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The Kidney Citizen is a quarterly informational magazine that provides articles, Q & A’s, dedicated topic supplements and patient profiles.
Latest Issue
The Kidney Citizen Issue 23
Welcome to the Innovation and Empowerment issue of the Kidney Citizen! The DPC Education Center is excited to share with you this latest issue that is all about expanding treatment options, staying hopeful through the journey, and advocating for new and innovative therapies to help kidney patients live their best lives.
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Innovation Isn’t Enough: A Dialysis Patient’s Case for Real Access
Pesh Patel, DPC Patient Ambassador In 2017, I was visiting Melbourne, Australia as part of my career as a global hospitality executive. While walking around the city, I suddenly had to stop four separate times over the course [...]
Patient Stories are the “Secret Sauce”
Elizabeth Lively, DPC Eastern Region Advocacy Director Pamela Zielske, DPC Western Region Advocacy Director Does advocacy have a “secret sauce” for success? Are there tactics and tools that an organization needs to consider as strategies are [...]
Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovation in End Stage Kidney Disease and Transplantation
Dr. Velma Scantlebury, MD, FACS, GCM, DPC Education Center Health Care Consultant Over 90,000 patients sit on dialysis awaiting kidney transplantation, and thousands more are on some form of dialysis modality, with the hope of maintaining life [...]
Kidney Innovators Highlight New Therapies, Medicare Challenges at Congressional Hearing
Jackson Williams, DPC Vice President of Public Policy On March 18, 2026, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled “Improving Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment”. This hearing allowed patients, providers, [...]
Innovation, Hope, and the Gift of a Second Chance – A Gift That Rewrites a Life
C. Andre’ Daniels, DPC Patient Ambassador Hope is not passive. It is not a soft sentiment or wishful thinking. For patients living with End-Stage Renal Disease, hope is often an act of discipline. It is the decision to [...]
Dialysis patients are missing out on new therapies due to Medicare’s ESRD payment structure
Quiana Bishop, DPC Board President While dialysis treatments sustain life for people with kidney failure, they cannot replace all of the many functions of a healthy kidney. Patients rely on medications to address certain symptoms. As of January [...]
