Programs & Education

The Tennessee Kidney Foundation strives to educate the public about kidney disease and organ donation through speaker bureaus, health fairs, and literature distribution.

The KARE program is a free health screening that seeks to identify individuals at increased risk for kidney disease and encourage them to seek further evaluation and
follow up with their physicians.

HIKE is our education program for 7th graders in Cheatham, Davidson, Robertson, Rutherford, and Sumner Counties. The goal of the H.I.K.E. Program is to educate students about their kidneys, what causes kidney disease, including high blood pressure and diabetes, treatment, organ donation and how healthy lifestyle choices can decrease their risk for kidney disease.

Cannulation Camps

We partner with Network 8 and QSource to provide these professional education programs preparing dialysis nurses and patient care technicians to perform proper assessment and cannulation of hemodialysis access. Topics include: physical exam of hemodialysis vascular access, cannulation procedures and hands-on cannulation practice.
Please check the TKF website for up coming camps.

Contact Us!

Samantha Rogers: samantha.r@tennesseekidneyfoundation.org
(615) 383-3887 or (800) 380-3887.
For more information about any of our education materials, programs or to schedule a health fair, screening, or school program.

Please check back or contact our office for schedules or to find out more information about a patient and professional education programs offered by the TKF.

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