Michiganna Chapter 312 American Nephrology Nurses Association

05/08/2026

MichgANNA Chapter members!

Email us at [email protected] if you share your story so we can give you a shout out and post it on our socials. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

We’re proud of the nurses in our community who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. military, reserves, National Guard, or VA system — and we want to spotlight you. Videos will be featured throughout July across our social platforms as we celebrate service, leadership, and the impact of nurses in nephrology.

Submit here 👇
annanurse.org/share-your-story

05/08/2026

This Nurses Week, we want to celebrate YOU! Enjoy 20% off ANNA merchandise and stock up on your favorite products. Discount is applied at checkout.

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05/07/2026

We enjoyed the May MichigANNA dinner at Ruth’s Chris presented by Sanofi on treatment of Fabry disease and celebrating National Nurses Week. Join us for the next education dinner!

05/06/2026

Happy Nurses Week 2026 to our incredible nephrology nursing community!
This week, we celebrate the compassion, expertise, and resilience that define our profession. Whether you’re at the bedside, in education, in leadership, or supporting patients behind the scenes, your work changes lives every single day.

Thank you for showing up with heart, skill, and unwavering dedication. MichigANNA #312 is proud to stand with you and celebrate the impact you make in kidney care and beyond.

Wishing you a week filled with appreciation, joy, and well‑deserved recognition.

Sincerely,
President Gerardo Infante & all the MichigANNA #312 Board !

05/06/2026

Two of our chapter members were nominated for the Clara Ford "Compassion and Committed People" Award! MichigANNA President Elect, Tanisha Franklin (L) and member Qiana Davis (R).

Congratulations on your nominations and for moving our profession foward. 🎊🎉

Please email us at [email protected] with your recognition stories. We'd love to celebrate you too!

05/02/2026

May is Lupus Awareness Month

Some of the people we care for have kidney disease and kidney failure due to Lupus called Lupus Nephritis. 💜💜

05/02/2026

Donate Life Night at the Tigers is on sale now!

Buy tickets at: https://dlcm.formstack.com/forms/tigers

Choose "Other" for seating and put MichigANNA Chapter #312 in the box and we will be placed together if possible.

The lower section sells out fast! Invite your friends and family as we bring awareness to organ, tissue, and eye donation.

05/01/2026

May 1st is National High Potassium (a.k.a. Hyperkalemia) Awareness Day. If you have kidney disease, your kidneys cannot remove the extra potassium in your blood.

Learn how to control, prevent, and treat high potassium levels: https://www.kidneyfund.org/living-kidney-disease/health-problems-caused-kidney-disease/high-potassium-hyperkalemia-causes-prevention-and-treatment

Visit AKF’s Beyond Bananas™ page to learn more about managing your potassium levels through food: https://kitchen.kidneyfund.org/potassium/?_gl=1*hdagei*_gcl_au*MTE3MjMzNTE1MC4xNzQ0MzA4NDM5*_ga*MjY0MDE0Njc2LjE3NDQzMDg0Mzk.*_ga_5R0FBKTKCN*MTc0NTI1MzEzOS4xMC4xLjE3NDUyNTQ5MzAuMC4wLjA.

If you have kidney disease, your kidneys cannot remove the extra potassium in your blood. Learn how to control, prevent and treat high potassium (hyperkalemia) levels.

05/01/2026

Alonzo Mourning's partipation in a clinical study, along woth others, is what lead to the discovery of APOL1 Mediated Kidney Disease, which affects Black Americans, Afro-Caribbean, and Hispanic/Latino populations.

"I'm Not Just Here for Basketball"
A conversation with Alonzo Mourning about APOL1-mediated kidney disease (AMKD), as part of The Kidney Collective's second podcast season, "Rare Voices, Relatable Stories".

Listen at the link below:

The Kidney Collective™ | S2E3: "I'm Not Just Here for Basketball," with Alonzo Mourning

04/30/2026

Last Call!!!! We need your help to raise money for people in Michigan who are living with kidney disease.

Please support the National Kidney Foundation by purchasing one of our team T shirts for the annual kidney walk at the Detroit Zoo on May 17! Join us on the walk for a good cause!