www.kidney.org - The National Kidney Foundation, Inc.: a major voluntary health organization. They seek to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. The NKF website provides readers with information on kidney diseases, transplantation and related subjects, such as options in management of ESRD, nutrition, anemia, sexual health and others.
www.unos.org - UNOS is the United Network for Organ Sharing: a non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), established by the U.S. Congress in 1984. Visitors of the UNOS Website can learn its official policies and bylaws, find useful resources on organ donation, as well as some statistical data on different transplantation centers.
www.transweb.org - TransWeb: all About Transplantation and Donation is a nonprofit educational web site serving the world transplant community. Based at the University of Michigan, TransWeb features news and events, real people's experiences, the top 10 myths about donation, a donation quiz, and a large collection of questions and answers, as well as a reference area with everything from articles to videos.
www.ustransplant.org - US Transplant-Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients: Every six months, the SRTR publishes updated reports on activities at each transplant center and organ procurement organization in the United States. These reports include statistics about organ donation and recovery, waitlist activity such as transplant rate and post-transplant outcomes such as graft and patient survival.
www.medscape.com/transplantation - Medscape is a web resource for physicians and other health professionals. It features free CME (Continuing Medical Education), peer-reviewed original medical journal articles, physician-optimized MEDLINE, daily professional medical news, major conference coverage, and drug information - including a comprehensive drug database and drug interaction checker. www.aakp.org - The American Association of Kidney Patients exists to serve the needs, interests and welfare of all kidney patients and their families. Its mission is to improve the lives of fellow kidney patients and their families by helping them to deal with the physical, emotional and social impact of kidney disease.
www.shareyourlife.org - Donate Life America
www.life-source.org - LifeSource
South Dakota Driver Licensing Program - designate yourself an organ donor on your SD drivers license.
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