Whether your child or adolescent lives with chronic kidney disease or a
challenging kidney condition or experiences a short-term kidney problem,
you want the best possible care to help them return to and maintain good health.
Expert Care for Your Child’s Kidney Health
Choose the expert pediatric nephrologists at OU Health for an extensive
evaluation and accurate diagnosis. You’ll work with these children’s
kidney specialists in a multidisciplinary team environment that may include
cardiologists, rheumatologists, endocrinologists and other healthcare
professionals who collaborate to develop a treatment plan tailored for
your child’s specific condition.
Children's Kidney Conditions
Rely on OU Health for comprehensive care and treatment of a wide range
of kidney-related conditions affecting children, such as:
Leaders in Children's Dialysis & Kidney Transplant
If your child’s treatment plan calls for kidney dialysis or transplant,
trust the pediatric nephrology specialists and pediatric transplant team
at OU Health for top-quality care.
Through OU Health, you and your child gain access to Oklahoma’s only
health system with a dedicated hemodialysis and outpatient peritoneal
dialysis unit for children and adolescents up to age 18 who live with
acute renal failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or who experience
acute poisoning.
In addition, OU Health serves as Oklahoma’s only healthcare resource
that performs children’s kidney transplants at the only children’s
hospital in the five-state region to receive a silver medal from the United
Organ Sharing Network for renal transplant service.
Camps for Kids with Chronic Kidney Conditions
Helping young people learn to live well with a chronic kidney condition
means your child or adolescent benefits from the opportunity to participate
in camps co-sponsored by OU Health at outdoor locations in Oklahoma.
Camp Courage – Focuses on children with chronic kidney disease or
myelomeningocele
Camp Cavett – Welcomes children with various chronic illnesses to
a large and diverse summertime adventure
Your Children's Nephrology Care Team
At OU Health, you and your child benefit from a pediatric nephrology team
focused on helping your child thrive while living with chronic or acute
kidney-related conditions. You’ll work with highly trained and experienced
pediatric nephrologists who actively participate in research studies in
cooperation with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Midwest
Pediatric Nephrology Consortium and the Standardized Care to Improve Outcomes
in Pediatric End-stage Renal Disease (SCOPE) dialysis collaborative.
Your expert team also may include nurse educators who make arrangements
to coordinate care with specialists and laboratories, while helping you
learn to manage your child’s medications and move toward a more
healthful lifestyle.
For children on dialysis or in pre-dialysis stages of chronic kidney disease
or kidney transplant, your OU Health team provides extensive guidance
and psychological support from a diverse group of healthcare professionals
such as Child Life specialists, nurses with pediatric-specific training,
dieticians, a pediatric pharmacist and a child psychologist. Everyone
works together to create an optimal multidisciplinary care plan to achieve
the best possible kidney health outcomes for your child’s particular
situation.
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