Caroline Wilkie is a nocturnal home hemodialysis patient of 8 years, who is heavily involved in volunteer work with the National Kidney Foundation, and Kidney Health Initiative. Caroline is a member of the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Kidney Advocacy Committee and the NKF PEERS program. She is a member of the Kidney Health Initiative’s (KHI) Patient and Family Partnership Council. She served on a KHI steering committee workgroup project entitled: “Prioritizing Symptoms of ESRD Patients for Developing Therapeutic Interventions.” She worked on a PCORI Project as part of the investigative team entitled: “Building Research Capacity in the Dialysis Community at the Local Level.” She is also one of the co-chairs on a new KHI project entitled: “Fostering Innovation in Fluid Management,” which focueses on new strategies for management of hypervolemia.

She and her husband, Jeff Kuhns, reside in Southwest Florida.