Resources

 

Position Papers:

• GFR Position Paper (PDF 45K)
• Decreasing Use of PICC Lines (Under Construction)

Educational Information:

Speakers Bureau:

• Medical Professionals (PDF 14M)
• Health Care Professionals (PDF 14M)
• General Public (PDF 14M)

 

Other Resources:

• CKD Fact Sheet (PDF 45K)
• NKF GFR Health Talk (PDF 102K)

 

Publications of Interest:

• Fink, Jeffrey C. et.al. "CKD as an Underrecognized Threat to Patient Safety." Am J Kidney Dis 53:681-688. © 2009 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.


• Seliger,Stephen L. et.al. "Chronic Kidney Disease Adversely Influences Patient Safety." J Am Soc Nephrol 19: 2414–2419, 2008.


• Gever, John. "Chronic Kidney Disease Heightens Medical-Error Risk." Med Page Today. Pub:September 3, 2008. Accessed: May 6, 2009 <http://www.medpagetoday.com>.


• Kundhal, and K. Lok, C.E. "Clinical Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease." Nephron Clin Pract:101:c47–c52, 2005


• Meyer, Anne et.al. " Impact of different stages of chronic kidney disease on in-hospital costs in patients with coronary heart disease." Nephrol Dial Transplant: 1–6, 2007.


• Hsu, Chih-Cheng et.al. "High Prevalence and Low Awareness of CKD in Taiwan: A Study on the Relationship Between Serum Creatinine and Awareness From a Nationally Representative Survey." Am J Kidney Dis 48:727-738. © 2006 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.