Many excellent resources exist for renal health care professionals and their patients. Some offer condition information and details about research, while others provide local community support to patients and their caregivers. A few of these groups include:
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
3505 East Frontage Road, Suite 315
Tampa, FL 33607
(800) 749-2257
www.aakp.org
The American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8299
www.kidneyfund.org
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
www.kidney.org
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892
(800) 891-5390
www.kidney.niddk.nih.gov
Renal Support Network (RSN)
1311 North Maryland Avenue
Glendale, CA 91207
(818) 543-0896
Fax: (818) 244-9540
www.rsnhope.org
Clinical Resources
Disease outcome quality initiative for physicians treating patients with kidney disease.
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