KDIGO

Caring for Patients with Hepatitis C and CKD in the Modern Era: The 2018 KDIGO Guideline

February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Over the last few years, the management of hepatitis C has been revolutionized by the advent of direct antiviral agents (DAA). This has arguably been one of the most impactful advancements in medicine over the last decade, potentially affecting [read more...]

#KidneyWk 2017: KDIGO Guideline and Conference Updates

November 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

As KDIGO Social Media Ambassador, I always make it a point to attend the KDIGO Guideline and Conference Updates at Kidney Week. It always provides a nice compendium of updates of KDIGO guidelines. In 2013, KDIGO convened a Controversies Conference [read more...]

KDIGO Guidelines on Living Kidney Donors: A Call for A Paradigm Shift

October 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

The much-anticipated KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors was recently published. It is available in two versions: a 10-page summary that lists all the recommendations that is a relatively easy read, [read more...]

KDIGO CKD-MBD Updated Guideline: The More We Know, The Less We Know

July 27, 2017 // 1 Comment

The KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update was released last month. The team at KDIGO, as usual, did a great job presenting the update for people with differing needs and goals. The guideline update [read more...]

Kidney Week 2013: KDIGO App — Past, Present and Future

November 7, 2013 // 4 Comments

Nephrology has been at the forefront of clinical practice guidelines since the publication of Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative (DOQI) in 1997. These guidelines are largely credited in improving hematocrit, URR, and fistula rates as well as [read more...]

AJKD Blog