Professional Nursing Organizations
& Related Certification Associations

American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA)
www.annanurse.org

Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
www.nncc-exam.org/index.html



American Nurses' Association (ANA)
www.nursingworld.org

American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC)
www.nursingworld.org/ancc



National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT)
www.dialysistech.org

Board of Nephrology Examiners Nursing & Technology (BONENT)
www.bonent.org

Renal & Transplant Related Resources

American Kidney Fund
www.kidneyfund.org/

American Society of Nephrology
www.asn-online.org/

American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
www.aspneph.com/

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)
www.asaio.com/

American Society of Transplantation
www.a-s-t.org/

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
www.aami.org/

Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)
www.aopo.org/

CRRTonline.com
www.CRRTonline.com/

DialysisCenters.org
www.dialysiscenters.org/index.cfm

Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
www.dopps.org/dopps_default.aspx

Fistula First
www.fistulafirst.org

Global Dialysis
www.globaldialysis.com/

Home Dialysis Central
www.homedialysis.org/

Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology (HDCN)
www.hdcn.com/

International Federation of Kidney Foundations
wwww.ifkf.net/

International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
wwww.nature.com/isn/

International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis
www.ispd.org/

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)
www.kdigo.org/

Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Guidelines
www.kidney.org/Professionals/kdoqi/

Kidney School
www.kidneyschool.org/

Kidney & Urology Foundation
www.kidneyurology.org/

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
www.kidney.org/

National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
www.nkfi.org/

National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA)
www.nraa.org/

Nephrology News and Issues (NNI)
www.nephnews.com/

Nephron Information Center
www.nephron.com/

North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)
www.natco1.org/

PKD Foundation
www.pkdcure.org/

RenalWorld
www.renalworld.com/regions_links/index_html

Government Funded Agencies

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ESRD Center
www.cms.hhs.gov/center/esrd.asp

Forum of End Stage Renal Diseas (ESRD) Networks
www.esrdnetworks.org/

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
www.idfpr.com/

National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
www.niddk.nih.gov/

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

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
www.unos.org/

United States Renal Data System (USRDS)
www.usrds.org/