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1.Polycystic Kidney Disease Chat and Community
A place where people with PKD, friends and family members can go for support. With many links for dialysis information and offers weekly chats and message boards.
URL:http://beta.communities.msn.com/PolycysticKidneydiseasechatcommunity
2.Dialysis Online Message Boards
Open for dialysis patients, doctors, technicians, nurses, social workers and dieticians.
URL:http://brumley.com/renal/index.html
3.Kidney Disease Community
Message boards and chat dedicated to sharing information, offering support, and coping strategies for this disease. Community moderated by volunteers.
URL:http://community.healingwell.com/commun_v3/scripts/topics.pl?NodeID=138940&ClientID=15808
4.At Home With Dialysis
Site devoted to home hemodialysis. A personal story with support group.
URL:http://jeanette-e.tripod.com/home/index.html
5.Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort
Features a research network focused on prediction and mechanisms of progression towards renal disease and cardiovascular events in patients with CRI.
URL:http://www.cristudy.org/
6.Dialysis Access Care Center Online
Provides timely planning and consulting information for nephrologists interested in access care and interventional nephrology.
URL:http://www.dacconline.com
7.Southern California Renal Disease Council
Forms, reports, data, and resources for end stage renal disease patients, providers and facilities. Information on dialysis and transplant. Some information in Spanish.
URL:http://www.esrdnetwork18.org
8.Health4her
A definition of end stage renal disease, a look at the causes and who is at risk.
URL:http://www.health4her.com/library/concerns/end_stage_renal_disease.cfm
9.In Focus: A Photographic Journey
John F. Martin, a photojournalist, documented his bout with kidney failure, dialysis and the live-donor transplant he received from his father. Over 100 photos take the reader through the year-long process step-by-step.
URL:http://www.johnfmartin.net
10.Kidney Directions
Site sponsored by Baxter Healthcare discusses end stage renal disease, acute kidney failure, and chronic kidney failure.
URL:http://www.kidneydirections.com/us/patients/basics/kidneys/ext-end-stage-renal-disease.htm
11.American Kidney Fund
Information about this national voluntary health organization, as well as kidney disease facts.
URL:http://www.kidneyfund.org
12.MedNets: Patient Information
Explanation of when your kidneys fail, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, kidney transplantation, organizations that can help and additional reading.
URL:http://www.mednets.com/endstagerenalfailure.htm
13.Pediatric On Call
Find out what would be the right kind of food for your child with chronic renal failure (CRF).
URL:http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/DietandDisease/diet_in_crfpat.asp
14.Gil's Home
My personal stories about two failed kidney transplants, hemodialysis since 1984, and a recent trial run of peritoneal dialysis.
URL:http://www.pipeline.com/~gil1/esrd
15.Royal Cornwall Hospital Renal Units
For patients who live in Cornwall, United Kingdom. Includes an introduction, kidney failure explained, symptoms, Haemodialysis and CAPD introduction.
URL:http://www.renalpatients.co.uk
16.Renalworld
Allows patient, professionals and the public access to the worldwide kidney resources on the Web. Links. Animated GIFS, preESRD education, Fadem's Kidney Guide.
URL:http://www.renalworld.com/
17.Transweb: All About Transplantation and Donation
Provides list of people who have received transplants, or who are donors and their experiences. References, news and FAQs.
URL:http://www.transweb.org/
18.HealthGate: Resource Center
Contains in-depth reports, articles, medical information and resources about end-stage renal disease.
URL:http://www3.healthgate.com/default.asp?docid=/hic/kidney_disease/esrd/index
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