Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations
This directory lists voluntary, governmental, and private organizations. Some of the organizations offer educational materials and other services to patients and the public; others primarily serve health care professionals.
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Alport Syndrome Study
410 Chipeta Way
Room 155
University of Utah
Research Park
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1297
Phone: (801) 581-5479
Fax: (801) 585-3232
Joyce Denison, Ph.D., Clinic Coordinator
Mission: To pursue basic laboratory and clinical research, addressing the genetic basis of various forms of hereditary nephritis (Alport syndrome) with the ongoing collection of clinical family histories and laboratory samples, which are maintained in a confidential database.
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American Association of Clinical Urologists
1111 North Plaza Drive
Suite 550
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Phone: (847) 517-1050
Fax: (847) 517-7229
Email: aacu@wjweiser.com
Internet: www.aacuweb.org
William F. Gee, M.D., President
Mission: To stimulate interest in the science and practice of urology and to promote understanding of socioeconomic and political affairs affecting medical practice among clinical urologists who are members of the American Urological Association and the American Medical Association.
Materials: AACU News (bimonthly) and AACU FAX (monthly legislative update distributed by facsimile).
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American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Department of Urology
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Phone: (336) 716-4131
Fax: (336) 716-5711
David McCullough, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer
Mission: Professional society of urologists elected into membership because of their outstanding contributions to urology.
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American Association of Kidney Patients
3505 East Frontage Road
Suite 315
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 1-800-749-2257 or (813) 636-8100
Fax: (813) 636-8122
Email: info@aakp.org
Internet: www.aakp.org
Kris Robinson, Executive Director
Mission: To serve the needs and interests of kidney patients and their families. Founded by kidney patients to help others with kidney failure cope with its physical and emotional impact on their lives.
Materials: Renalife (quarterly journal) and The Renal Flash (monthly electronic newsletter).
Local Groups: 21
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American Board of Urology
2216 Ivy Road
Suite 210
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone: (434) 979-0059
Fax: (434) 979-0266
John M. Barry, M.D., President
Stuart S. Howards, M.D., Executive Secretary
Mission: To identify for the public's knowledge those physicians who have satisfied the board's criteria for certification and recertification in the specialty of urology.
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American Foundation for Urologic Disease
1128 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 1-800-242-2383
Email: admin@afud.org
Internet: www.afud.org
Thomas Bruckman, Executive Director and CEO
Mission: To provide research grants, patient and public education and awareness, Government relations, and patient support group activities.
Materials: Informational brochure about AFUD, Family Urology (quarterly magazine), and patient education brochures.
Councils: Bladder Health Council, Kidney Health Council, Pediatric Urology Health Council, Prostate Health Council, Sexual Function Health Council.
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American Kidney Fund
6110 Executive Boulevard
Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 1-800-638-8299 or (301) 881-3052
Fax: (301) 881-0898
Email: helpline@akfinc.org
Internet: www.kidneyfund.org
Karen Sendelback, CFRE, Executive Director
Mission: To provide direct financial assistance, comprehensive educational programs, research grants, and community service projects for the benefit of kidney patients.
Materials: AKF Advocate, Clinical Strategies: The AKF Newsletter for Nephrology Professionals, and patient and public education brochures.
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American Lithotripsy Society
Mission: Professional membership society dedicated to addressing all aspects of lithotripsy as a medical treatment for stone disease.
Materials: ALS Quarterly News.
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American Nephrology Nurses' Association
East Holly Avenue
Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
Phone: 1-888-600-2662 or (856) 256-2320
Fax: (856) 256-7463
Email: anna@ajj.com
Internet: www.annanurse.org
Mary Ann Gould, President
Mission: To advance nephrology nursing practice and positively influence outcomes for patients with kidney or other disease processes requiring replacement therapies through advocacy, scholarship, and excellence.
Materials: ANNA Journal, ANNA Update (bimonthly newsletter), Core Curriculum for Nephrology Nursing, position statements, and clinical monographs.
