SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS

American Association of Kidney Patients

The Independent Voice of Kidney Patients Since 1969™

SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS

AAKP has a national award program designed to recognize the expanded power and impact social media, patient engagement and patient advocacy are having on public policy and health care delivery. Through these awards, AAKP plans to recognize and expand the number of key influencers working to inform all Americans about kidney disease, individuals and institutions advancing the health interests of kidney patients and patient leaders who mobilize fellow kidney patients to make an impact on future health outcomes. The awards are an initiative under the AAKP Center for Patient Engagement and Advocacy, a new center dedicated to providing online advocacy tools, social media training, certification for patient advocates and links to federal agency patient engagement opportunities.


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The 2015 Award Winners:

NATIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA EDUCATION & ADVOCACY AWARD

James Myers,(www.facebook.com/jamesmyers3) is an AAKP Member and polycystic kidney disease (PKD) patient who was the very first person to be chosen for any of the new AAKP awards. He was awarded the Social Media Education and Advocacy Award in the category of patient advocate. Mr. Myers has been a blogger for 10 years, sharing his story and using social media to digitally engage audiences by sharing insights and experiences he hopes will help foster a digital community which supports kidney patients, families and the healthcare professionals who care for them. He has been actively involved with petition drives through Change.org aimed at increasing national awareness of kidney disease. Although Mr. Meyers could not attend the AAKP National Patient Conference, his remarks can be found at https://vimeo.com/140550061.

https://aakp.org/social-media-awards/