Health Care Provider Resources 9 links

• 2025-2026 Respiratory Disease Season Outlook
• CDC Vaccine Schedules App for Healthcare Providers
• Clinical Overview of Respiratory Illnesses
• How to be a Vaccine Advocate
• Immunization Schedules
• Respiratory Illness Season Toolkit
• Recommended Vaccinations for Adults
• Respiratory Illness Season Resources
• Statement on Immunizations from the ASN

RSV General Information 2 links

• Clinical Overview of RSV *
• RSV Vaccines

Recommendations 3 links

• ACIP Recommendations
• Use of RSV Vaccines in Older Adults (2023)
• RSV Vaccine VIS

Infants and Young Children Recommendations 1 link

• Use of Nirsevimab for the Prevention of RSV Among Infants and Young Children

• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of and Outcomes with Home Dialysis in the United States
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Home Dialysis Use in the United States: Barriers and Solutions
• Payment System and Use of and Outcomes with Home Dialysis by Race and Ethnicity in the US

Promoting Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccinations for People with Kidney Diseases 6 links

• Vaccination rates are very low -- very few dialysis patients in the U.S. are up to date with COVID-19 vaccines.
• Rates for morbidity and mortality are high: (1) About half of all people with kidney disease had a hospital stay in the first 30 days of a COVID-19 diagnosis and (2) People with kidney diseases were twice as likely (compared to people without kidney diseases) to die within 90 days of a COVID-19 diagnosis.
• COVID-19 poses unique risks to people with kidney diseases: (1) People on dialysis can have weaker immune systems, making it harder to fight infections and (2) People with kidney diseases are at higher risk for more serious COVID-19 illness.
• COVID-19 had a huge impact on the kidney patient population: An impact so significant (so many patients died) that for the first time in the 50-year history of the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease program, the total number of people on dialysis in the United States declined.
• Many years of research led to the COVID-19 vaccines. The science behind the COVID-19 vaccines was NOT rushed. In fact, these vaccines were developed after decades of scientific research.
• All of the traditional steps for testing, evaluation, and review were completed thoroughly. Vaccine developers did not cut corners – they cut government “red tape.” Because the pandemic was a true global emergency, there was a worldwide effort to remove usual bureaucratic hurdles.

The Benefits of Being Vaccinated Against COVID-19 2 links

• Prevents serious illness: COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are safe and effective at protecting people from becoming seriously ill, being hospitalized, and dying.
• A safer way to build protection: Receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is a more lasting way to build protection than immunity after being sick with a COVID-19 infection. Vaccine-induced immunity offers protection against severe illness for at least six months. Infection-induced immunity diminishes after 90-days.

Promoting Vaccines: Know Facts and Bust Myths 3 links

• Myth: "I had a COVID shot last year." -- Fact: The current vaccine formulation is different from previous years and must be used to fight this year’s COVID-19 variant.
• Myth: "I will get sick from the COVID shot." -- Fact: Acknowledge some people may experience mild side effects (i.e., soreness or minor swelling) and give assurance that the vaccine does not cause illness and does not contain a “live virus.
• Myth: "I feel healthy, so I don't have to worry." -- Fact: As a dialysis patient or a staff member of a facility, you may be more vulnerable to infections, hospitalizations, complications, or spreading COVID-19.

International Kidney Biopsy Survey 1 link

• Glomerular disease frequencies by race, sex and region

Pediatric 2 links

• Averting the legacy of kidney disease—focus on childhood
• Evolving Epidemiology of Pediatric Glomerular Disease

Glomerular Disease Study & Trial Consortium 3 links

• Home Page
• For MDs
• For Patients

IgA Nephropathy Foundation 1 link

• By patients, for patients

International Society of Glomerular Disease 1 link

• Home Page

KDIGO 2021 1 link

• Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Glomerular Diseases

KDOQI 1 link

• KDOQI US Commentary on the 2021 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Glomerular Diseases

NephCure Kidney International 2 links

• Home Page
• NephCure Specialists

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) 1 link

• Kidney Disease Surveillance System

Healthy People 2030 1 link

• Chronic Kidney Disease

United States Renal Data System (USRDS) 10 links

• US Kidney Disease Statistics
• 2023 Interactive Annual Data Report
• 2022 Interactive Annual Data Report
• 2021 Interactive Annual Data Report
• 2020 Interactive Annual Data Report
• US Renal Data System 2023
• US Renal Data System 2022
• US Renal Data System 2021
• US Renal Data System 2020
• US Renal Data System 2019

Biorespository Webinar April 18, 2024 6 links

• Recorded Presentation (4/18/24)
• Slides of Biorepsoitory Presentation (4/18/24)
• Resources Shared By Dr. Parikh on Biorepositories
• Human Kidney Biopsy Guidelines (Physiological Genomics)
• Preparation of Deceased Kidney Tissue (HuBMAP)
• Preparation of Surgical Kidney Tissue (HuBMAP)

• Council of Medical Specialties Societies programs
• Hidden in Plain Sight – Reconsidering the Use of Race Correction in Clinical Algorithms (NEJM)
• The Impact of Health Care Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities: A Systematic Review
• Impact of Healthcare Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare
• OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing
• Race, Health Care Algorithms, and Precision Health Equity

Disaster Planning 4 links

• Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide
• Evacuations
• Preparing for an Emergency: Kidney Disease and Food Safety
• Preparing for Emergencies: A Guide for People on Dialysis

Helpful Resource Hubs, Apps, and Websites 5 links

• About the ESRD Emergency Hub
• ESRD Emergency Hub
• FEMA App
• Dialysis Care After a Disaster
• What to Do in an Emergency if You Need Dialysis

Home Dialysis Resources 4 links

• PD Solution Conservation Strategies
• Disaster Planning for PD and Home HD
• Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide
• What to Do in an Emergency if You Need Dialysis

ID Cards for People with Kidney Failure 3 links

• About Kidney Patient Emergency Identification Cards
• Fillable/Printable Kidney Patient ID Card
• Spanish Fillable/Printable Patient ID Card

Climate Change Disasters 4 links

• Are major natural disasters on the rise due to climate change?
• Climate change and disaster management
• Climate and weather-related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives (World Health Organization Report, 2021)
• How can climate change affect natural disasters?

