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NEWS AND LATEST ARTICLES |
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Free, Full-Text Articles from Clinical Journal of the American Society Of Nephrology - March 2018 |
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New Online Kidney Health Self-Assessment Tool Available in Chinese and Punjabi - Notice from the ISN web site on resources from BC Renal (British Columbia). - March 9, 2018 |
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Facebook Postings from Dialysis Discussion Uncensored on New Ultrafiltration Policies - March 8, 2018
Related article from Kidney News Online. |
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Fresenius Medical Care North America Announces Support of World's Largest Kidney Education Program - Press release from Fresenius Medical Care. - March 8, 2018 |
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Amazon Extends Prime Membership Discount To Medicaid Recipients As It Eyes Entry Into Health Landscape -
News summary from Kaiser Health News. - March 8, 2018 |
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FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Condemns 'Rigged Payment Scheme' for Biosimilar Drugs - Article from STAT. - March 7, 2018 |
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Conservative Kidney Management (CKM) Patient Education Materials in the Following Languages: Punjabi, Simplified Chinese & Vietnamese -
The Conservative Kidney Management project involves stakeholders across Alberta including nephrologists, primary care providers, nursing and allied healthcare professionals, patients and families. |
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Trump Administration Promotes Patient Ownership of Health Data -
Article from Medical Economics. - March 6, 2018 |
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Renal Warrior — The Power Is Within You - KidneyTalk podcast from Renal Support Network. - March 5, 2018 |
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Articles from Kaiser Health News - March 5, 2018 |
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Diabetes Is Actually Five Separate Diseases, Research Suggests -
Article from the BBC. - March 2, 2018 |
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Big Pharma, Big Data: Why Drugmakers Want Your Health Records -
Article from Reuters. - March 1, 2018 |
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Advocates, Child Star Angelica Hale Headed to Capitol Hill for Kidney Patient Summit -
Press release from the National Kidney Foundation. - March 1, 2018 |
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The Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Care Models for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - Free, Open Access article from International Urology and Nephrology. - February 2018 |
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New Medicare Cards News -
Bulletin from the Northwest Renal Network. - February 28, 2018 |
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Patients Would like Their Data, Please. Will the Medical Device Industry Listen? -
Article from STAT. - February 28, 2018 |
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Shared Decision-Making between Patients and Clinicians Can Result in Better Choices - Press release from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. - February 27, 2018 |
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TravelDialysisReview Web Site Launches -
Related Big D and Me blog posting. - February 23, 2018 |
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Patient Advocate: How Patients Want to Navigate Chronic Health Issues - Article from Healthcare IT News. - February 23, 2018 “Patients spend the majority of their time outside the clinical setting managing their illness by themselves, and yet we invest the vast majority of health IT funds in tools for the clinical environment,” Kristina added. “To truly empower patients, we need to invest in tools that will ease the burden of their illness on a daily basis and help them capture their input in real time, as they think of it, rather than expecting them to remember a month of changes during their appointments.” |
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Evaluations Of Medicaid Experiments By States, CMS Are Weak, GAO Says -
Article from Kaiser Health News. - February 23, 2018 |
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Nursing Homes Booting Out Patients At Increasingly High Rates When Lucrative Medicare Coverage Ends -
News summary from Kaiser Health News. - February 22, 2018 |
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Annual Dilated Eye Exams Key in Preventing Diabetic Eye Disease - February 21, 2018 |
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How Value-Based Medicare Payments Exacerbate Health Care Disparities -
Free, full-text, New Online perspective piece from the Journal of the American Medical Association. - February 21, 2018 |
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The Problem With Work Requirements for Medicaid -
Free, full-text article from the Journal of the American Medical Association. - February 20, 2018 |
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Medicare Patients Nationwide Will Get a Chance to Try Value-Based Insurance Idea -
Press release from University of Michigan. - February 20, 2018 |
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Implementation of a New Patient Education Program for Renal Transplant Recipients - Early View abstract from Journal of Renal Care. - February 19, 2018 |
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Dialysis-Dependence Predicts Complications, ICU Care, Length of Stay, and Skilled Nursing Needs in Elective Primary Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty - Article in Press abstract from the Journal of Arthroplasty. - February 17, 2018 |
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RPA's New Position Paper on Increasing Dialysis Options is Music to My Ears—Now We Need a Chorus! - Posting from the KidneyViews blog. - February 15, 2018 |
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Bad Bedside Manner: Bank Loans Signed In The Hospital Leave Patients Vulnerable -
Article from Kaiser Health News. - February 14, 2018 |
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American Kidney Fund Announces Significant Enhancements to Charitable Premium Assistance Program -
News release. - February 14, 2018 |
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Q and A: Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease -
Article from the Mayo Clinic. - February 13, 2018 |
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Hunger in Patients with Kidney Disease-Why It Matters and What to Do about It? -
Posting from the Renal Fellow Network blog. - February 13, 2018 |
