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KIDNEY
DISEASE LINKS
For
information on kidney disease or for resources associated with kidney
disease click on the following links:
ESRD Network of Florida, FMQAI provides quality improvement,
data management, grievance investigation, technical assistance, and
patient and professional education services for more than 310 dialysis
providers and 19,000 dialysis patients in the state of Florida. Its
goal is to efficiently and effectively increase the quality of care and
quality of life for Florida's ESRD patients.
American Association of
Kidney Patients
a national
non-profit organization founded by kidney patients for kidney
patients. We strive to educate and improve the health and
well-being of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, those on
hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplant recipients.
American Kidney Fund
our
nation's #1 source of direct financial assistance to kidney patients,
and is a leader in providing education to those with and at risk for
kidney disease.
Ikidney.com
Educating
those affected by Chronic Kidney Disease
Kidney
Helpers (food guides & cookbooks)
charts and
books for sale
Life Options
Rehabilitation Advisory Council (LORAC)
Life
Options is a program of research, research-based education, and
outreach founded in 1993 to help people live long and live well with
kidney disease. A national panel of doctors, researchers, patients,
nurses, social workers, dietitians, and ESRD Network directors reviews
all Life Options materials and helps guide research.
National Foundation
for Transplants
Reaching
out to help those who seek a new life through transplantation, by
providing a program of healthcare and financial support services and
patient advocacy for transplant candidates, recipients and their
families nationwide.
National Institute of
Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
conducts
and supports basic and clinical research on many of the most serious
diseases affecting public health.
National Kidney
Foundation
the major
voluntary health organization dedicated to preventing kidney disease,
improving the health and well-being of individuals and families
affected by kidney disease and increasing the availability of all
organs for transplantation.
National
Transplant Assistance Fund
a trusted
resource in the transplant community for more than 23 years.
Nephron Information
Center
Allows
patient, professionals and the public access to the vast kidney disease
resources on the Web.
Transplant Recipients
International Organization
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.
KIDNEY WORLD
Guide to the care of your body's own computer-your kidneys and what's
happening in the world of nephrology(kidney medicine).
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