Renal Support Network (RSN)
Renal Support Network (RSN) values people with kidney disease and helps them become self-sufficient through education, advocacy and employment resources. RSN is a nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization established in 1993 to provide non-medical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD). RSN strives to help patients develop their personal coping skills, special talents, and employability by educating and empowering them (and their family members) to take control of the course and management of the disease. A vital role of RSN is to provide lawmakers and policymakers with the patients’ perspective on the needs and capabilities of people with CKD.
Phone:    (818) 543-0896
Website: www.RSNhope.org
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American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
The focus of the AAKP website is to inform patients and family members of the association and the programs that they offer to their members. It provides renal-specific information on patient education, conventions, and newsletters for a membership fee.
Phone:    (813) 636-8100
Toll-free: (800) 749-2257
E-mail:    [email protected]
Website: www.aakp.org

American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
AAPD is the largest nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the US. Its main goal is to ensure economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities. AAPD works in a coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Toll-free: (800) 840-8844
Website: www.aapd.com

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
The ADA is a nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, and advocacy. It conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ADA’s mission is to prevent and cure diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure, and to improve the lives of everyone affected by the disease.
Toll-free:    (800) 232-3472
E-mail:       [email protected] (for diabetes-related questions)
Website:    www.diabetes.org

Alport Syndrome Foundation
The mission of the Alport Syndrome Foundation, launched in 2007,  is to educate and support patients and families that have been affected by this genetic kidney disease with the goal of funding research to find more effective treatment protocols and a cure. The website provides information on Alport Syndrome, medical resources, and a forum where patients can communicate with each other based on their experiences.
Phone: (212) 798-4665
Email: [email protected]
Website:  www.alportsyndrome.org

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
The ADA is a nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information, and advocacy. It conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. ADA’s mission is to prevent and cure diabetes, the leading cause of kidney failure, and to improve the lives of everyone affected by the disease.
Toll-free:    (800) 232-3472
E-mail:       [email protected] (for diabetes-related questions)
Website:    www.diabetes.org

Dialysis Patient Citizens
DPC is an independent, nationwide, non-profit, patient-governed dialysis patient organization. We are dedicated to improving dialysis patients’ quality of life by developing awareness of dialysis-related issues, advocating for dialysis and pre-dialysis patients, improving the partnership between patients and caregivers, and promoting favorable public policy.
Phone (toll-free): (866) 877-4242
E-mail:    [email protected]
Website: www.dialysispatients.org

Home Dialyzers United
Toll-free:   800-607-9670
Fax: 888-334-9576
Registered 501(c)(3): 0752235477
Email: [email protected]
Website:    www.homedialyzorsunited.org

Lupus Foundation of America
We are devoted to solving the mystery of lupus, one of the world’s cruelest, most unpredictable, and devastating diseases, while giving caring support to those who suffer from its brutal impact.
Website: www.lupus.org

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
The NKF is a voluntary health organization that seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.
Phone:        (651) 636-7300
Toll-free:   (800) 622-9010
Website: www.kidney.org

The NephCure Foundation
The NephCure Foundation is the only organization solely committed to seeking a cause and cure for two potentially devastating kidney conditions, Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). NephCure is made up of patients, their families and friends, researchers, physicians and other healthcare professionals joining forces to create awareness and generate funding for research.
Contact person: Miriam Long
Phone:       (866) NephCure
E-mail:        [email protected]
Website:     www.NephCure.org

PKD Foundation
The Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation is a worldwide organization devoted to determining the cause, improving clinical treatment, and discovering a cure for PKD. This is the official site of the Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation.
Phone:        (816) 931-2600
Toll-free:   (800) PKD-CURE
Website:    www.pkdcure.org
E-mail:   [email protected]

Transplant Recipients International Organization
TRIO is an independent, not-for-profit, international organization committed to improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, their families and the families of organ and tissue donors. Through the TRIO Headquarters and a network of chapters, TRIO serves its members in the areas of: Awareness, Support, Education, and Advocacy.