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Kidney Research Institute Appoints Glenda Roberts as Director of External Relations and Patient Engagement -
Press release. |
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Patient-Centered Care in Renal Medicine: Five Strategies to Meet the Challenge - Free, full-text, Article in Press from American Journal of Kidney Diseases. - February 9, 2018 |
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Enhancing Shared Decision Making & Avoiding “Hostage Bargaining Syndrome” - Posting from the KidneyViews blog. - February 8, 2018 |
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My Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Journey - KidneyTalk podcast from Renal Support Network. - January 30, 2018 |
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The Newsroomof the National Kidney Foundation web site |
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Latest Dialysis News Stories from Yahoo Continually Updated! |
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Latest Transplant News Stories from Yahoo Continually Updated! |
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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION |
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Patient Rights and Responsibilities - from the Kidney School web site | |
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Patient Rights - 1-page pdf from the Northwest Renal Network | |
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A brief history of dialysis and transplantation - from EdREN, the web site of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Scotland | |
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One of the many functions of the 18 ESRD Networks is to monitor patient satisfaction. Find yours at the Forum of ESRD Networks web site. | |
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Renal Data Extraction and Referencing (RenDER) System - new online data querying application accessible through the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) - USRDS Presentations & Posters, 2016 Researcher's Guide and the 2017 USRDS annual report- from the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) web site | |
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AAKP Patient Plan©: Four phase education plan from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) web site |
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A-Z Patient Education Library from the Northwest Renal Network’s Patient Education and Orientation Learning and Action Network (LAN) | |
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Dialysis (and the Spanish version Diálisis) from the U.S. National Library of Medicine web site | |
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The Fund's Help Line - A Community Service Lifeline from the American Kidney Fund web site | |
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End-Stage Renal Disease: Choosing a Treatment That's Right for You from the NIDDK web site (in Spanish) | |
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Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure from the NKUDIC web site | |
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Treatment Evaluator: which dialysis treatments suits your lifestyle? from the DaVita web site | |
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Treatment Options from Baxter Healthcare | |
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Dialysis Saves Lives is a 6 minute video to educate patients about dialysis from Fresenius Medical Care and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) - May 2011 | |
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The Physical Aspects of Kidney Failure from the Kidney Patient's Guide (UK site) web site | |
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The Treatment of Kidney Failure from the Kidney Patient's Guide (UK site) web site | |
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Living with Kidney Disease DVD - from Kidney Research UK web site | |
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Book: Help, I Need Dialysis! How to have a good future with kidney disease by Dori Schatell, MS and Dr. John Agar © 2012 | |
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How to Have a Good Future with Kidney Disease a Life Options CKD Patient Education Toolkit - 2011 | |
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The Emotional Effects of Kidney Failure from the Kidney Patient's Guide (UK site) web site | |
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Kidney Diseases Dictionary from the NIDDK web site | |
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Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services - from the Medicare web site - This publication is available in large print Spanish. To get your copy, call 1 800 633 -4227 ( TTY/ TDD: 1 877 486 -2048 for the hearing and speech impaired). | |
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Medicare Basics - from the Medicare.gov | |
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Medicare for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease from the Medicare web site | |
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The Medicare-Medicaid Relationship (pdf formatrequires Adobe Acrobat reader) from the Medicare web site | |
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CMS Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation from the Medicare web site | |
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Your Medicare Rights and Protections (pdf formatrequires Adobe Acrobat reader) from the Medicare web site | |
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Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards | |
Medicare Plan Finder | ||
Medicare Drug Coverage under Medicare Part A, B, and D Tip Sheet (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) | ||
Making It Easier At the Pharmacy Counter | ||
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Medicare Telehealth Services from the Medicare web site | |
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Health Information Frequently Asked Questions from NIDDK web site | |
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Complaint Process for Medicare Beneficiaries from the Office of Inspector General | |
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Dialysis Therapy by Allen R., Md. Nissenson (Editor), Richard N., Md. Fine (Editor) - hardcover book | |
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Family Reunion Health Guide (pdf) resource from the National Kidney Disease Education Program. | |
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Anemia, EPO, kidney failure—and you from the Home Dialysis Central web site | |
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GENERAL RESOURCES |
