largest fully independent kidney organization in America
Slide 1:
- Founded in 1969
- It’s the largest fully independent kidney organization in America.
- Dedicated to improving long term outcomes and quality of life of kidney patients in the USA through patient engagement, advocacy, education, and fostering patient communities.
- Fights for early detection, pre-emptive transplantation, increased kidney transplantation, full patient choice either at in-center dialysis or at home, and protection of physician/ patient relationships.
Slide 2: Purpose
- Educate kidney patients together with their families about kidney disease and treatment options
- Advocates for policies for the improvement of the lives of those affected.
- empower patients to be impactful in the policy, regulatory, and legislative process to help produce breakthroughs in prevention and treatment
Slide 3: Resources 1
- Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States, 2019 – by CDC, (n.d.)
- Provides CKD infection statistics, risk factors, detection and prevention strategies, testing and treatment, etc.
Slide 4: Resource 2
- Understanding Congestive Heart Failure & Chronic Kidney Disease – by Northern Florida Kidney Care (n.d.).
- It provides information for patient education, dietary changes, weight control, and treatment.