The Council on Renal Nutrition is a council of the National Kidney Foundation

National Kidney Foundation

The National Kidney Foundation, Inc. is a major voluntary health organization in the United States, headquartered in New York City...

 and serves as the main national level organization for renal dietitian

Dietitian

Dietitians supervise the preparation and service of food, develop modified diets, participate in research, and educate individuals and groups on good nutritional habits. The goals of dietitians are to provide medical nutritional intervention, and to obtain, safely prepare, serve and advise on...

s who work in the United States and who are engaged in providing care to, or are interested in matters related to, patients with kidney diseases

Nephropathy

Nephropathy refers to damage to or disease of the kidney. An older term for this is nephrosis.-Causes:Causes of nephropathy include administration of analgesics, xanthine oxidase deficiency, and long-term exposure to lead or its salts...

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Charter

The Council on Renal Nutrition functions as a professional council within the framework of the National Kidney Foundation and networks with other organizations to support the foundation's goal of making lives better for those with chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury through education, outreach and research in the field of nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....

 as it relates to prevention, eradication and treatment of kidney

Kidney

The kidneys, organs with several functions, serve essential regulatory roles in most animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and...

 and urologic

Urology

Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...

 diseases.

Journal

The council's official journal is the Journal of Renal Nutrition

Journal of Renal Nutrition

The Journal of Renal Nutrition is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, the Council on Renal Nutrition, and the National Kidney Foundation. It is abstracted and indexed in PubMed...

, which is also the official publication of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism

International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism

The International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism is a learned society on nephrology that has the objective of advancing knowledge, education and awareness pertaining to nutrition and metabolism in kidney disease by fostering communication of the advancements of knowledge in renal...

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Meetings

The council holds a number of regional meetings and annual conferences on an annual basis. The main meeting is during the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meeting.

Joel D. Kopple Award

To recognize the contributions of Joel D. Kopple

Joel D. Kopple

Joel D. Kopple, MD, is an American professor, physician, clinician scientist, educator, practitioner, consultant and investigator in medicine, nephrology, nutrition, and public health. He is currently professor emeritus at David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine and UCLA School of Public Health. He...

to the field of renal nutrition, the council annually bestows the Joel D. Kopple Award on a distinguished individual for his/her efforts to advance the field of renal nutrition.