Other Resources

 

Links

& Organizations

There are several groups that offer information and services to kidney patients. You may wish to contact the following:National

 

National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010

Home page: Http://www.kidney.org

 

 

National Kidney Foundation's Related Links

·  Council of Nephrology Social Workers Links

·  Council on Renal Nutrition's Links

·  National Donor Family Council Links

·  transAction Council Links

·  cyberNephrology links

·  Kids Kare

·  Thrive Online

·  Transweb

 

United States Renal Data Center

http://www.usrds.org

 

American Kidney Fund
Suite 1010
6110 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8299

American Association of Kidney Patients
100 S. Ashley Drive
Suite 280
Tampa, FL 33602
(800) 749-2257
E-mail: AAKPnat@aol.com
Home page: www.aakp.org

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases

Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3560
E-mail: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov

Clearinghouse 

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse

3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3580
E-mail: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov

 

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Additional Reading

If you would like to learn more about ESRD and its treatment, you may be interested in reading:

Your New Life With Dialysis--A Patient Guide for Physical and Psychological Adjustment
Edith T. Oberley, M.A., and Terry D. Oberley, M.D., Ph.D.
Fourth edition, 1991
Charles C. Thomas Publishers
2600 South First Street
Springfield, IL 62794-9265

Understanding Kidney Transplantation
Edith T. Oberley, M.A., and Neal R. Glass, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 1987
2600 South First Street
Springfield, IL 62794-9265

Kidney Disease: A Guide for Patients and Their Families
American Kidney Fund
Suite 1010
6110 Executive Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8299

National Kidney Foundation Patient Education Brochures
Includes information on treatment, diet, work, and exercise.
National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010

Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services: A Supplement to Your Medicare Handbook
Publication Number HCFA-02183
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Care Financing Administration
Suite 500
1331 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(301) 966-7843

Renalife Magazine
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
Suite LL1
1 Davis Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 251-0725
Published quarterly.

Family Focus Newsletter
National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010

For Patients Only Magazine
Suite 400
20335 Ventura Boulevard
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 704-5555
Published six times per year.