AAKP-American Association of Kidney Patients
100 South Ashley Drive
Suite 280
Tampa, Florida 33602
800-749-AAKP
www.AAKP.org
Patient organization with chapters across the country. Services include sponsoring support groups, acting as patient advocates, and educating patients and the public. AAKP publishes the magazine Renalife semiannually and the newspaper Bulletin quartery. Both publications feature personal experiences and news of interest to kidney patients.
National Kidney Foundation
60 E. 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
800-622-9010
www.kidney.org
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, 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.
Davita
800-244-0680
www.davita.com
Provides dialysis services for those with chronic kidney failure. Site also offers information and resources on dialysis and chronic kidney disease for patients and their caregivers.
Fresenius
www.fmcna.com
Provides dialysis services for those with chronic kidney failure. Site also offers information and resources on dialysis and chronic kidney disease for patients and their caregivers.
Baxter Healthcare
877-543-6394, option 1
www.Renalinfo.com
Renalinfo offers information about kidney failure, including causes, symptoms, tests, ideas to help maintain health, and a comprehensive presentation of kidney disease treatment choices.
Kidney School
www.kidneyschool.org
Kidney School is an interactive, web-based learning program designed to help people learn what they need to know to understand kidney disease and its treatment.
http://www.kidneyphysicians.com/ckd_resources.php
http://www.dneph.com/ForPatients/index.html
http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/patients/
http://www.manapa.com/links_res.php
http://www.associatesinnephrology.com/resources/links/
American Association of Kidney Patients
www.aakp.org
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
American Society of Transplantation
www.a-s-t.org
National Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org
PKD Foundation
www.pkdcure.org
World Kidney Day
http://kidneyday.org
A Guide to Chronic Kidney Disease
http://ckd.nephron.com
Nephron Information Center News Center
http://links.nephron.com
The Recipe Club
http://diet.nephron.com
Nephron Information Center’s Kidney Disaster Site
http://kidneydisasters.com
Mobile Web Disaster Page
http://hh.nephron.com
American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology
www.asdin.org