American Dietetics Association Evidence Analysis Library®  

One of the many benefits of your membership in The American Dietetic Association is the access to the ADA Evidence Analysis Library®. The EAL® is an online, user-friendly library featuring the best available research on important topics in the field of nutrition. All the information on the library is created through the efforts of hundreds of ADA members who serve on expert panels and work as evidence analysts.
To access the EAL website: www.adaevidencelibrary.com.

 Living Well With Kidney Disease: A Handbook for Patients and Their Families  

The first edition of Living Well with Kidney Disease, previously titled When Your Kidneys Fail, was developed and published by the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California to provide information for people with kidney disease. Among the topics covered are the principles of kidney function, methods of treatment, and financial resources available to patients. The question and answer format, written in non-technical language, is designed to facilitate easy-reading. The handbook will help meet the educational needs of the growing population of people afflicted with kidney failure. Family members, friends and health care professionals will also find it a valuable resource.View flyer. To order, order form.

 Renal Support Network (RSN)

The Renal Support Network (RSN) is a nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that provides non-medical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD). RSN strives to help patients develop their personal coping skills, special talents, and employability by educating and empowering them (and their family members) to take control of the course and management of the disease. View website

Kidney Times  

A service provided by Renal Support Network. It covers lifestyle and health topics intended for patients with kidney disease and their care-givers and family members. They have a positive themed message throughout the site - Hope - Happiness and Health. View website.

 NIH Launches National Kidney Disease Education Program

Making the Kidney Connection
Patient education brochure by the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP). Brochure discusses tests for kidney disease, risk factors, and steps to protect kidneys. Brochure (PDF)

Help Your Patients Make the Kidney Connection
The National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) has developed a Family Reunion Initiative aimed at helping African-American families make the connection between diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease. They created a toolkit to share with renal patients filled with helps
View guide overview PDF      View website

Downloadable educational materials specifically for physicians and other healthcare professionals and their staff to learn the basics about Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage. It also includes materials to distribute to their Medicare patients. The kit contains reproducible artwork, a letter from the CMS Administrator, a fact sheet (english and spanish), a brochure, an article, and a list of other resources.

Physicians and other healthcare professionals and their staff, partner organizations, social workers, financial counselors, and discharge planners will find this toolkit a valuable resource to get information to people with Medicare. You may add your logo and business information to these materials and copy freely, if you wish. View now

 RenalRD E-Mail Discussion Group

RenalRD is a listserv primarily for those with an interest in renal nutrition. It currently has subscribers from the U.S., Canada and other locations. Like Renalpro, it is unmoderated and is sponsored by the University of Alberta.

To subscribe, please access this link.

 Cookbooks for Renal Patients

Two pages listing of cookbooks for renal patients with information on ordering. Cookbook list (PDF)

 NIH Launches National Kidney Disease Education Program

Fact sheet for nutrition professionals to raise awareness about the seriousness of kidney disease, the importance of testing those at high risk, and the availability of treatment to prevent or slow kidney failure. View full details

 The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Website

Wealth of information on kidney diseases including health information, research, patient materials, funding, publications, news and more. View website.

 Kidney School

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, adjust to kidney disease, make good medical choices, and live as fully as possible. View website.

 Consumer Kidney Resources

Copyright-free materials by NDEP
NDEP has copyright-free materials in up to 20 adaptations.  The consumer diabetes materials are culturally tailored for high-risk audiences in Spanish and 15 Asian and Pacific Islander languages, and adaptations of these materials have been made for African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives. Free resources are also available for health care professionals. For most publications, commercial, printer-ready CDs are available. To get your free copies, visit www.ndep.nih.gov or call 1-800-438-5383.

Database provides consumers access to nutrition facts
a new online database helping consumers better understand the nutritional content of their food products

 Professional Kidney Resources

Copyright-free materials by NDEP
NDEP has copyright-free materials in up to 20 adaptations.  The consumer diabetes materials are culturally tailored for high-risk audiences in Spanish and 15 Asian and Pacific Islander languages, and adaptations of these materials have been made for African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives. Free resources are also available for health care professionals. For most publications, commercial, printer-ready CDs are available. To get your free copies, visit www.ndep.nih.gov or call 1-800-438-5383.

NKDEP Professional and Patient Resources

CKD Quick Reference Card
for testing and treating patients at risk for kidney disease

  Reimbursement Resources

Medicare Announces Strong Gains in Care for Patients Kidney Disease
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today reported significant progress in improving care for patients with kidney disease, exceeding the Nation’s Healthy People 2010 goal for vascular access for kidney disease 5 years ahead of schedule. View the entire press release. (March, 2006)

Medicare Announces New Anemia Management Strategy for Dialysis Patients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) detail a national strategy for monitoring claims for the drugs epoetin alfa (Epogen®) and darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp®) for anemia management in patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and who are dialyzed in renal facilities. View the entire press release. (November, 2005)

More detailed reimbursement resources in members area.

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