Internet 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

European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association
www.edtnaerca.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.co

The Renal Network
www.therenalnetwork.org

Nursing

Canadian Nurses Association
www.cna-nurses.ca/cna

Canada's Nursing Website
www.canadianrn.com

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
www.rnao.org

Public Health Agency of Canada
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/chn-res/index-eng-php

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
http://secure.cihi.ca

Nursing Ethics
www.nursingethics.ca

Nurse One
www.nurseone.ca

Public Health Agency of Canada
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/chn-res/index-eng-php

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
www.rnao.org

Technologists

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

Dialysis Techs
www.Dialysistechs.com

Educational Tools

Critical Care Medicine Tutorials
www.ccmtutorials.com

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

Fistula First
www.fistulafirst.org

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

Kidney Information

Culinary Kidney Cooks
www.culinarykidneycooks.com

Canadian Kidney Friendly Recipes
www.myspiceitup.ca

World Kidney Day
www.worldkidneyday.org

 

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.cebm.utoronto.ca

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

K/DOQI Guidelines
www.kidney.org/professionals/kdoqi/guidelines-bp/index.htm

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

Nephrology Rounds University of Toronto
www.nephrologyrounds.ca

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 Options
www.kidneyoptions.com

Kidney Patient Guide
www.kidneypatientguide.org.uk

Kidney School
www.kidneyschool.org

Life Options
www.lifeoptions.org

Patient Information
http://www.uptodate.com/patients/about/toc.do?full_url_key=true&tocKey=table_of_contents/patient_information/kidney_disease

Transplant
www.transplantadherence.ca
www.transplantcompanions.ca


Academic Institutions

Canadian Nursing University Programs
www.canadian-universities.net

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

Amgen: Vascular Access Nursing Education Program
www.vascularaccessrn.ca


Nephrology Nursing Research Funding Resources

Canadian Association of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists 
http://www.cannt.ca

American Nephrology Nurses Association
http://www.annanurse.org

Kidney Foundation of Canada - Allied Health Research Grants
http://www.kidney.ca

Canadian Nurses Association
http://www.chsrf.ca