In addition, each year, TRIO’s Scholarship Program gives thousands of dollars in academic grants to members and their families. In the past 26 years TRIO has awarded over 167 scholarships to deserving students who are transplant candidates, recipients, donors or their family members. These scholarships are generously funded by several TRIO chapters, individuals and interested organizations. Each recipient receives $1,000 toward their education at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.trioweb.org 
Scholarships: www.trioweb.org/resources/trio-scholarships.html

Dialysis at Sea Cruises
Since 1977, this largest provider of dialysis services aboard cruise ships has provided treatment and services to thousands of travelers. Each cruise has a nephrologist and one or more dialysis nurses. Patients can “beep” the shipboard dialysis staff 24 hours a day. Book early for best cabin selection and dialysis treatment time. Updated February 8, 2019.
Phone:      (800) 544-7604
Website:   www.dialysisatsea.com

Dialysis Finder
Travel help for patients and social workers. The site can also help you locate a dialysis center close to you.
Phone: (866) 889-6019
Toll-free: (866) 889-6019
Website:  www.dialysisfinder.com

Dialysis Patient Citizens
DPC is an independent, nationwide, non-profit, patient-governed dialysis patient organization. We are dedicated to improving dialysis patients’ quality of life by developing awareness of dialysis-related issues, advocating for dialysis and pre-dialysis patients, improving the partnership between patients and caregivers, and promoting favorable public policy.
Phone (toll-free): (866) 877-4242
E-mail:    [email protected]
Website: www.dialysispatients.org

Find and compare Dialysis Centers| Dialysis Facility Compare
Find detailed information about thousands of Medicare-certified dialysis facilities, compare side-by-side, and choose the best dialysis facility for your care. This is a website that allows patients and health centers to view and compare quality data about dialysis facilities. CMS also uses these data, organized into a series of measures, to create a star rating system that can help patients make educated decisions about where to get their dialysis treatments.
Website: www.medicare.gov

Forum of ESRD Networks
The ESRD Networks provide a mechanism to ensure the most efficient use of Medicare dollars for dialysis treatment and kidney transplantation through monitoring quality of care indicators and maintaining data on the ESRD program. These functions are administered at the regional level through the 18 networks, providing direct and immediate access from the treatment provider to CMS.
Phone:        (804) 794-2586
E-mail:        [email protected]
Website:     www.esrdnetworks.org

Global Dialysis
Global Dialysis is a resource for dialysis patients who want to travel nationally and internationally. Its aim is to collect and provide as much travel information as possible for dialysis patients, including details on nearly 12,000 dialysis facilities in 127 countries.
Website:  www.globaldialysis.com

HelpHopeLive (formerly NTAF)
The NTAF is designed for all organ and tissue transplant patients, their families, catastrophic injury patients, and professionals. This website provides information on financial assistance and transplant-related educational materials. It also contains links to individual transplant patient websites.
Toll-free:   (800) 642-8399
Website:   www.helphopelive.org

Hypertension, Dialysis, and Clinical Nephrology
(HDCN)HDCN is aimed primarily at physicians and nurses who treat patients with renal disease. It provides selected information on renal disorders and their treatment, hypertension, dialysis, and clinical nephrology topics.
Phone:        (630) 325-3276
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.hdcn.com

IHateDialysis.com (IHD)
IHateDialysis is a site for patients, by patients. Do not let the site’s name fool you. We are not negative, we hate dialysis – but we love life. IHD is the largest and most active dialysis message board on the Internet. We are a community that is very supportive of each other and we help both new and veteran patients cope with the daily struggles of living with kidney disease. If you are affected by kidney disease, then please join us, whether you are pre-dialysis, or on hemo, pd, home-hemo, or a transplant patient. If you are a spouse, relative, friend, or a loved one, then you are invited to join IHD too, as are those who work in the medical community.
E-mail:      [email protected]
Website:    www.ihatedialysis.com

International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
The Canadian-based ISPD was formed to promote the clinical application and scientific investigation of PD for treating renal failure. Society membership is open to medical, scientific, nursing, nutrition, social work, and business professionals. The society achieves its goals through triennial Congresses and its bi-monthly publication, Peritoneal Dialysis International.
Phone:        (905) 875-2456
Website:    www.ispd.org

My Life, My Dialysis Choice (a program by MEI)
An online dialysis options tool based on people’s lifestyle and health values.
Website: www.mydialysischoice.org

