NephMadness2018

Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: Does It Really Exist?

February 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

Many different definitions of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) have appeared in the literature since it was first reported in 1954. It is commonly defined as an acute decline in kidney function following the administration of intravenous iodinated [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: To Screen or Not to Screen (For Renal Function) in the Era of Class II GBCAs

April 19, 2018 // 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, we misfiled this commentary and discovered our mistake too late to post this during the peak of NephMadness. Our apologies to Dr Schieda. Nicola Schieda, MD Nicola Schieda is an abdominal radiologist at The Ottawa [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: Thank You

April 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Another year of NephMadness comes to a close! Did you miss our announcements of the champion and the winners? Watch this fantastic summary video by @KidneyCathy to review this year’s tourney: We continue to see a consistent growth in [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: The Winners

April 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

Now that we know Patient-Reported Outcomes emerged victorious in NephMadness 2018… …who are the winners? See the final standings here! Grand Prizes TOP OVERALL SCORE: Sinead Stoneman Sinead won NephMadness 2018 with 49 points! She [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018 Champion: Patient-Reported Outcomes

April 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

We released the NephMadness 2018 brackets back on March 15th. Since then, many experts have shared their thoughts and predictions on which team will win it all. From 32 teams, we narrowed the race down to The Saturated Sixteen, The Effluent [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: Patient-Centered Care Medicine – The Future

April 5, 2018 // 2 Comments

Fredric O. Finkelstein, MD Dr. Finkelstein is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University. He is Chair of the CME Program of the ISN and Chair of the International Liaison Committee of the ISPD. His research interest focuses on PD treatment [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: Adey Makes The Case for Transplanting the Untransplantables

April 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Deborah B. Adey, MD Dr. Adey is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and transplant nephrologist with the Connie Frank Transplant Center. Her research interests include recurrent focal segmental glomerular [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: The True Titan of Trials – Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

April 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

Kerri Cavanaugh, MD Dr. Cavanaugh is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Dialysis Clinic-Campus. Her patient-oriented research focuses on identifying ways to improve [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: Riella Makes the Case for The Untransplantables

April 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Leonardo V. Riella, MD Dr. Riella is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Assistant Medical Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is currently exploring the role of the [read more...]

#NephMadness 2018: The Left and Right Kidneys

April 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Filtered Four games have concluded. Are you still in it to win it?! The first round and second round results of NephMadness 2018 had a number of upsets. Has the Blue Ribbon Panel messed up your bracket? Check out the Current Standings and [read more...]

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