Earthquakes 5 links

• Earthquakes Ready.gov
• Earthquakes CDC
• Disaster preparedness for earthquakes in hemodialysis units in Gyeongju and Pohang, South Korea
• How to Make an Earthquake Emergency Kit California Earthquake Authority
• What emergency supplies do I need for an earthquake? US Geological Survey

Evacuation 1 link

• Ready.gov Evacuation Resources

Extreme Heat 6 links

• Associations Between Ambient Extreme Heat Exposure and Emergency Department Visits Related to Kidney Disease
• Association of Extreme Heat Events With Hospital Admission or Mortality Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease
• Extreme Summer Heat: Tips for Dialysis Patients-KCER, PDF Patient Handout
• It's Summertime, Beware of Heat Illness-NKF
• Kidney physiology and pathophysiology during heat stress and the modification by exercise, dehydration, heat acclimation and aging
• Relationship of heat stress with acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease: A literature review

Hurricanes 10 links

• ASPR TRACIE Hurricane Resources at Your Fingertips (PDF, 37 pages, updated March 2022)
• FDA Hurricanes: Health and Safety
• Impact of a Hurricane on Dialysis Patients: A Case Study
• Important Food Safety Tips for Hurricane Season
• Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Hurricane Resources
• National Hurricane Center
• Ready.gov Hurricanes
• Preparing for a Hurricane or Other Tropical Storm (CDC)
• Stay Safe After a Hurricane or Other Tropical Storm (CDC)
• Safety Information for Health Care Professionals (CDC)

Tornados 4 links

• General information about tornados
• National Weather Service Tornado Safety
• Ready.gov-Severe Weather page
• Ready.gov-Tornadoes page

Wildfires & Air Quality 6 links

• Air Quality Where You Are
• American Red Cross Wildfire Safety
• (ASTHO) Wildfire Smoke: A Guide for Public Health Officials
• FEMA-Be Prepared for a Wildfire (PDF, 2 pages)
• Ready.gov-Wildfires
• Wildfire Incident Information

General Information 9 links

• Adult Vaccine Quiz
• Childhood Vaccine Quiz
• ASN Posters – Promoting Vaccine Confidence in the Pediatric Kidney Community
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations
• CDC Vaccine Schedules App for Healthcare Providers
• Immunize.Org [formerly the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)]
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Shared Clinical Decision-Making Recommendations
• August is National Immunization Awareness Month
• National Foundation of Infectious Diseases – National Immunization Awareness Month Resource Round-up

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) 5 links

• New Drug Prevents RSV in Babies and Toddlers
• Vaccine Information Statement for RSV
• Adult RSV ACIP Vaccine Recommendations
• Use of Nirsevimab for the Prevention of RSV Among Infants and Young Children
• Use of RSV Vaccines in Older Adults

Influenza (Flu) 7 links

• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines 2023-24
• Prevent Seasonal Flu
• Who Needs a Flu Vaccine
• Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine
• Vaccine Information Statements for the Flu Vaccine
• 2023-2024 CDC Flu Vaccination Recommendations Adopted
• Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines- ACIP Recommendations

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 7 links

• Getting a Flu Vaccine and a COVID-19 Vaccine at the Same Time
• COVID-19 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Vaccine Recommendations
• Use of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States
• ASN CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Posters for Staff and Patients – English
• ASN CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Posters for Staff and Patients – Spanish
• ASN CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Poster for Staff and Patients – Arabic
• Interim Recommendations for Use of Bivalent mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines for Persons Aged ≥6 months – United States, April 2023

Culture of Safety 5 links

• Creating a Culture of Safety: ESRD Toolkit
• Demonstration Project on the Impact of Safety Culture on Infection Control Practices in Hemodialysis
• Patient and Facility Safety in Hemodialysis: Opportunities and Strategies to Develop a Culture of Safety
• Promoting a Safety Culture at Dialysis Centers
• Systematic Literature Review of Safety Culture in Hemodialysis Settings

Leadership and Dialysis 6 links

• History of Leadership in Dialysis: Perspectives From Seasoned Leaders
• Infection Prevention and the Medical Director: Uncharted Territory
• Leading a Dialysis Organization: Role and Responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer (Nephrologist Leadership in a Dialysis Provider Organization)
• Situational Leadership Model
• Systems Thinking and Leadership-How Nephrologists Can Transform Dialysis Safety to Prevent Infections
• What Leaders Really Do

• Home Dialysis - Fundamentals and Beyond (curated articles on recent advances)
• Home Dialysis Toolkit – Developed by the Forum of ESRD Networks Medical Advisory Council (MAC)
• Effects of a comprehensive predialysis education program on the home dialysis therapies
• Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
• Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

• Peritoneal Dialysis Prescription and Adequacy in Clinical Practice: Core Curriculum 2023
• International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis practice recommendations: Prescribing high-quality goal-directed peritoneal dialysis
• ISPD peritonitis guideline recommendations: 2022 update on prevention and treatment
• ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update
• ISPD Lecture series
• Creating and Maintaining Optimal Peritoneal Dialysis Access in the Adult Patient 2019
• Handbook of Peritoneal Dialysis, Second Edition, Steven Guest