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E-Kidney - The online newsletter of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) |
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Kidney Beginnings: A Patient's Guide - 62 page book from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) web site |
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Nutrition Counter from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) web site |
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The Advance Health Care Directive Act (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Southern California Renal Disease Council web site |
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AAKP Public Policy from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) |
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aakpRenalife a magazine for dialysis patients from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) |
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A Kidney Patient's Guide to Working and Paying for Treatment (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Life Options Rehabilitation Program web site - July 1999 |
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Adherence Toolkit - Resources from The Renal Network, Inc. |
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Alternative Remedies from the Kidney School web site |
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Anemia - this is a growing library of key high-impact articles in nephrology, chosen by UKidney's contributors as suggested reading for nephrology trainees and practitioners. |
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Bone and Mineral Metabolism - this is a growing library of key high-impact articles in nephrology, chosen by UKidney's contributors as suggested reading for nephrology trainees and practitioners. |
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Books and pamphlets available from The Renal Network (ESRD Networks 9/10) |
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CDC-TV online video resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) web site |
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ChoosingDialysis - "Empowering patients on choices for renal replacement therapy" |
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Chronic Kidney Disease patient page from the Journal of the American Medical Association. - May 24/31, 2016 |
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Clinical Implications of Renal Physiology - Free IBook from the Renal Fellow Network - October 2016 |
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Clinical Trials: Kidney Disease from the Center Watch web site |
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Clinical Trials seeking patients: Kidney Disease, Chronic and Kidney Failure |
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DaVita Medical Insights Podcasts from the DaVita web site |
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Diabetes HealthSense provides easy access to resources to help you live well and meet your goals—whether you have diabetes or are at risk for the disease.rom the National Diabetes Education Program web site |
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The Diabetes Quiz web site |
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Diabetic Kidney Disease - this is a growing library of key high-impact articles in nephrology, chosen by UKidney's contributors as suggested reading for nephrology trainees and practitioners. |
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"Dialysis Answers” Fact Sheets - educational resources from Life Options web site |
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Dialysis Facility Compare and the feature from Medicare |
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Dialysis Patient Grievance Toolkit - Toolkit from the Medical Advisory Council (MAC) of the National Forum of ESRD Networks. - 2017 |
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Dialysis Outcomes and Topics from the RenalWEB web site Continually Updated! |
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DPC Education Center - dedicated to improving kidney patients’ quality of life and reducing the occurrence of ESRD through education and by developing awareness of dialysis and kidney disease issues, improving the partnership between patients and caregivers, and developing favorable public policy solutions. |
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Dialysis, the Flu, and You from Home Dialysis Central web site |
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Dialysis
Options Video from the Medical Education Institute's Lets
Talk About... LifeOptions page |
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Dialysis - You Have Options (pdf) from Northwest Renal
Network web site |
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Emergency Preparedness Resource from ESRD Network #4 |
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Engaging Patients in Care Design - from Hospital & Health Networks |
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Essentials of Chronic Kidney Disease - KidneyTalk podcast from Renal Support Network. - October 6, 2015 |
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Family Reunion Health Guide (pdf) from the National Kidney Disease Education Program web site |
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5-Diamond Patient Safety web site+ and the 2014-2015 5-Diamond Data Book+ |
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Free Continuing Education — Management of Hepatitis C in Late Stage CKD Patients: WHO, How, and When to Treat? - Resource from the National Kidney Foundation. - August 2017 |
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Free Online Patient Education Resource for Kidney Diseases Available in 20 Languages from Kidneyeducation.com |
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4 Steps to Mange Your Diabetes for Life from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
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Getting on your nerves: neuropathy and dialysis - article from Home Dialysis Central web site |
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The Greatest Potassium Lecture Ever — Parts 1, 2 and 3 - Lectures from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine by Joel Topf, MD via the Precious Bodily Fluids blog. - August 2016 |
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Health Library from the Renal Support Network (RSN) web site |
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Health, United States from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) |
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Heart Health, Blood Pressure, and Fluids from the Kidney School web site |
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Help!
