American Association of Kidney Patients

 

The AAKP is on the web at: www.aakp.org


American Kidney Fund

 

The AKF is on the web at: www.akfinc.org


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

 

CDC - dialysis-associated infections

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

 

MARC is contracted by CMS to serve as ESRD Network 5.
Visit CMS on the web at: www.cms.hhs.gov.

Colorado Health Site

 

www.coloradohealthsite.org provides a collection of kidney disease and dialysis patient information resources.


Forum of ESRD Networks

 

MARC is one of 18 ESRD Networks.
The eighteen national Networks comprise the Forum of ESRD Networks.
Visit the Forum on the web at: www.esrdnetworks.org.


iKidney

 

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

 

www.kidneyschool.org - Learn to take a more active role in your care.


Life Options Rehabilitation Program

 

www.lifeoptions.org provides information for the renal community.


Medicare

 

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

 

The NIDDK (of the National Institutes of Health) provides ESRD information in English and Spanish.


National Kidney Foundation

 

The NKF is on the web at: www.kidney.org

 

The NKF of Maryland www.kidneymd.org

 

The NKF of Virginia is on the web at: www.kidneyva.org

 

The NKF of Washington, DC is on the web at: www.kidneywdc.org


National Transplant Assistance Fund

 

The NTAF is on the web at: www.transplantfund.org


Nephrology Analytical Services

 

NAS is a non-profit research organization that aims to provide information to the dialysis community to help improve patient outcomes.

Nephron Information Center

 

Nephron Information Center provides information and links related to dialysis and kidney disease topics. There is also a page to post your own questions.

Nephroworld

 

www.nephroworld.com - Virtual community and marketplace for professionals, patients, organizations, and companies related to Nephrology.

Promoting Excellence in End of Life Care

 

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)

 

www.renalweb.com provides access to the most current information for products, services, and educational resources in the dialysis industry.

Renalworld

 

www.renalworld.com is a collection of worldwide renal resources and links to current news in the world of dialysis.

Social Security Administration

 

In addition to providing information on disability benefits, the SSA maintains these helpful resources:
The Work Site
The Red Book on Employment Support (Work Resources Toolkit)


Transplant Recipients International Organization, Inc.

 

www.trioweb.org


TransWeb

 

www.transweb.org provides information about transplantation and donation.


United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

 

UNOS administers the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the U.S. Scientific Registry on Organ Transplantation.


United States Renal Data System (USRDS)

 

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