Nephron Information Center
Search for dialysis units in close proximity to a particular address
Website: www.dialysisunits.com

American Kidney Fund (AKF)
The AKF is a voluntary health organization providing direct financial assistance for the benefit of kidney patients supported by comprehensive educational programs, clinical research, and community service projects. It has helpful information on financial assistance programs, lifestyle ideas, and kidney disease facts.
Phone:       (301) 881-3052
Toll-free HelpLine:    (800) 638-8299
E-mail:        [email protected]
Website:     www.akfinc.org

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS is the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in the US.
Phone:      (410) 786-3000
Toll-free:   (877) 267-2323
Website:    www.cms.gov and www.medicare.gov

Disability Information
DisabilityInfo.gov is a comprehensive online resource designed to provide people with disabilities with the information they need to know quickly and easily. With just a few clicks, the site provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including:
· Civil rights;
· Education;
· Employment;
· Housing;
· Health;
· Income support and technology;
· Transportation; and
· Community life.
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.disability.gov 

Keep Swimming Foundation
Keep Swimming Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides financial relief to families of critically ill patients who require extended inpatient medical care at an accredited USA hospital.
Phone: (262) 264-8881
Website link to apply online: Keepswimmingfoundation.org

Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA)KUFA is dedicated to helping the more than 70 million Americans who suffer from the debilitating effects of kidney, urologic, and related diseases, and to promoting ground-breaking research that will result in new and better treatments. This website is filled with information to assist the patient and resources such as emergency grants, scholarships and awards information.

Phone:        (212) 629-9770Toll-free:   (800) 633-6628
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.kidneyurology.org

Social Security Online
Offers tips on planning your retirement and calculating your benefits. Apply for retirement benefits online. The Social Security Administration pays retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to workers and their families, administers the Supplemental Security Income program, and issues Social Security numbers.
Toll-free:  (800) 772-1213
Website:   www.ssa.gov

GoodRX
Quit paying too much for your prescriptions
Website: www.goodrx.com

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
Offers basic information about prescription drug coverage, what it is, how you can get it, and why you should get it. Everyone with Medicare can qualify for coverage, which took effect on January 1, 2006.
Toll-free:  (800) 633-4227
Website:   www.medicare.gov

MedlinePlus®
MedlinePlus has good health information from the world’s largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine (see entry below). Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up-to-date. There are lists of hospitals, physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a dictionary, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
Website:  http://MEDLINEplus.gov

MyMedSchedule.com®
This website is a tool to create free, easy-to-read medication schedules. You can: print schedules that are easy to create, read and update, receive reminders to take your medications by text or email, set refill reminders—reorder your prescriptions before they run out, keep track of your daily medications—strengths, dosage and purpose, bring your pill schedule to all your doctor appointments, maintain medicine schedules for yourself and family members, print your schedule in English or Spanish, convenient wallet-size schedules to carry with you and more.
Website:  www.mymedschedule.com/

NeedyMeds, Inc.
A list of programs to assist those who can’t afford to purchase the medications they need. Explains how to get help from patient assistance programs that are provided by many different pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Phone:        (215) 625-9609
Website:     www.needymeds.com/

Pharmacy Checker
Compare drug prices among reputable online pharmacies
Website: pharmacychecker.com

End-of-Life Coalition
The Kidney End-of-Life Coalition promotes effective interchange between patients, families, caregivers, payers, and providers in support of integrated patient-centered end-of-life care for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.
Email:[email protected] Website:www.kidneyeol.org

Medicare Quality Care Finder
Patients and their caregivers can find health care providers. facilities, health and drug plans, and equipment suppliers, and make “apples-to-apples” comparisons of their quality. This site includes: Hospital Compare, Nursing Home Compare, Home Health Compare, Medicare Plan Finder, Dialysis Facility Compare and Physician Compare.
Toll-free:  (800) MEDICARE
TTY users: (877) 486-2048
Website: www.medicare.gov/quality-care-finder/

Children’s Organ Transplant Association, Inc. (COTA)
COTA is designed for individuals and families who have children needing transplants and wish to obtain more information regarding financial assistance.
Toll-free:  (800) 366-2682
Website:   www.cota.org

