Disaster Planning for Patients with Kidney Disease | NIDDK

Disaster Planning for Patients with Kidney Disease | NIDDK

Disaster Planning for Patients with Kidney Disease In the second blog post of our 2-part series on disaster planning, Dr. Jeffrey Kopp, chief of NIDDK’s Kidney Diseases Branch, shares seven planning tips to cover with patients who have kidney disease.

About the Expert

Jeffrey B. Kopp MD Dr. Kopp is chief of the NIDDK’s Kidney Disease Section. As an active member of the U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Kopp responded as part of medical teams in disasters, including Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Kopp recently retired from the Public Health Service.