Local Groups: 4 regions, 100 chapters.
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American Prostate Society
Mission: To increase knowledge of prostate diseases and encourage the establishment of centers for diagnosis and treatment.
Materials: What You Don't Know About Your Prostate Can Kill You (brochure), Medication Versus Surgery (brochure), and quarterly newsletter.
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American Society for Artificial Internal Organs Inc.
National Office
P.O. Box C
Boca Raton, FL 33429-0468
Phone: (561) 391-8589
Email: info@asaio.com
Internet: www.asaio.com
Karen Burke, Executive Director
Mission: ASAIO promotes the development, application, and awareness of organ technologies that enhance quality and duration of life.
Materials: ASAIO Journal (bimonthly peer-reviewed journal) and ASAIO Abstracts (for annual conference).
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American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
17000 Commerce Parkway
Suite C
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 638-0428
Fax: (856) 439-0525
Email: ashi@ahint.com
Internet: www.ashi-hla.org
Robert Bray, Ph.D., President
Len Morrissey, Executive Director
Mission: A professional society dedicated to advancing the science and practice of immunogenetics and its impact on the quality of human life.
Materials: Laboratory Procedures Manual, Human Immunology Journal, membership directory, ASHI Quarterly.
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American Society of Nephrology
2025 M Street NW.
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 367-1190
Fax: (202) 367-2190
Email: asn@dc.sba.com
Internet: www.asn-online.org
Karen Campbell, Executive Director
Mission: To advance the knowledge and practice of nephrology.
Materials: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) and Highlights (member newsletter).
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American Society of Pediatric Nephrology
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children
Wells Research Center
702 Barnhill Drive, 2600 A
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: (317) 278-0854
Fax: (317) 278-3599
Email: kmatteso@iupui.edu
Internet: www.aspneph.com
Frederick J. Kaskel, M.D., Ph.D., President
Mission: To promote public and professional educational programs in pediatric nephrology.
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American Society of Transplant Surgeons
1020 North Fairfax Street
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 1-888-990-2787
Fax: (703) 684-6303
Email: asts@asts.org
Internet: www.asts.org
Gail Durant, Executive Director
Mission: To promote and encourage education and research with respect to organ and tissue transplantation so as to facilitate progress in the saving of lives and/or enhancing the quality of lives of patients afflicted with end stage organ failure. To collaborate with existing public and private organizations to promote and encourage education and research in transplantation and to participate and assist in the coordination of efforts or formulation of programs by all surgeons, physicians, scientists, agencies, and health personnel, which will provide maximal efficiency and optimal benefit to recipients of transplants.
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American Society of Transplantation
17000 Commerce Parkway
Suite C
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone: (856) 439-0500
Fax: (856) 439-0525
Email: ast@ahint.com
Internet: www.a-s-t.org
Lawrence Turka, M.D., President
Mission: To promote and encourage education and research with respect to transplantation medicine and immunology. To provide a forum for the exchange of scientific information related to transplantation medicine and immunology. To give physicians and allied scientists interested in transplantation medicine and immunology an effective, unified, and authoritative voice in dealing with other Government, medical, and private agencies and organizations.
Materials: ASTP Newsletter (member newsletter), ASTP Primer on Transplantion, AST Washington Roundup.
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American Urogynecologic Society
2025 M Street NW.
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 367-1167
Fax: (202) 367-2167
Email: AUGS@dc.sba.com
Internet: www.augs.org
Stephen Kemp, Executive Director
Peggy Norton, M.D., President
Mission: To promote research and education in urogynecology and to improve care for women with lower urinary tract disorders.
Materials: Quarterly newsletter.
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American Urological Association Inc.
1120 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-5559
Phone: (410) 727-1100
Fax: (410) 223-4370
Email: aua@auanet.org
Internet: www.auanet.org
G. James Gallagher, Executive Director
Mission: To promote the highest standards of urological clinical care through education, research, and the formulation of health care policy.