I Need Dialysis! -- E-book by Dori Schatell, John Agar |
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High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease from the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA) web site |
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Hospital Compare from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services web site |
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How to protect yourself in the hospital from Home Dialysis Central web site |
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How to Weather Winter Storms from Fresenius Medical Care |
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I Have Diabetes - from the National Diabetes Education Program web site |
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infoKID Web Site (UK) - providing information for parents and carers about kidney conditions in babies, children and young people. |
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Just the Facts: Anemia and Información esencial: Anemia (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Life Options web site |
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Just the Facts: Exercise for Life and Información esencial: Ejercicio físico durante toda la vida (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Life Options web site |
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Just the Facts: The Dialysis Machine and Información esencial: El dializador (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Life Options web site |
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Just the Facts: Fluid and Dialysis and Información esencial: Líquido y diálisis (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Life Options web site |
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Keeping Kidney Patients Safe web site+ |
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KEY - Kidney Education and You - free kidney education classes from the DaVita web site |
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The Kidneys and Kidney Disease (pdf) from Kidney Health New Zealand |
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Kidney Disease and Kidney Failure from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) web site |
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Kidneys Health from the Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA) web site |
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Kidney Patient Guide from the National Kidney Federation of the United Kingdom (UK) |
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Kidney School is an interactive, web-based learning program in 20-minute modules. It was designed to help people learn what they need to know to understand kidney disease and its treatment. Printed Life Options Kidney School Modules and Audio Books |
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KidneyTalk from the Renal Support Network web site |
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Patient Engagement in 2017 from the Heartland Kidney Network |
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A Leadership Resource for Patient and Family Engagement Strategies - from the Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence web site |
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Live & Give Newsletter - latest bi-annual update helping educate and motivate people living with chronic kidney disease from Renal Support Network |
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Living with kidney disease DVD clips on NHS Choices - DVD clips from Kidney Research UK web site |
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Medical Nutrition Therapy Services from Medicare.gov |
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Monitoring Your Dialysis Water Treatment System (pdf) from the Northwest Renal Network web site |
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases (NIDDK) Publications in English and Spanish |
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National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) and Acerca de la Enfermedad de los Riñones from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) web site |
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NeedyMeds Kidney Disease Resource Page from NeedyMeds. The resource page is intended to streamline and simplify the way those with kidney disease may find assistance paying for their medications. |
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Pathophysiology of Renal Disease - Free IBook from the Renal Fellow Network - October 2016 |
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PatientsLikeMe is here to help. Our researchers, doctors, and patient caregivers are committed to helping collect and share information that makes a difference. |
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Planning to Return Home After Surgery - Free, Full-Text Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association - August 30, 2016 |
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The Price of Access - a book about the nephrologists who created a system of delivering outpatient dialysis care |
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Pair Up Health Fact Sheets - September 2011 |
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Patient & Family Council information from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) |
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Preventive Services Educational Resource Web Guide from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services web site |
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Publications from the Kidney Foundation of Canada web site |
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Quackwatch - A Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions. |
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Self Management UK is a self-management course giving people the confidence, skills and knowledge to manage their condition better and be more in control of their lives. |
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Type 2 Diabetes Patient Resources - Trusted online resources from Medpage Today. |
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Understanding Kidney Disease (Four free book chapters) - resource from ISN Education- January 2016 |
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Understanding Your Kidneys - 8-page (pdf) issue of Kidney Health. - August 2010 |
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Video: A Home Hemodialysis Treatment Step-by-Step - 43-minute YouTube video by Tami Ramsey, a nurse who does home hemodialysis herself. |
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What I Have Learned And How It Can Help - book by dialysis patient Elliott B. Brown |
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What is Chronic Kidney Disease? from the Nephron Information Center web site |
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Working with Your Healthcare Team - from the Kidney School web site |
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Your Comprehensive Guide to Kidney Disease and Related Conditions (A to Z Guide) from the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) web site |
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Your Kidneys and How They Work from NIDDK web site |
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HEMODIALYSIS INFORMATION |
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Latest Scientific Journal Articles on Hemodialysis Adequacy |
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Fact Sheets from ANNA: Hemodialysis and Pediatric ESRD: Hemodialysis (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat reader) |
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Just the Facts: Getting Enough Hemodialysis and Información esencial: Tener una hemodiálisis adecuada (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Life Options web site |
