@article{5f45d8d872c045b1ab19ebe7f1f925b7,
title = "History of the Professional Councils of the National Kidney Foundation",
abstract = "As the Councils move toward the new millennium, efforts to improve outcomes for patients with renal disease will be at the forefront. Each council has established a commitment to improving the quality of life for these individuals. Toward this goal, the CNNT, the CRN, and the CNSW will each propose programs to the NKF for improving the knowledge and skills of the professionals within these councils, promoting research within the respective scope of these professions, and working together to bring a better understanding of the issues confronted by the patients and the professionals as well. As an example of the combined effort of the Councils, the first joint project of the century will be to bring the communications packages of each council under a common framework by joining the newsletters of each council. It is an exciting time to be part of the NKF. As a professional in the renal community, being a part of the CNNT, the CRN, or the CNSW offers a professional enrichment and opportunities to participate in making lives better for those with renal disease.",
keywords = "Allied health, Dietitian, DOQI, Kidney, National Kidney Foundation, Nurse, Professional Councils, Social worker",
author = "Carolyn Atkins and Maureen McKinley and Moore, {Linda W.}",
note = "Funding Information: Recognizing the importance of outcome management studies in determining the financial support of specific health care services, the CNSW obtained funding from the NKF for a social work outcomes project in 1997. Dr Judy Dobrof of Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York, New York) was the recipient of this grant for her proposal entitled, “Dialysis Patients and Noncompliance: Psychosocial Determinants, Social Work Intervention and Outcomes.” 8 It is the hope of the CNSW that Dr Dobrof's work will help clarify the role and emphasize the value of social work intervention in the dialysis clinic. Funding Information: Serving as a forum to encourage discussion, the first issue of the CNSW Newsletter appeared in 1975, edited by Paul Dieke. The newsletter was produced four times a year and changed its name to the CNSW Quarterly in 1998. Perspectives , the journal of the CNSW, was first published in 1976 to provide a broader and more complete discussion of the complex issues facing nephrology social workers. Research funded by the CNSW Research Grant Program is published in this annual journal, which came to be known as the Journal of Nephrology Social Work in 1996. Beginning 24 years ago, primarily as a collection of reprinted articles, the 1999 Journal of Nephrology Social Work contains completely original material. ",
year = "2000",
doi = "10.1016/S0272-6386(00)70227-7",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "35",
pages = "S19--S30",
journal = "American Journal of Kidney Diseases",
issn = "0272-6386",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",
number = "4 SUPPL. 1",
}