Materials: Clinical practice guidelines on urological diseases.
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Council of American Kidney Societies
1444 I Street NW.
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 712-9037
Fax: (202) 216-9646
Email: caks@bostromdc.com
Joyce Williams and Claire Shandly, Presidents
Mission: To serve as a representative body of scientific and professional nephrology practice organizations engaged in the promotion and support of clinical and basic research and medical practice in the broad fields of adult and pediatric kidney diseases.
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Cystinuria Support Network
Mission: To provide a resource for putting individuals in touch with each other for support and practical advice dealing with issues concerning cystinuria.
Materials: Cystinuria Support Network Newsletter.
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The Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc.
Mission: To foster improved treatment and ultimately the prevention and cure of all forms of diabetes insipidus through research; to promote a greater public awareness and understanding of the disease; and to serve patients and their families with informational material.
Materials: Endless Water (quarterly newsletter).
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Endourological Society
c/o Department of Urology
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
270-05 76th Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Phone: (718) 470-3900
Fax: (718) 343-6254
Arthur D. Smith, President
Mission: To educate urologists about research and treatment in the management of endourological problems.
Materials: Journal of Endourology.
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Hereditary Nephritis Foundation
Mission: To promote research into the causes of and cures for hereditary nephritis and to provide up-to-date general information about Alport syndrome and related conditions to patients, families, and physicians.
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IgA Nephropathy Support Network
9 G Street
Apt. B
Turner Falls, MA 01376
Phone: (413) 863-8663
Dale M. Hellegers, President
Mission: To assist patients with IgA nephropathy and their families; to serve as a clearinghouse for dissemination of information about IgA nephropathy; and to promote research for a possible cure.
Materials: Newsletter and pamphlets.
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International Pediatric Nephrology Association
Children's Hospital and Medical Center
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105-0371
Phone: (206) 526-2150
Fax: (206) 527-3836
F. Bruder Stapleton, M.D., Treasurer
Mission: To promote professional education and improve health care for children with kidney and urologic diseases.
Materials: Pediatric Nephrology.
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International Society of Nephrology
Emory University
Renal Division
1639 Pierce Drive, WMB 338
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone: (404) 727-8527
Fax: (404) 727-3425
Email: rmccier@emory.edu
Internet: www.isn-online.org
William E. Mitch, M.D., Treasurer
Robert Atkins, M.D., President
Mission: To educate nephrologists about research and patient care.
Materials: Kidney International.
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International Transplant Nurses Society
1739 E. Carson Street
Box 351
Pittsburgh, PA 15203-1700
Phone: (412) 488-0240
Fax: (412) 431-5911
Email: itns@msn.com
Internet: www.itns.org
Mission: Committed to the promotion of excellence in transplant clinical nursing through the provision of educational and professional growth opportunities, interdisciplinary networking and collaborative activities, and transplant nursing research.
Materials: ITNS Newsletter.
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Interstitial Cystitis Association of America, Inc. (ICA)
110 North Washington Street
Suite 340
Rockville, MD 20850-2223
Phone: 1-800-HELP-ICA or (301) 610-5300
Fax: (301) 610-5308
Email: info@ichelp.org
Internet: www.ichelp.org
Vicki Ratner, M.D., President
Mission: To assist patients with interstitial cystitis (IC), to educate the medical community about IC, and to promote IC research.
Materials: ICA (brochure), ICA Update (quarterly newsletter), transcripts of annual meetings, and patient and professional education materials.
Local Groups: 85
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Kidney Cancer Association
Mission: To provide information to patients and physicians; to sponsor research on kidney cancer; and to act as an advocate on behalf of patients with the Federal Government, insurance companies, and employers.
Materials: We Have Kidney Cancer (56-page booklet for patients), Kidney Cancer News (quarterly newsletter), and public policy papers.
Chapters: 24 major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago.
