Useful Links

Professional Organizations

American Nephrology Nurses Association
www.annanurse.org

American Society of Nephrologists
www.asn-online.org

Association Francaise de Infimiers (res) de Dialyse, Transplantation et Nephrologie
www.afidtn.com

Canadian Society of Nephrology
www.csnscn.ca

European Dialysis and Transplant Association
www.era-edta.org

International Society of Nephrologists
www.nature.com/isn/index.htm

International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
www.ispd.org

Kidney Foundation of Canada
www.kidney.ca

Nephrology Now
www.nephrologynow.com

Nephron Information Center
www.nephron.com

Renal Pharmacists Network
www.renalpharmacists.net

Renal Web
www.renalweb.com

The Renal Network
www.therenalnetwork.org

Canadian Association of Nephrology Social Workers
www.cansw.org

Canadian Association of Nephrology Dietitians
www.renalrd.ca

Nursing

Canadian Nurses Association
www.cna-aiic.ca

Canadian Nurse
www.canadian-nurse.com

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
www.rnao.org

ReinQ
www.reinq.org

Public Health Agency of Canada
www.canada.ca/en/public-health.html

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
www.cihi.ca

Nursing Ethics
www.nursingethics.ca

Nurse One
www.nurseone.ca

Best Practice Resources

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality USA
www.ahrq.gov

Canadian Medical Association
www.cma.ca

Center for Evidence Based Medicine
www.icebmcanada.com

Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)
www.dopps.org

K/DOQI Guidelines
www.kidney.org/professionals/guidelines

National Institute of Nursing Research
www.ninr.nih.gov

Nursing Best Practice Guidelines, Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
www.rnao.org/Page.asp?PageID=861&SiteNodeID=133

Patient Focused Sites
National Kidney Foundation
www.kidney.org

Kidney Dialysis Information Center
www.kidneydialysis.org.uk

Kidney Patient Guide
www.kidneypatientguide.org.uk

Kidney School
www.kidneyschool.org

Life Options
www.lifeoptions.org

Educational Tools

Critical Care Medicine Tutorials
www.ccmtutorials.com

Cancer Care Ontario’s Program in Evidence-Based Care
www.cancercare.on.ca

Hemodialysis Inc
www.hemodialysis-inc.com

Nurstoon
www.nurstoon.com

National Kidney Disease Education Program
www.nkdep.nih.gov

UKidney International School of Nephrology
www.ukidney.com

Culinary Kidney Cooks
www.culinarykidneycooks.com

World Kidney Day
www.worldkidneyday.org

Technologists
National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT)
www.nant.biz

Literature Search Databases

EBSCO Publishing
www.ebscohost.com

Healthcare Quarterly
http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=249

National Library of Medicine (USA)
www.nlm.nih.gov

New England Journal of Medicine
http://content.nejm.org

Nursing Center
www.nursingcenter.com

Systematic Reviews, International
www.cochrane.org

Education

Advanced Renal Education Program
www.advancedrenaleducation.com