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Hemodialysis Dose and Adequacy from the NKUDIC web site |
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Hemodialysis - this is a growing library of key high-impact articles in nephrology, chosen by UKidney's contributors as suggested reading for nephrology trainees and practitioners. |
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A Patient Guide to Machine Alarms - from the Northwest Renal Network. |
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Find a home dialysis center in your area from the Home Dialysis Central web site |
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Daily, Home & Nocturnal Hemodialysis Topic Page from RenalWEB Continually Updated! |
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Adequate Hemodialysis Therapy Topic Page from RenalWEB Continually Updated! |
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PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INFORMATION |
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Latest Scientific Journal Articles on Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy |
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Adequate Peritoneal Dialysis Therapy Topic Page from RenalWEB Continually Updated! |
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Fact Sheets from ANNA: Peritoneal Dialysis and Pediatric ESRD: Peritoneal Dialysis (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat reader) |
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Hernias and peritoneal dialysis: What you need to know - from the Home Dialysis Central web site |
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How you look on PD: Coping with body image changes - from the Home Dialysis Central web site |
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International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis Training Plans (pdf), and Peritoneal Dialysis Training Video |
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Peritoneal Dialysis - this is a growing library of key high-impact articles in nephrology, chosen by UKidney's contributors as suggested reading for nephrology trainees and practitioners. |
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Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Catheter Placement: What to Expect - from Home Dialysis Central web site |
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Peritoneal Dialysis Dose and Adequacy from the NKUDIC web site |
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Peritoneal Dialysis Travel “Tool Box” (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat reader) from the ANNA web site |
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Saying yes to PD: separating myth from fact - page down to view article from Home Dialysis Central web site |
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VASCULAR ACCESS INFORMATION |
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Latest Scientific Journal Articles on Vascular Access |
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Fistula First web page from the ESRD Network Coordinating Center web site |
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Dialysis Access from the VascularWeb web site |
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Patient
Pocket Guide: 6 Tips to Prevent Dialysis Infections - Download file
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - October 2013 |
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Let's Talk About Fistulas - 13 minute video - short educational film for the ESRD Network of New England |
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Video:
Dialysis Patients Speak: a Conversation about the Importance of AV Fistulas - 12-minute video on YouTube produced in 2005 for the ESRD Network of
New England. - December 13, 2012 |
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Frequently Asked Questions about the ArterioVenous Fistula from the Northwest Renal Network web site |
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Helping the Patient Make Healthy Fistula Choices - educational Web-EX Series from The Renal Network. |
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Understanding Your Hemodialysis Access Options from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) web site |
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Just the Facts: Vascular Access and Información esencial: Acceso vascular (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) from the Life Options web site |
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Lifeline for a Lifetime – Your Vascular Access from the ESRD Network Coordinating Center (NCC) web site |
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Protect
Your Access – It's Your Lifeline! from the Northwest
Renal Network web site |
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Caring For & Developing Your New Fistula from the Northwest Renal Network web site |
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Vascular Access for Hemodialysis from the NKUDIC web site |
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Videos in Clinical Medicine: Placement of an Arterial Line from The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) |
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How Do I Look?: Taking the fear out of AV Fistula Placement - (pdf) from The Renal Network web site |
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3 Ps for Vascular Access Success - (pdf) Handbook from The Renal Network, Inc. - November 2010 |
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Keeping Your Access Uncovered from the Northwest Renal Network |
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Blood Pump Speed and Your Dialysis Fistula - Article from Home Dialysis Central. - March 2010. |
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Self-Cannulation - Video via Renal Fellow Network web
site |
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RenalWEB's Vascular Access Internet Resources Page Continually Updated! |
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TRANSPLANT & BIOTECHNOLOGY |
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Latest Scientific Journal Articles on Kidney Transplantation |
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2013 OPTN/SRTR Annual Report from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients web site |
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Fact Sheets from ANNA: Transplantation and Pediatric ESRD: Trensplantation (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat reader) |
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Brochure Addresses Patients' Questions about Transplant Candidate Kidney Evaluation and Listing - PDF Resource from the United Network for Organ Sharing. |
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Financial Assistance for Living Donors web site |
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How the Transplant Waiting List Works+ - Article from KidneyTimes |
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Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers: A Kidney Doctor's Search for the Perfect Match - A young, hopeful doctor's memoir (book) --an unforgettable love story and an informative journey into the world of medicine and kidney transplantation that ultimately asks: What does it mean to let go of something that you love, even if it is life itself? |
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KidneyLink - created by maintained by the PKD Foundation |
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Kidney Transplantation - Podcasts from The Renal Support Network |
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Living Kidney Donor Search Tools and Tips web site |
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National Patient Waiting List from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) web site |
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Organ Donation Toolbox - from the Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance web site |
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Renal Transplantation - this is a growing library of key high-impact articles in nephrology, chosen by UKidney's contributors as suggested reading for nephrology trainees and practitioners. |
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TransWeb (All about transplantation and donation) |
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US Government web site on organ donation |
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Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) web site |
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Transplant Living from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) web site |
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Kidney Transplantation Topic Page from RenalWEB Continually Updated! |
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DIET |
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Latest Scientific Journal Articles on Nutrition |
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Chronic Kidney Disease: Nutrition Basics - Free, Full-text Article from Journal of Renal Nutrition - July 2011 |
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Cookbooks for CKD Patients—2009 Update |
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DaVita Diet Helper from the DaVita web site |
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Delicious! - AAKP recipe cookbook |
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Diet Information from the Kidney Patient's Guide (UK site) web site |
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Eat Right To Feel Right On Hemodialysis from the NKUDIC web site |
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Fluid and Electrolytes - this is a growing library of key high-impact articles in nephrology, chosen by UKidney's contributors as suggested reading for nephrology trainees and practitioners. |
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Food
Safety for Transplant Recipients -
from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
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Home-Delivered Meal Options for Chronic Kidney Disease Patients full-text article from Journal of Renal Nutrition - September 2012 |
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Kidney Community Kitchen from the Kidney Foundation of Canada Helps Dialysis Patients with Complex
Burden of Diet Planning |
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Kidney-Friendly Frozen Meal Tips and Suggestions “In A Pinch” full-text article from Journal of Renal Nutrition - September 2012 |
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Kidney-Friendly Protein Choices from Journal of Renal Nutrition - Novembr 2017 |
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Kidney Smart Food Shopping - YouTube video (1 of 3) from Dialysis Clinics Inc. |
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Mom's
Meals - home meal delivery for many with stage 5 kidney disease |
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Notes From the CKD Kitchen: A Variety of Salt-Free Seasonings article from the Journal of Renal Nutrition |
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Nutrition Counter from the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) web site |
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Nutrition and Fluids for People on Dialysis from the Kidney School web site |
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Patient-Friendly Renal Nutrition Guide from the Alport Syndrome Foundation - (9-page pdf) Alport Syndrome Foundation web site. |
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Rediscovering Food & Flavours - The KidneyCare Cookbook by Lawrence Keogh (chef and transplant patient) |
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RenalWEB's Well Nourished Patient - Internet Resources Continually Updated! |
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Short How-To Recipe Videos Launch for Kidney Disease and Dialysis Patients - from DaVita Kidney Care |
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Smoothie Recipe Book for Renal and Heart Health by Victoria L Hulett JD (Author), Jennifer L Waybright RN (Contributor) |
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Spice it up! - Renal recipe web
site from Canada. Spice it up! booklets are available in English and French,
but they are not for sale. They are distributed by renal dietitians to
dialysis patients (free of charge). |
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Truly Tasty - Renal cookbook from Ireland |
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Why Am I So Thirsty? and Porqué Me Da Tanta Sed? (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat reader) from the ESRD Network of Texas web site |
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K/DOQI - Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative ( pronounced "kay DOE key" ) |
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PUBMED SEARCHES (National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE Database) |
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PubMed Search Tool of the National Library Of Medicine's MEDLINE Database (allows you to search through over 11 million indexed articles). Due to copyright laws, only the abstracts (summaries) of the articles are usually listed. Some articles appear in full text on the publishers' web sites that are linked to PubMed. This page provides an Overview of PubMed. |
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hemodialysis Continually Updated! |
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adequacy AND hemodialysis Continually Updated! |
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peritoneal dialysis Continually Updated! |
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vascular access AND dialysis Continually Updated! |
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exercise and dialysis Continually Updated! |
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renal transplantation AND dialysis Continually Updated! |
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MEDLINE / Pubmed Information from the National Library of Medicine |
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Also consider using Yahoo to locate web sites and web pages on any topic of your choice. |
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DISCUSSION FORUMS |
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Care-Partners for Home Dialysis discussion page |
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Dialysis Nursing Discussion Forum on RenalWEB |
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HealCam - from MedGadget. |
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I Hate Dialysis discussion page |
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Living Donors Online Message Board discussion page |
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Nephkids - a cyber-support group for Parents of Children with Kidney Disease |
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Patient Centered Care Discussion Forum on RenalWEB (moderated by Michael Williams, a patient) |
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Renal Rehabilitation Discussion Forum on RenalWEB (moderated by Beth Witten) |
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Vascular Access Discussion Forum on RenalWEB |
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ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES |
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Alliance for Home Dialysis web site |
