Professional associations and advocacy organizations like these often offer clinical practice guidelines, conferences, continuing education, networking opportunities, and funding opportunities.
Part of the NIDDK, the NKDEP aims to improve early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD), facilitate identification of patients at greatest risk for progression to kidney failure, promote evidence-based interventions to slow progression of CKD, and support the coordination of Federal responses to CKD.
The Calgary Guide is a compendium of flow-charts that link disease pathophysiology and disease manifestation. The Nephrology category includes: kidney injury, acid-base disturbances, electrolyte abnormalities, blood volume abnormalities, hypertension, and abnormal urinalysis.