435 posters on a wide array of research topics were presented on Wednesday evening—a record number!  This year’s NKF Award Committee of 8 kidney care professionals awarded ribbons and cash prizes to the following:

• Association Between Lower Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) and Incident Cancer: A Report from the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)

Primary Author: Dhruti Chen, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University

• Controlling Antibiotic Dosing Errors in Patients with Impaired Renal Function Using an EMR Alert

Primary Author: Tamer Hudali, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

• Social Worker Driven Program to Reduce Hemodialysis Therapy Non-Adherence

Primary Author: Stephanie Johnstone, Fresenius Medical Care – North America

•  Rates of Organism Specific Bacteremia Over 14 Years Related to Access

Primary Author: Jingjing Zhang, University of Pittsburg Medical Center

•  Phosphorus Additives, Nutritional Status and Control of Phosphatemia in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

Primary Author: Margareth L. Fornasari, Santa Casa of Sao Paulo, Brazil, School of Medical Sciences

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Click here for a full list of SCM14 abstracts of poster presentations.

Check out more eAJKD coverage of the NKF’s 2014 Spring Clinical Meetings!