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American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) web site |
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American Diabetes Association (ADA) web site |
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American Kidney Fund (AKF) web site |
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B.Braun Avitum web site |
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BestHealth web site |
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Caregiver Action Network (CAN) web site |
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CaregiverStress web site |
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Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients web site |
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DaVita Health Solutions web site |
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DaVita Patient Citizens from the DaVita web site |
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Dialysis/Transplant Patient web sites |
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The Disabled Living Foundation web site |
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The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) web site |
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European Kidney Patients' Federation web site (UK version) |
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Forum of End Stage Renal Disease Networks with links to all 18 ESRD Networks |
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HealthUnlocked web site - Ask questions. Get answers. Connect with others like you. |
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HealthWell Foundation® web site - the Foundation provides financial assistance to eligible patients to cover certain out-of-pocket health care costs |
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Home Dialysis Central web site |
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Home Dialyzors United web site |
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Improving Patient Advocacy in Chronic Kidney Disease (ImPACKD) web site |
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infoKID Web Site (UK) - Providing information for parents and carers about kidney conditions in babies, children and young people. |
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Innovation Center a new website for a new approach to healthcare from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid |
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Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA) web site |
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Kidney Community Emergency Response web site |
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The Kidney Foundation of Canada web site |
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KidneysDoThat.org web site |
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KIDNEYNATION, a Community United to Fund the Fight Against Kidney Disease |
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Kidney
Smart web site from DaVita |
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Life Options Rehabilitation Program web site - "Dedicated to helping dialysis patients realize their fullest potential" |
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Living Kidney Donor Network web site |
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Living Kidney Donor Search web site |
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Lupus Foundation of America web site |
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MedWish web site for donating medical supplies |
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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) web site |
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National Foundation for Transplants web site |
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National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease (NIDDK) web site |
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National Institute of Health NIHSeniorHealth.gov web site |
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National Kidney Federation (UK site) web site |
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National Kidney Foundation (US site) web site |
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National Kidney Registry web site |
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National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse web site |
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National Patient Safety Agency web site (UK organization) |
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Patient Access Network Foundation web site - medication assistance |
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Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) web site |
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Polycystic Kidney Research Foundation web site |
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Renal Support Network (RSN) web site |
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Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation web site |
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Stop Medicare Fraud.gov web site+ |
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Transplant Living web site |
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PRODUCTS |
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Dialysis Arm Bands — Protect your access from GEM ideas LLC |
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Emergency Medical Emblems from Medic Alert |
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Emergency Medical Bracelets from The ID Band Company |
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STATISTICS |
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Renal Data Extraction and Referencing (RenDER) System - online data querying application accessible through the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) |
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Kidney and Urologic Diseases Statistics for the United States from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) web site |
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US Government Goals: Chronic Kidney Disease Chapter from the Healthy People 2020 Objectives |
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statehealthfacts.org - your source for state health data |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Health Screening Schedule |
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Kidney Walk Schedule - NKF web site, e-mail NKF (800) 622-9010, (212) 889-2210, Fax (212) 689-9261 |
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Renal Support Network (RSN) Renal Events Calendar |
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YOUR WORDS |
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Fifteen dialysis cartoons by Lori James-Hartwell |
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Your Words feature on RenalWEB |
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RELATED WEB PAGES & TOPICS |
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A Full and Comfortable Life Topic Page from RenalWEB Continually Updated! |
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Dialysis and AAMI Standards - a book of standards and recommended practices for dialysis that can be ordered from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) |
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National Guideline Clearinghouse - evidence-based clinical practice guidelines |
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INPUT / SUGGESTIONS |
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E-mail to RenalWEB on the Patient Education Resources Page |
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