Below are some resources that may be helpful to you as you consider kidney transplantation.
UNOS is the private, non-profit organization that manages the nation’s organ transplant system under contract with the federal government.
Developed by UNOS, content for the Transplant Living website is designed to educate about organ transplant and support the relationship between a patient and physician.
New England Donor Services is the federally designated, non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) that coordinates organ and tissue donation for all or part of the six New England states and Bermuda. The Aftercare department connects donor families and recipients after the transplant occurs.
The National Kidney Registry is a Greenwich, CT-based organization whose mission is to save and improve the lives of people facing kidney failure by increasing the quality, speed and number of living donor transplants in the world while protecting and supporting all living kidney donors.
The NKF is the leading organization in the US dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney diseases.
The SRTR provides ongoing evaluation of the status of solid organ transplantation in the United States and disseminates periodic reports of scientific data to the transplant community.
The AAKP is an advocacy group founded by dialysis patients, dedicated to forming a sense of community and improving long term outcomes for patients.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts, supports, and coordinates research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health.
The PPA brings together America’s biopharmaceutical companies, doctors, patient advocacy organizations and civic groups to help low-income, uninsured patients get free or nearly free brand-name medicines.
The games are a multi-sport festival event to help promote the need for organ and tissue donation. Recipients, living donors, and their families are invited to participate.