Annual Convention: In July for both patients and physicians.
Other Services: Free information on kidney cancer and clinical trials.
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National Association for Continence (NAFC)
P.O. Box 8310
Spartanburg, SC 29305-8310
Phone: 1-800-BLADDER or (864) 579-7900
Fax: (864) 579-7902
Email: memberservices@nafc.org
Internet: www.nafc.org
Kim Kelley Bishop, Director of Marketing
Mission: To improve the quality of life for people with incontinence. NAFC is a leading source of education, advocacy, and support to the public and to the health profession about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management alternatives for incontinence.
Materials: Quality Care (quarterly newsletter), The Resource Guide (annual directory of products and services for incontinence), and assorted educational leaflets on topics related to incontinence.
Other Services: Continence Resource Service, market research, and information clearinghouse services.
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National Association of Nephrology Technicians/Technologists
11 West Monument Avenue
Suite 510
P.O. Box 2307
Dayton, OH 45401-2307
Phone: (937) 586-3705
Fax: (937) 586-3699
Email: nant@nant.meinet.com
Internet: www.dialysistech.org
Francine W. Rickenbach, CAE, Executive Director
Mission: To promote the highest quality of care for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients through education and professionalism by providing educational opportunities for the technical practitioner and other members of the integrated care team, representing the technical professional in the regulatory and legislative arena, developing technical professionals in leadership roles, achieving recognition for the role and significant contribution of the technical practitioner to the total care of the ESRD patient, and serving as a resource for the ESRD community to accomplish each of these goals.
Materials: Bimonthly newsletter, educational and technical manuals, regional educational meetings.
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National Bladder Foundation
P.O. Box 1095
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone: (877) BLADDER
Fax: (203) 431-0008
Email: debsla@aol.com
Internet: www.bladder.org
Debra Slade, M.A., President
Mission: To achieve the rapid discovery of cures and preventive interventions for the most common bladder diseases, through the support of research.
Materials: Patient education brochures and support-lines services.
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National Foundation for Transplants
(formerly the Organ Transplant Fund)
1102 Brookfield Road
Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38119
Phone: 1-800-489-3863 or (901) 684-1697
Fax: (901) 684-1128
Email: natfoundtx@aol.com
Internet: www.transplants.org
Gary McMahan, Executive Director
Mission: To assist transplant candidates and recipients in raising funds for transplant-related care and needs not covered by insurance.
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National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 1-800-622-9010 or (212) 889-2210
Internet: www.kidney.org
John Davis, Executive Director
Mission: 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.
Materials: Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, CNSW Newsletter, CRN News and Briefs (newsletter), CNNT Newsletter, Family Focus (newsletter), Transplant Chronicles (newsletter), Journal of Renal Nutrition, Journal of Nephrology Social Work, For Those Who Give and Grieve (newsletter), and patient and public education materials.
State Groups: 52
Other Services: Council of Nephrology Nurses and Technicians (CNNT), Council of Nephrology Social Workers (CNSW), Council on Renal Nutrition (CRN), Council on Dialysis, Council on Transplantation, Council on Pediatric Nephrology/Urology, Council on Glomerulonephritis, Council on Polycystic Kidney Disease, National Donor Family Council, Patient & Family Council, transAction Council, Council on Diabetic Kidney Disease, Council on Hypertension.
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National Organization for Rare Disorders Inc. (NORD)
Mission: To act as a clearinghouse for information about rare disorders and provide a network for mutual support to match families with similar disorders; to foster communication among rare disease voluntary agencies, Government bodies, industry, scientific researchers, academic institutions, and concerned individuals; and to encourage and promote research and education about rare disorders and orphan drugs.
Materials: Fact sheets and reprints on rare disorders and Orphan Drug Update (newsletter).
