Kidney Transplants
Dialysis Patient Citizens' Patient Advocates Storm Capitol Hill
Published in Blood Weekly, October 6th, 2011
2011 OCT 6 -- Last week, patient advocates with Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC) traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with their Members of Congress and discuss legislative issues important to the 31 million Americans with chronic kidney disease. Participants from 21 states came to the nation's capital for a multi-day trip that included a congressional briefing, training session and culminated in a day of meetings on Capitol Hill.
DPC, the nation's largest patient-led dialysis organization, organized the event in an effort to raise awareness with Members of Congress about the unique needs of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Participants on the trip...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2011-10-06)
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