HelpHopeLive (formerly NTAF)
The NTAF is designed for all organ and tissue transplant patients, their families, catastrophic injury patients, and professionals. This website provides information on financial assistance and transplant-related educational materials. It also contains links to individual transplant patient websites.
Toll-free:   (800) 642-8399
Website:   www.helphopelive.org

National Kidney Registry
Facilitating Living Donor Transplants
Phone:      (631) 517-9546
Toll-free:   (800) 936-1627
E-mail:      [email protected]
Website:   www.kidneyregistry.org

The Kidney Registry also operates the website Find a Kidney (Living Donor Search Assistance)
If you are in need of a kidney transplant, the free, personalized microsites offered by the National Kidney Registry can help you find a living donor.
Website: https://www.findakidney.org/

National Living Donor Assistance Center
Providing financial assistance to those who want to donate an organ, priority is given to individuals not otherwise able to afford the travel and subsistence expenses associated with living organ donation.
Phone:      (703) 414-1600
Fax:         (703) 414-7874
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:  www.livingdonorassistance.org

Transplanthealth
Provides comprehensive information regarding transplantation, interactive tools, links, and other helpful resources for transplant candidates, recipients, their families, and caregivers. Good e-mail updates that keep you current with what’s going on in the transplant community.
Website:  www.transplanthealth.com

Transplant Living
This site has a wealth of information for transplant recipients, family members and healthcare professionals. Transplant Living is a project of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit organization (see entry below) that maintains the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
Toll-free:  (888) 894-6361
Website:   www.TransplantLiving.org

TransWeb
TransWeb: All About Transplantation and Donation is a nonprofit education site serving the world transplant community. It features news and events, patient experiences, the top 10 myths about donation, a donation quiz, questions and answers, and a reference area.
Phone:        (734) 998-7314
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.transweb.org

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Brings together medicine, science, public policy and technology to facilitate every organ transplant performed in the United States. UNOS is a nonprofit organization that maintains the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
Phone:        (804) 782-4800
Toll-free:   (888) 894-6361
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.unos.org

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
Use an interactive tool to calculate and compare waiting times by transplant hospital, blood type, and donor characteristic.
Website:     www.srtr.org

Living Donation | UNOS
Find information about living organ donation and how to become a living organ donor.
Website: www.UNOS.org/donation/living-donation

Donate Life America
Find information about organ donation and register to become an organ donor.
Website: www.donatelife.net

National Living Donor Assistance Center
Providing financial assistance to those who want to donate an organ, priority is given to individuals not otherwise able to afford the travel and subsistence expenses associated with living organ donation.
Phone:      (703) 414-1600
Fax:         (703) 414-7874
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website: www.livingdonorassistance.org

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Donor Registry
Website: www.organdonor.gov

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American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)
The ASPN was founded in 1969 to promote optimal care for children with renal disease and to disseminate advances in the clinical practice and basic science of pediatric nephrology.
Phone:       (317) 278-0854
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.aspneph.com

CaringBridge
CaringBridge offers free, easy-to-create web sites that help connect friends and family when they need it most.
Phone:     651.452.7940
Website: www.caringbridge.org

Children’s Organ Transplant Association, Inc. (COTA)
COTA is designed for individuals and families who have children needing transplants and wish to obtain more information regarding financial assistance.
Toll-free:  (800) 366-2682
Website:   www.cota.org

NephKids Kidney Disease Support Group
A group of concerned families, patients and medical caregivers sharing information and experiences with the purpose of helping children and adolescents with kidney disease.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cybernephrology

Northwest Kidney Kids
A division of Northwest Kidney Centers offers hope and support to these children and their families. We provide prevention services, educational programs and group activities that empower Kidney Kids to take charge of their health, embrace their future, and achieve lifelong success.
Website: www.nwkidneykids.org

Transplant Living
Resources for pediatric transplantation
Webite: transplantliving.org

U.S. Offical Government site for Medicare/ Children & ESRD
Medicare Coverage for Children who have ESRD
Website: www.medicare.gov

Visit RSN’s For Kids & Parents page for more information about caring for a child who has kidney disease.

