The poster competition winners at the #SCM16 were announced last night. Research topics ranged from acute kidney injury to hemodialysis and transplantation. Award ribbons and cash prizes were presented to the following top poster presenters:

Robert Olivo — #253 Visceral Adiposity, Nutrition, and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study 
Meghan Lyman — #298 Infection Risk Related to Buttonhole Cannulation of Fistulas: Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network 
Jason Chou — #221 Association of Nadir Intradialytic Blood Pressure and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients
Deborah Evans — #229 Barriers to Employment Among End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Receiving Dialysis
Lillian Pryor — #300 Use of a Handheld Ultrasound Device to Identify Cannulation Characteristics of AVF and AVG

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Check out more AJKDblog coverage of the NKF’s 2016 Spring Clinical Meetings (#SCM16)!