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- Kidney Disease Resources and Education
- Disease-Specific Websites
- Clinical Trials
- Financial Assistance
- End-Stage Kidney Disease
- Message Boards
- Patient Advocacy
- Nephrology Nurses
- Nephrologists
- Nephrology Social Workers
- Primary Care Physicians
- Renal (Kidney)Pathology
- Research and Kidney Disease Databases
(North Carolina-specific links are italicized)
Kidney Disease Resources and Education
- American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
- Kidney Drug Coverage (Medicare Part D)
- Kidney Options
- Kidney School
- Life Options
- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) NKDEP in Spanish
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
- National Kidney Foundation of North Carolina
- Renal Support Network
- Renal Info
Kidney Disease and Children
- Facts About Kidney Disease in Children
- KidComm
- KIDney Kids Resource Ring
- NephKids Kidney Support Group
- Chronic Kidney Conditions (kidshealth.org)
Disease-Specific Websites
- Amyloidosis Support Network
- IgA Nephropathy Support Group
- Dx Lupus
- Lupus Foundation of America
- Lupus Online Support Group
- Lupus Research Institute
- National Organization of Rare Disorders
- NephCure Foundation (FSGS & Nephrotic Syndrome)
- Polyarteritis Nodosa Research and Support Network
- Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation
- The Vasculitis Foundation
- The Vasculitis Foundation - NC/Raleigh Chapter
- WegenersNet.org
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials and Research Studies at UNC Kidney Center
- Clinical Trials.gov
- Center Watch Clinical Trials Listing Service
Financial Assistance
- American Kidney Fund
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Medicare.gov (official site for Medicare beneficiaries)
- Medicare Rights Center
- National Kidney Foundation
- North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance
- North Carolina Division of Social Services
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
- Social Security Administration (Disability)
- www.needymeds.org
- www.kidneydrugcoverage.org (Medicare Part D)
End-Stage Kidney Disease
- Home Dialysis Central
- Southeastern Kidney Council (Dialysis)
- ESRD Networks
- Transplant Living
- TransWeb (transplantation)
- Carolina Donor Services
- Kidney End of Life Coalition
Message Boards
- Life Options Message Boards
- Lupus Online Support Group
- National Kidney Foundation Message Boards
- Dialysis Support Message Board - Yahoo Groups
- Kidney Space (Renal Support Network)
Patient Advocacy
- AAKP Advocacy & Public Policy
- "Health Care Coach"
- NKF Family Focus Issue on Patient Advocacy (PDF)
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- WeKan Kidney Advocacy Network
Nephrology Nurses
- American Nephrology Nurses Association
- Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians of the National Kidney Foundation(CNNT)
- American Kidney Fund's Professional Advocate Newsletter
Nephrologists
- American Society of Nephrology
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
- American Society of Transplantation
- International Society of Nephrology
- Acumen nEHR
Nephrology Social Workers
- Council of Nephrology Social Workers of the National Kidney Foundation (CNSW)
- Medicare Part D Information
- ESRD Conditions of Coverage
- National Association of Social Workers
- American Kidney Fund's Professional Advocate Newsletter
Primary Care Physicians
- American Kidney Foundation
- From the National Institutes of Health and US National Library of Medicine
- Guidelines for Managing CKD
- National Kidney Foundation
- PubMed
- GFR Calculator
Renal Pathology
- Renal Pathology Society
- Renal Pathology Tutorial (Dr. Charles Jennette)
- UNC-CH Division of Nephropathology
Research and Kidney Disease Databases
- United Stated Renal Data System (USRDS)
- United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)
- Renal Research Institute (RRI)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
