The cyberNephrology^TM Center is a collaboration between the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the National Kidney Foundation, U.S.

Mission Statement

The mission statement of the cyberNephrology^TM Project is to consolidate the ever-increasing resources and technologies available on the Internet to provide the greatest possible access to the most current medical information, to ensure the best in professional education, and to improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by kidney and urinary tract diseases.

• Provide the most up-to-date continuing professional education
• Educate the public and provide access to information on kidney and urological diseases
• Support research
• Expand patient services

The Problem of Kidney Disease

• More than 20 million Americans suffer from diseases of the kidney and urinary tract. More than 50,000 die each year from these diseases.
• About 260,000 Americans suffer from chronic kidney failure and need an artificial kidney machine to stay alive.
• Adult-onset diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of chronic kidney failure, accounting for 35 percent of new cases each year and 25 percent of all cases in the U.S.
• High blood pressure is the second leading cause of chronic kidney failure in the U.S.; it accounts for about 30 percent of all cases.

Contact Information:

 cyberNephrology^TM Center
5B3.09 WCMHSC
University of Alberta
8440-112 St.
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA T6G 2R7
 Tel: (780) 407-8385
Fax: (780) 407-2608
E-mail: [email protected]