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Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Foundation
Main Street
P.O. Box 1390
Eastsound, WA 98245
Phone: 1-888-376-6343
Fax: 1-888-376-3842
Email: info@ndif.org
Internet: www.ndif.org
Bill Wulff, President
Mission: To support education, research, treatment, and cure for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. To create a communication channel to serve the entire NDI community: patients and their families, researchers, physicians, and other health care providers.
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North American Society for Dialysis and Transplantation
Mission: Specialty conference on current issues in nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation.
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North American Transplant Coordinators Organization
P.O. Box 15384
Lenexa, KS 66285-5384
Phone: (913) 492-3600
Fax: (913) 599-5340
Email: natco-info@applmeapro.com
Dede Gish Panjada, Executive Director
Mission: To support, develop, and advance the knowledge and practice of its members and enhance the quality, effectiveness, and integrity of donation and transplantation.
Materials: In Touch newsletter and Progress in Transplantation journal.
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Organ Transplant Fund--see
National Foundation for Transplants
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Oxalosis and Hyperoxaluria Foundation (OHF)
Home Office
5727 Westcliffe Drive
St. Louis, MO 63129-4265
Phone: 1-888-721-2432, ext. 5392, or (314) 351-2177
Fax: (314) 351-6368
Email: execdirector@ohf.org
Internet: www.ohf.org
Lauri Royer, Executive Director
Mission: To seek the cause, improve the clinical treatment, and discover the cure of hyperoxaluria and oxalate stone disease and enhance the quality of life of patients and their families.
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Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation
4901 Main Street
Suite 200
Kansas City, MO 64112-2634
Phone: 1-800-PKD-CURE or (816) 931-2600
Fax: (816) 931-8655
Email: pkdcure@pkdcure.org
Internet: www.pkdcure.org
Dan Larson, President and CEO
Dale Culver, Vice President
Mission: To promote research in the cause, treatment, and cure of polycystic kidney disease.
Materials: Polycystic Kidney Disease (patient manual); PKR Progress (quarterly newsletter); Autosomal Recessive PKD, Questions and Answers; The Family and ADPKD; and Health Tips for Living with PKD.
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The Prostatitis Foundation
1063 - 30th Street, Box 8
Smithshire, IL 61478
Phone: 1-888-891-4200
Fax: (309) 325-7184
Email: mcapstone@aol.com
Internet: www.prostate.org
Mike Hennenfent, President
Mission: To provide support to men with prostatitis and to push for prostatitis research funding.
Materials: The Prostatitis Foundation Information Packet.
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Renal Physicians Association
4701 Randolph Road
Suite 102
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 468-3515
Fax: (301) 468-3511
Email: rpa@renalmd.org
Internet: www.renalmd.org
William Owen, Jr., M.D., President
Dale Singer, MHA, Executive Director
Mission: To ensure optimal care under the highest standards of medical practice for patients with renal disease and related disorders, to act as a national representative for physicians engaged in the study and management of patients with renal disease and related disorders, and to serve as a major resource for the development of national health policy concerning renal disease.
Materials: RPA News, bimonthly, available at no cost to members; clinical practice guideline on adequacy of hemodialysis; ESRD in the Age of Managed Care: A Primer on Capitation.
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The Simon Foundation for Continence
Mission: To remove the stigma from incontinence and provide help to sufferers, their families, and the professional caregiver.
Materials: The Informer (quarterly newsletter), Managing Incontinence: A Guide to Living with the Loss of Bladder Control, several videos, slide presentations, and other educational materials.
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The Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology
1111 North Plaza Drive
Suite 550
Shaumberg, IL 60173-4950
Phone: (847) 517-7225
Fax: (847) 517-7229
Mission: To act for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes, particularly in the advancement and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the fields of neurourology and urodynamics, including voiding dysfunction, female urology, incontinence, impotency, and bioengineering of the genitourinary system, and the application of such knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of urologic diseases.
Materials: Neurourology and Urodynamics.
