American Association of Kidney Patients
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The AAKP is on the web at: www.aakp.org |
American Kidney Fund
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The AKF is on the web at: www.akfinc.org |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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MARC is contracted by CMS to serve as ESRD Network 5. |
Colorado Health Site
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www.coloradohealthsite.org provides a collection of kidney disease and dialysis patient information resources. |
Forum of ESRD Networks
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MARC is one of 18 ESRD Networks. |
iKidney
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www.ikidney.com provides nutritional and lifestyle information for kidney patients, dieticians, nurses, physicians, and social workers. You can ask an expert about nutrition and kidney disease and join contests from the web site. |
Kidney School
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www.kidneyschool.org - Learn to take a more active role in your care. |
Life Options Rehabilitation Program
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www.lifeoptions.org provides information for the renal community. |
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Dialysis Facility Compare is a part of the Medicare site which helps you choose a dialysis facility. |
National Institutes of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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The NIDDK (of the National Institutes of Health) provides ESRD information in English and Spanish. |
National Kidney Foundation
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The NKF is on the web at: www.kidney.org |
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The NKF of Maryland www.kidneymd.org |
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The NKF of Virginia is on the web at: www.kidneyva.org |
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The NKF of Washington, DC is on the web at: www.kidneywdc.org |
National Transplant Assistance Fund
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The NTAF is on the web at: www.transplantfund.org |
Nephrology Analytical Services
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NAS is a non-profit research organization that aims to provide information to the dialysis community to help improve patient outcomes. |
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Nephron Information Center provides information and links related to dialysis and kidney disease topics. There is also a page to post your own questions. |
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www.nephroworld.com - Virtual community and marketplace for professionals, patients, organizations, and companies related to Nephrology. |
Promoting Excellence in End
of Life Care
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Promoting Excellence provides it's ESRD Workgroup Recommendations to the Field describing the need for palliative care in the ESRD population and presenting the group's methods, findings, and recommendations. |
RenalWEB (Dialysis Industry
Vortex Web Site)
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www.renalweb.com provides access to the most current information for products, services, and educational resources in the dialysis industry. |
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www.renalworld.com is a collection of worldwide renal resources and links to current news in the world of dialysis. |
Social Security Administration
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In addition to providing information on disability
benefits, the SSA maintains
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Transplant Recipients International
Organization, Inc.
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TransWeb
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www.transweb.org provides information about transplantation and donation. |
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
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UNOS administers the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the U.S. Scientific Registry on Organ Transplantation. |
United States Renal Data System (USRDS)
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The USRDS is funded by the National Institutes of Diabetes Digestive and Kidney Diseases to collect and analyze national end-stage renal disease data. |
For other renal related sites, visit the Forum of End-Stage Renal Disease Networks--Renal Links