National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has educational materials ideal for patient education, community outreach education and awareness raising efforts. To view a catalogue with ordering information
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Following are several websites that offer comprehensive education about kidney disease:
www.kidneyschool.org
Kidney School -- 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, its treatments, adjust to kidney disease, make good medical choices and live as fully as possible. The program is self-paced and FREE. This program is a project of Life Options (see below).
www.nkdep.nih.gov/patients/index.htm
National Kidney Disease Education Program -- NKDEP is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health, designed to reduce the morbidity and mortality caused by kidney disease and its complications. NKDEP aims to raise awareness of the seriousness of kidney disease, the importance of testing those at high risk (those with diabetes, high blood pressure, or a family history of kidney failure), and the availability of treatment to prevent or slow kidney failure.
General e-mail inquiries:
nkdep@info.niddk.nih.gov.
www.lifeoptions.org
Life Options -- a program of research, research-based education and outreach founded in 1993 to help people live long and live well with kidney disease. A national panel of doctors, researchers, patients, nurses, social workers, dietitians and ESRD Network directors reviews all Life Options materials and helps guide research.
Booklets:
http://www.lifeoptions.org/catalog/catalog.php?prodCat=booklets
Fact Sheets:
http://www.lifeoptions.org/catalog/catalog.php?prodCat=teachingTools
Main phone: (800) 468-7777
Contact form:
http://www.lifeoptions.org/contact.php
www.nephrologychannel.com
Nephrology Channel -- Developed and monitored by board-certified physicians, Nephrology Channel provides comprehensive, trustworthy information about conditions that affect the kidneys, such as kidney cancer and nephritic syndrome, as well as procedures, such as dialysis. Nephrology Channel is a medical information website of Healthcommunities.com, Inc.
Contact page:
http://www.nephrologychannel.com/contactus.shtml
www.kidneyoptions.com
Kidney Options -- Kidney Options is an educational resource for people who have or know people who have kidney disease. Kidney Options is also a resource for health care professionals who guide patients and their families to the best treatment option for them.
Site map:
http://www.kidneyoptions.com/sitemap.html
NKF has educational resources available for no charge -- below are links to those materials you may download, print and use freely to educate your patients, their family members and others.
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