Renal Support Network

RENAL SUPPORT NETWORK (RSN) EMPOWERS PEOPLE WHO HAVE KIDNEY DISEASE TO BECOME KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THEIR ILLNESS, PROACTIVE IN THEIR CARE, HOPEFUL ABOUT THEIR FUTURE AND MAKE FRIENDSHIPS THAT LAST A LIFETIME.RSN REACHES MILLIONS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR THROUGH THEIR VARIOUS PATIENT PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS. RSN'S HOPEFUL AND LIFE-ENRICHING, NON-MEDICAL PROGRAMS HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE KDNEY DISEASE AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHETHER THEY ARE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE DISEASE, ARE ON DIALYSIS, OR HAVE RECEIVED A TRANSPANT. RSN IS THE LEADER IN ENGAGING PEOPLE WHO HAVE KIDNEY DISEASE WITH THE MOST PROLIFIC LIBRARY OF PATIENT EXPERIENCES. THEY HAVE 411,000 ANNUAL WEBSITE VISITORS AND 709,000 SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS. WITH 2,066,690 ANNUAL REACH.RSN FOLLOWERS WHO SEEK EDUCATION AND HOPE. WE ARE INCREASING OUR REACH VIA SOCIAL MEDIA TO HELP MORE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE KIDNEY CARE AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REMAIN HOPEFUL ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. RSN'S PATIENT-CENTERED PROGRAMS ARE RESONATING

PATIENT OUTREACH VIA EDUCATIONAL HOPE WEEK AND ZOOM MEETINGS, MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUP, TOLL-FREE HOPELINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE PEOPLE LEARN FIRSTHAND NOT ONLY THAT THERE ARE LIFE-ENHANCING CHOICES AVAILABLE THAT THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE CONSIDERED, BUT ALSO THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE ON THIS JOURNEY OR ALONE IN THEIR QUEST TO LIVE AS HEALTHY A LIFE AS POSSIBLE. NO COST TO ATTEND. 2,400 EVENT ATTENDEES.

RSN'S KIDNEYTALK'S MAGAZINE CONTAINS 32 PAGES OF PATIENT AND PROFESSIONALLY WRITTENARTICLES THAT BRING HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND HOPE TO READERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH EDUCATION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND TOOLS NECESSARYTO HELP NAVIGATE KIDNEY DISEASE. THE MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE TWICE YEARLY. WE MAIL 23,000 COPIES PER EDITION MAILED WITH AN ESTIMATED REACH OF 39,000 OUT TO PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY DISEASE AND DIALYSIS FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS PUBLICATION IS AT NO CHARGE TO RECEIVE IT.

RSN'S ADVOCACY FOCUSES ON FACTORS THAT IMPACT PATIENT CARE. OUR POLICY PLATFORM ADDRESSES A BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES, SUCH AS OPTIONS FOR RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY, THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDICATION AND DIETARY ADHERENCE, QUALITY OF LIFE, INNOVATION, PENDING REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, AS WELL AS THE BEST WAYS TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.PATIENT PERSPECTIVES, IDEAS AND PARTICIPATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A KEY COMPONENT INIMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES.