National Kidney Foundation
Encyclopedia
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. (NKF) is a major voluntary health organization in the United States
, headquartered in New York City
. Its mission is 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 organization's activities include research and training, continuing education of health care providers, patient services, and fund raising. It publishes a number of scientific journals including the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
, Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease and the Journal of Renal Nutrition
. The NKF publishes the Kidney Dialysis Outcomes Qualitity Initiative K/DOQI, a comprehensive set of clinical practice guidelines.
The NKF has been a vocal advocate for increasing all forms of kidney transplantation. However, it has published a position statement against allowing monetary compensation for kidney donations and its opponents have accused it of trying to stifle public discussion on this subject.
The National Kidney Foundation annually hosts the Spring Clinical Meetings as its premiere educational conference. It has 20 years of experience providing continuing education to the kidney health care community! The Spring Clinical Meetings have educated over 50,000 professionals, delivered over 2,200 interactive sessions, and offered over 3,156 hours of continuing education credits.
The NKF holds an annual golf tournament. Danny Mason
, late golf coach at Texas Tech University
in Lubbock
and a transplant recipient, played in three tournaments.
The international sorority, Phi Sigma Sigma
holds the NKF as their national philanthropy. Every year, Phi Sig sisters donate thousands of dollars to this organization and volunteer at the National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games.
On World Kidney Day
, the foundation sponsors Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) screenings around the United States.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, headquartered in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Its mission is to prevent kidney
Kidney
The kidneys, organs with several functions, serve essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and...
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
Organ transplant
Organ transplantation is the moving of an organ from one body to another or from a donor site on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ. The emerging field of regenerative medicine is allowing scientists and engineers to create organs to be...
.
The organization's activities include research and training, continuing education of health care providers, patient services, and fund raising. It publishes a number of scientific journals including the American Journal of Kidney Diseases
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
The American Journal of Kidney Diseases is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the National Kidney Foundation. It is abstracted and indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE/Index Medicus. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor...
, Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease and the Journal of Renal Nutrition
Journal of Renal Nutrition
The Journal of Renal Nutrition is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, the Council on Renal Nutrition, and the National Kidney Foundation. It is abstracted and indexed in PubMed...
. The NKF publishes the Kidney Dialysis Outcomes Qualitity Initiative K/DOQI, a comprehensive set of clinical practice guidelines.
The NKF has been a vocal advocate for increasing all forms of kidney transplantation. However, it has published a position statement against allowing monetary compensation for kidney donations and its opponents have accused it of trying to stifle public discussion on this subject.
The National Kidney Foundation annually hosts the Spring Clinical Meetings as its premiere educational conference. It has 20 years of experience providing continuing education to the kidney health care community! The Spring Clinical Meetings have educated over 50,000 professionals, delivered over 2,200 interactive sessions, and offered over 3,156 hours of continuing education credits.
The NKF holds an annual golf tournament. Danny Mason
Danny Mason
Danny Raymond Mason was a golf coach and physical education professor who was affiliated with Texas Tech University in Lubbock for more than three decades....
, late golf coach at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
in Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...
and a transplant recipient, played in three tournaments.
The international sorority, Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma , colloquially known as "Phi Sig," was the first collegiate nonsectarian fraternity, welcoming women of all faiths and backgrounds...
holds the NKF as their national philanthropy. Every year, Phi Sig sisters donate thousands of dollars to this organization and volunteer at the National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games.
On World Kidney Day
World kidney day
World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of the kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide....
, the foundation sponsors Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) screenings around the United States.