Patient & Caregiver Resources - Kidney Disease

Kidney disease describes a variety of disease and disorders that affect the kidneys. Most disease of the kidney attack the filtering units of the kidneys—the nephrons—and damage their ability to eliminate wastes and excess fluids.*

• Information Sheets / Guides
• Advocacy Organizations
• Support Groups

Information Sheets / Guides

• Common Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Click here
  Source: Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Decisional Support for Adults Living with Chronic Kidney Disease - Click here
  Source: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
• Eating Guidelines for Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease - Click here
  Source: Kidney Foundation of Canada
• Living with Kidney Disease Manual - Click here
  Source: Kidney Foundation of Canada
• What is Kidney Disease? - Click here
  Source: Kidney Foundation of Canada

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Advocacy Organizations

• Improving Patient Advocacy in Chronic Kidney Disease (ImPACKD) - Click here
• Kidney Foundation of Canada - Ontario - Click here

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Support Groups

• Kidney Foundation of Canada - KIDNEY CONNECT Peer Support Program - Click here

*Source: Kidney Foundation of Canada

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