Renal Dietitians DPG

Renal Dietitians DPG

Practitioners who provide medical nutrition services to chronic kidney disease patients in dialysis facilities, clinics, hospitals, university settings and private practice.


Dietetic Practice Group #21
Visit our redesigned website at: www.renalnutrition.org

Members of the Renal Practice Group provide medical nutrition therapy in dialysis facilities, clinics, hospitals, university settings and private practice. Through their direction and leadership, members strive to advance the renal nutrition clinical practice, education and research while promoting continuing education programs for dietitians and other health-care professionals. RPG continues to be on the forefront of legislative and policy initiatives affecting the renal community.

DPG Elected Officers

Area Coordinators

Membership Total
Approx. 2,200

Newsletter Name and Unique Features
Renal Nutrition Forum (RNF) is the quarterly (peer-reviewed professional) publication with subscriptions and advertising, containing feature articles, regular columns on Advanced Practice clinical topics, education, etc., and reproducible patient education inserts. Subscription rate for the Forum is $35 per year for individuals who are non-eligible for ADA membership, $50 for hospital libraries/institutions.

To subscribe, a check or money order should be made payable to ADA/DPG #21 and sent to:

  • Sarah Kruger, RD
    904 N Dorchester Ave
    Royal Oak, MI 48067

Publications Offered Through ADA; www.eatright.org/catalog

  • A Clinical Guide to Nutrition Care in Kidney Disease, 2005
  • Renal Care Resources and Practical Applications, 2004
  • Guidelines for Nutrition Care of Renal Patients, 2002  

You may order these references through ADA's catalog, online at www.eatright.org/catalog or by calling ADA's Member Service Center at 800/877-1600, ext. 5000, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Central).

Publications Offered Through RPG; www.renalnutrition.org

  • Eating Simply with Renal Disease Brochure (English and Spanish)

Awards, Grants, Scholarships, Stipends and Other Benefits

  • Outstanding Service Award (for RPG members only)
  • Renal Dietitians DPG Research Scholarships (RPG members only)
  • Renal Dietitians DPG Conference/Meeting Stipends (for RPG members only)

For information, contact Awards Chair — Therese M. Shumaker, RD, LD: shumaker.therese@mayo.edu. Stipends and scholarships are for RPG members only.

Membership Benefits

  • Renal Nutrition Forum — 4 issues per membership year
  • Every issue of the RNF offers CPE credits for members.
  • New Member Benefit: Online CPEU quizzes can now be completed and recorded online via the "My CPEU" link at www.renalnutrition.org/  
  • Members-Only Section on RPG website that has valuable practitioner and patient resources: www.renalnutrition.org/
  • Lending Library: Books, references, audio and video tapes of national meeting sessions (and reference books). A priority of RPG is to purchase and make resources available (to members) that are recommended for the CSR exam (for RPG members only)

Networking, Business Meetings, Continuing Professional Education Events, Receptions

  • Visit the RPG Web site www.renalnutrition.org/ for more information.
  • General session Speakers — topic: chronic kidney disease
  • DPG FNCE Showcase

Networks
National Kidney Foundation/Council on Renal Nutrition Enhancement and Promotion of ADA's Strategic Initiatives and Campaigns