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Society of Government Service Urologists
7027 Weathered Post
San Antonio, TX 78238
Phone: (210) 681-5800
Fax: (210) 680-7725
Email: sgsu@txdirect.net
Preston Littrell, Administrator
Mission: Professional membership organization of Government service urologists.
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Society of University Urologists
Ohio State University Medical Center
Division of Urology
4980 University Hospitals Clinic
456 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1228
Phone: (614) 293-3648
Fax: (614) 293-3565
Email: bahnson-1@medctr.osu.edu
Robert R. Bahnson, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer
Mission: To promote high standards in the urology field by acting as a forum for the interchange of ideas and materials relative to university urology educational programs and by fostering a balance of all phases of academic work in urology. Members consist of urologists holding faculty or teaching positions in residency training programs.
Materials: Objectives for Urology Residency Education (guidelines for educational units).
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Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
East Holly Avenue
Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071-0056
Phone: 1-888-TAP-SUNA or (856) 256-2335
Fax: (856) 589-7463
Email: suna@ajj.com
Internet: www.suna.org
Rick Grimes, Executive Director
Mission: Professional organization committed to excellence in patient care standards and a continuum of quality care, clinical practice, and research through education of its members, patients, family, and community.
Materials: Program Newsletter, Urologic Nursing (official journal), and Standards of Urologic Nursing Practice.
Local Groups: 32
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Transplant Recipients International Organization (TRIO)
1000 16th Street NW.
Suite 602
Washington, DC 20036-5705
Phone: 1-800-TRIO-386 or (202) 293-0980
Lisa Kory, Executive Director
Mission: An independent, not-for-profit, international organization
committed to improving the quality of life of transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families. Through the TRIO Headquarters and a network of chapters, TRIO serves its members in the areas of
Awareness: Promoting organ and tissue donation as an important social
responsibility. Developing and supporting mechanisms to improve availability of organs and tissues on an equitable basis to meet the needs of transplant candidates.
Support: Providing support to transplant candidates, recipients, donors,
and their families to help alleviate the stresses and problems associated
with the transplantation process.
Education: Providing transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their
families with current information on developments in organ and tissue donation, transplantation, medications, social issues, and finances, as well as information on initiatives in the field of transplantation by Federal, State, and local government bodies.
Advocacy: Making known to Federal, State, and local government bodies the concerns and needs that affect the welfare of transplant candidates, recipients, donors, and their families. Effectively communicating their views to the general public on issues in the field of transplantation and organ and tissue donation.
Materials: Lifelines (bimonthly), Membership Update (once a month for members).
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The Transplantation Society
Mission: To provide information and direct grants nationally to post-transplant recipients to offset the costs of immunosuppressive medications.
Materials: Transplantation and Transplantation Proceedings.
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United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
1100 Boulders Parkway
Suite 500
P.O. Box 13770
Richmond, VA 23225
Phone: (804) 330-8500
Fax: (804) 330-8517
Internet: www.unos.org
Walter Graham, Executive Director
Mission: To advance organ availability and transplantation by uniting and supporting its communities for the benefit of patients through education, technology, and policy development.
Materials: UNOS Update and educational materials.
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United Ostomy Association Inc. (UOA)
19772 MacArthur Boulevard
Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 1-800-826-0826 or (949) 660-8624
Fax: (949) 660-9262
Email: info@uoa.org
Internet: www.uoa.org
Nancy Italia, Executive Director
Mission: To offer practical assistance and emotional support to ostomy patients through trained UOA members and to produce and distribute materials about ostomy care and management.
Materials: Ostomy Quarterly (magazine) and patient education materials.
Local Groups: 550
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
3 Information Way
Bethesda, MD 20892-3580
Email: nkudic@info.niddk.nih.gov
The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1987, the clearinghouse provides information about diseases of the kidneys and urologic system to people with kidney and urologic disorders and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. NKUDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about kidney and urologic diseases.
Publications produced by the clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts.
This e-text is not copyrighted. The clearinghouse encourages users of this e-pub to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.
February 2002
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