CKD Dietitian Directory
This directory is provided by the National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition as a resource to individuals looking for dietitians that treat pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients. Guide to Kidney Dietitians

Davita Recipes
Healthy, Kidney-Friendly Recipes For People who have Kidney Disease and are on Dialysis.
Website: www.Davita.com

EatRightPros
Another website that provides a search tool for renal dietitians:
Website: www.eatright.org

Kidney Nutrition Institute
A great services and resources with grocery lists, recipes and tons of information compiled by a renal dietitian.
Website:www.kidneynutritioninstitute.org

USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL)
The NDL provides information on the nutrient content of foods. The searchable database is useful in determining calorie, protein, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium information on over 6,200 different foods.
Phone:        (301) 504-0630
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata

CKD & Nutrition | National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
Nutrition tools for people who have kidney disease, who are on dialysis and for healthcare professionals available in English and Spanish.
Website: www.niddk.nih.gov

Kidney-Friendly Food and Snack Suppliers:

Vidafuel 

Nestlé

American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA)
ANNA is a professional organization that strives to:
· Develop high standards of patient care;
· Educate its practitioners;
· Stimulate research;
· Disseminate new ideas through the field;
· Promote interdisciplinary communication and cooperation; and
· Address issues encompassing the practice of nephrology nursing.
Phone:      (856) 256-2320
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:    www.annanurse.org

American Society of Hypertension (ASH)
ASH is a forum to provide information on research and clinical developments regarding high blood pressure, the second leading cause of kidney failure, and related cardiovascular diseases.
Phone:        (212) 481-9810
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.ash-us.org

American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
The ASN was founded in 1967 as a nonprofit corporation to enhance and assist the study and practice of nephrology, to provide a forum for the promulgation of research, and to meet the professional and continuing education needs of its members.
Phone:        (202) 659-0599
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:    www.asn-online.org

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)
The ASPN was founded in 1969 to promote optimal care for children with renal disease and to disseminate advances in the clinical practice and basic science of pediatric nephrology.
Phone:       (317) 278-0854
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.aspneph.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Toll-free:  (800) CDC-INFO
E-mail:     [email protected]
Website:  www.cdc.gov

Health Capsules
Health Capsules is an electronic monthly newsletter published by the National Institute of Health (NIH).  For the current issue, click on: newsinhealth.nih.gov/HealthTeachingA website for professionals to obtain educational materials to use in the field of nephrology. Created by a nephrology nurse, the teaching tools include laminated cards and posters to aid in training the client and staff in programs such as community-based hemodialysis (HD) and home HD.
Phone:        (250) 882-8422
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.healthteaching.com

Hypertension, Dialysis, and Clinical Nephrology
(HDCN)HDCN is aimed primarily at physicians and nurses who treat patients with renal disease. It provides selected information on renal disorders and their treatment, hypertension, dialysis, and clinical nephrology topics.
Phone:        (630) 325-3276
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.hdcn.com

International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
The Canadian-based ISPD was formed to promote the clinical application and scientific investigation of PD for treating renal failure. Society membership is open to medical, scientific, nursing, nutrition, social work, and business professionals. The society achieves its goals through triennial Congresses and its bi-monthly publication, Peritoneal Dialysis International.
Phone:        (905) 875-2456
Website:    www.ispd.org

International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
This is the official site of the ISN. It contains information on the ISN’s programs, congresses, officers and commissions, as well as information on their journal, Kidney International, and its contents.
Website:  www.isn-online.org

International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS)
This is the official site of the ITNS. It was created based on a need for specifically designed training and education for nurses in the field of Transplantation.
Phone:        (412) 343-4867
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.itns.org
National Association for Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT)
NANT is a nonprofit organization established to improve the quality of care in the dialysis industry and promote education, recognition through certification and licensing, job security, and employment opportunities for nephrology technicians.
Phone:        (937) 586-3705
Toll-free:   (877) 607-6268
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.dialysistech.org

National Anemia Action Council (NAAC)
The National Anemia Action Council Inc. (NAAC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the awareness of health care professionals and the public regarding the prevalence and under-treatment of anemia. NAAC is comprised of 19 leading health care providers who are experts in the detection of anemia, its evaluation and treatment. Member specialties include cardiology, critical care, gastroenterology, geriatrics, hematology, internal medicine, nephrology, nursing, oncology, rheumatology, and surgery. For more information including patient education sheets, a survey to take and bring to your doctor, research updates and more, please visit www.anemia.org
Phone: (414) 225-0138
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.anemia.org

Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
The RPA is a national medical specialty association for nephrologists and their practice managers. They work to optimize care for renal patients, promote and protect the professional status of the discipline of nephrology, and serve as a resource for the development of health policy affecting the renal community.
Phone:     (301) 468-3515
E-mail:      [email protected]
Website:   www.renalmd.org

University Kidney Resource Organization (UKRO)
UKRO is a charitable organization funding research into the prevention, treatment and eradication of kidney disease. UKRO was founded by entertainment lawyer Kenneth Kleinberg, who in 1999 was diagnosed with a kidney ailment that to this day has no known cause. Mr. Kleinberg suffered renal failure in 2001, and was a dialysis patient for the next six years until receiving a successful kidney transplant in 2007. In 2002 with a small group of committed individuals and with the help of Dr. Vito M. Campese, Professor and Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at USC Keck School of Medicine, UKRO was established as a non-profit organization to provide support for kidney disease research.
Phone:      (310) 286-6479
E-mail:      [email protected]
Website:   ukrocharity.org

UKidney.com – Internet School of Nephrology
Provides many educational tools for the study and practice of nephrology, hypertension, and kidney transplantation. This site features essential contributions from members of the University of Toronto’s Division of Nephrology. We hope that you will return to this site as an emerging internet school for nephrology education and kidney information.
Website:     www.ukidney.com

Health Capsules
Health Capsules is an electronic monthly newsletter published by the National Institute of Health (NIH).  For the current issue, click on: newsinhealth.nih.gov/HealthTeachingA website for professionals to obtain educational materials to use in the field of nephrology. Created by a nephrology nurse, the teaching tools include laminated cards and posters to aid in training the client and staff in programs such as community-based hemodialysis (HD) and home HD.
Phone:        (250) 882-8422
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.healthteaching.com

Kidney School
Kidney School is an online educational feature containing a series of 20-minute interactive modules that encourage patients to take control of their own healthcare and set goals in a Personal Action Plan. It was created by the Life Options Rehabilitation Program (see entry below) as a tool to inspire, motivate, and empower kidney patients while educating them on their condition and treatments.
Toll-free:  (800) 468-7777
Website:   www.kidneyschool.org

Medical Education Institute, Inc.
Dedicated to helping people with kidney and other chronic diseases learn to manage and improve their health.
Phone: (608) 833-8033Fax: (608) 833-8366
Websites:   www.meiresearch.org

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This National Institutes of Health (NIH) website (see entry below) contains a wealth of information ranging from health-related issues, clinical trial studies, health education program information, and research funding opportunities and resources.
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:    www.niddk.nih.gov
Kidney Disease information & Treatment Options: www.niddk.nih.gov

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
The NKUDIC is an information dissemination service of the NIH’s NIDDK (see entry above). It was established to increase knowledge and understanding about kidney and urologic diseases among patients, their families, healthcare professionals, and the general public.
Phone:        (301) 654-4415
Toll-free:   (800) 891-5390
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov

National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP)
An NIH initiative, the NKDEP is designed to reduce the morbidity and mortality caused by kidney disease and its complications. It focuses on those at highest risk, particularly African Americans with diabetes, hypertension, or a family history of kidney failure.
Toll-free:  (866) 454-3639
E-mail:      [email protected]
Website:   www.nkdep.nih.gov/

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
The NLM website provides access to the Medline/PubMed database. It has references and abstracts from several thousand medical journals, www.ClinicalTrials.gov  (information for patients about clinical research studies), and Dirline, a directory of healthcare organizations.
Phone:      (301) 594-5983
Toll-free:   (888) 346-3656
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:    www.nlm.nih.gov

Nephron Information Center (NIC)
Developed by Steve Fadem, MD, a nephrologist practicing in Texas, NIC is a comprehensive, well-organized, renal-specific site.
Phone:        (713) 795-5511
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:     www.nephron.com

RenalWeb
RenalWeb is an independent website developed and maintained by Gary Peterson, RN. It is intended to function as an “announcement board” for news, new products, services, and educational resources.
E-mail:       [email protected]
Website:    www.renalweb.com