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Highlights from the November 2018 Issue

November 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic approach taken, what was learned, and why it matters. We hope our readers [read more...]

#KidneyWk 2018: Late-Breaking and High-Impact Trials Session

November 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

The “High-Impact Clinical Trials” session was held at the ASN KidneyWk on Oct 26, 2018. National meetings are the time when you re-establish contact with old friends and create new collaborations. They are to show off your latest work and [read more...]

#KidneyWk 2018: Shaping the Future of Nephrology Education

November 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

The “Shaping the Future of Nephrology Education” session was held at the ASN KidneyWk on Oct 26, 2018. This Kidney Week session, always filled with wonderful innovations in education, was moderated by two leaders in nephrology [read more...]

#KidneyWk 2018: Education Poster Tour

November 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Another ASN Kidney Week has concluded, and it was an amazing week full of learning and meeting new individuals. I took a tour through the education research posters on Saturday, October 27, 2018. It is definitely an exciting time in education [read more...]

#KidneyWk 2018: Management of Patients with Progressing Diabetic Kidney Disease

November 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

The “Management of Patients with Progressing Diabetic Kidney Disease” session was held at the ASN KidneyWk on Oct 26, 2018. This topic is relevant to every nephrologist’s practice, and the speakers gave us a nice review of the [read more...]

#KidneyWk 2018: FIT Bowl Finals – JEOPARDY!

November 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

As a kid who grew up participating in Scholar Bowl, and who religiously turned on the TV at 3:30 pm to watch Alex Trebek, nothing is better than medical jeopardy. This year’s #KidneyWk 2018 finals competition pitted the Arkansas [read more...]

#KidneyWk 2018: FIT Bowl SemiFinals – Case-based Debates

October 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Fellows-in-Training (FIT) Bowl is always one of the most unique and enjoyable aspects of #KidneyWk for trainees, with a blend of education, competition, collaboration, and maybe even some trash-talk. This year’s FIT Bowl was held in the [read more...]

#NephMadness 2019: Logo Reveal

October 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

Presenting the logo for #NephMadness 2019: Peter Dong (@peter_dong11) created our logo this year (and last year as well) – you can check out more of his work here. NephMadness | #NephMadness | @NephMadness Save the date for NephMadness [read more...]

2018 AJKD Editors’ Choice Award

October 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

2018 saw AJKD publish 96 Original Investigations out of approximately 1,000 submissions, each a reflection of the outstanding science conducted by our authors and the diligence and dedication of our editors, editorial staff, and expert reviewers. [read more...]

2018 Inductees to the AJKD Reviewer Hall of Fame

October 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

We at AJKD strive to maintain the highest possible standards for the quality and integrity of the research that we publish, work that would not be possible without the help of more than 1,000 peer reviewers, annually. Our reviewers, selected for [read more...]

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