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Facility Resources

As a professional caring for individuals with chronic kidney disease, you are aware of the multitude of resources available to you on the Web. We hope we have provided enough materials on our site that you find these helpful.

We are always looking for ways to improve our webpages, so should you have any suggestions or comments, please call us.

Decreasing Dialysis Patient-Provider Conflict (DPC)

Click the link above to go to our Decreasing Dialysis Patient-Provider Conflict (DPC) page. There you will find the DPC Brochure and DPC Provider Manual.

Accouncment: 2008 Employer Recognition Nominations

The Network is looking for assistance in getting the word out about the 2008 Employer Reconition Nomination Project. We ask that dialysis unit social workers distribute, collect and return the the 2008 Employer Recognition Nominaton Forms (format: PDF, size: 98.1 kb).

Dear Individuals Living with Chronic Kidney Disease -- The Rehabilitation Committee of ESRD Network 4 would like to recognize emploers who have hired people with Chronic Kidney Disease. In order to do this, we would like to give you the opportunity to submit the name of the individual where you work who you feel has been supportive in your efforts to work.

The submit a nomination, please complete and return the 2008 Employer Recognition Nominaton Form (format: PDF, size: 98.1 kb) to either your social worker or directly to the Network office.

The dealine to submit nominations to the Network is April 4, 2008.

Assessing Functional Status of ESRD Patients

This page is dedicated to resources and tools that can be used to assess the functional status of ESRD patients.

Looking for Disaster or Emergency Preparedness information?

Then turn to our Disaster Preparedness and Response page for materials and information.

Looking for Dialysis Units?

Then turn to our Patient Resources Page for several dialysis unit search engines. Links to these search engines are provided in the left side menu under the heading "Dialysis Unit Search Engines".

Looking for Patient Education Opportunities?

Then turn to our Patient Resources Page for information on home modalities, tranplantation, the Offices of Vocational Rehabilitation and more (including our "Services for Patients" pamphlet).

Network Document: ESRD Network 4's Guidelines for Care of ESRD Patients Document (format: PDF, size: 426 kb)

This document is an excellent resource that provides some general guidelines that could be followed by dialysis and transplant facilities. The information in this guide does not contain "rules" that should be considered enforceable, unlike Medicare's Conditions for Coverage. They are recommendations made by the professional communities within Network 4.

Network 4 Brochure: Key Information About Kidney Transplant (format: PDF, size: 153 kb)

The Organ Procurement/Transplantation Committee of Network 4 along with the Director of Data created this informational brochure. "Key Information About Kidney Transplant Brochure" provides information on what you should know as you explore transplantation as a treatment option, as well as the names, addresses, phone numbers and web sites to the Organ Procurement Organization and Transplant Centers within ESRD Network 4.

Network 4 Document: Frequently Asked Questions on Preparing for a Kidney Transplant (format: PDF, size: 225 kb)

This document is a great resource for anyone who has questions about kidney transplantation. It was created by Network 4 with the assistance of a member of the Organ Procurement/Transplantation Committee. You will find "Frequently Asked Questions on Preparing for a Kidney Transplant" to be in an easy-to-follow "question and answer" format. It even includes a fun quiz at the end to test your patients' knowledge on Kidney Disease.

In Service Education: Dialysis Patient Care Staff Education Modules - From the Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition (MARC)

Network 5 Dialysis Care Program LogoThe Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition (MARC), also known as ESRD Network 5, created five great training modules for dialysis patient care staff centered on "Communication Skills for Providing Quality Care."

The five modules are:

Life Options Resources: Life Options Products Catalog

Free resource materials are available from Life Options and range from a Unit Self-Assessment Tool to booklets on the 5 E's of rehabilitation: Encouragement, Education, Exercise, Employment, and Evaluation.

Medicare Conditions for Coverage: End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities

This link to the Medicare Conditions for Coverage of End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities also provides the "State Operations Manual: Guidance to Surveyors".

CDC Resources -- Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendations for the Hemodialysis Facility

NKF KDOQI

Homepage to the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative

Journal of Renal Nutrition

The official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation and the International Society of Renal Nutrition & Metabolism

UNOS

Homepage to the United Network for Organ Sharing

USRDS

Homepage to the United States Renal Data System, located at the University of Michigan

National CPM Information and Report

This site, from CMS, provides the measures, data collection descriptions and ESRD CPM Annual Reports

ASN

Homepage to the American Society of Nephrology

NRAA

Homepage to the National Renal Administrators Association

ANNA

Homepage to the American Nephrology Nurses' Association

RPA

Homepage to the Renal Physicians Association

RENALNET

RENALNET is a kidney information clearinghouse that has a lot of useful information, including chat rooms for the renal community (look for those under "RENALNET Features" then "Conference Rooms")

NIDDK/NIH

Homepage to the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases at the National Institute of Health

Nephron

Homepage to Nephron, a nephrology information resource center

http://www.kidneyeol.org - Click to visit the Kidney EOL Coalition Website

Network 4 Links

Additional Resources

Accessibility and Usability Resources

This page passed the "Cynthia Says" Section 508 compliance tester May 2, 2008.

Privacy Policy

The privacy of visitors to our website is important to ESRD Network 4, Inc. Therefore the following is our Internet Privacy Policy:

We will not obtain personal identification information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information. While our Network will make every attempt to protect the personal information you may share with us, electronic mail is not secure against interception. If your communication is sensitive, or includes identifiers such as your Social Security number or medical history you may want to consider sending by another means; such as via US postal services. The personal information you send may be shared with appropriate others with your consent only. Otherwise it will be held in strictest confidence for your protection. Your personal information will be used only for such purposes as described by you and only at the point of request or collection.

This policy may be revised as needed, updates will be posted here.