NKF committees, as well as boards and NKF staff to advise in the design, implementation and evaluation of programs that support stronger and healthier communities. We are very excited about the formation of this important committee because our main goal is to ensure that all people living with, or at risk for, kidney disease have access to the health resources and support they need, said NKF s President-Elect Dr. Sylvia E. Rosas, MD, MSCE, and Chair of the HEAC. This committee will also champion NKF-ASN eGFR Taskforce recommendations to reassess the inclu