#KidneyWk 2018: Shaping the Future of Nephrology Education
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 [...]
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Kidney CRISPR: How Close Are We?
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) gene editing is making huge waves in biomedical research. In fact, the lay press is devoting significant [...]
Increasing Familiarity with Nephrology Among Internal Medicine Interns
Nephrology is currently undergoing a renaissance in education. These are exciting times to be involved in nephrology. We are beginning to see multiple stakeholders invest in [...]
#NephMadness 2017: Biomedical Research Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2017 | #NephMadness or #BioMedRegion The 2017 edition of NephMadness features 4 techniques that have or will alter the face of biomedical [...]
E-Consultation in Nephrology
The use of electronic (e-) consultation in nephrology has the potential to have a positive impact on patient care. This benefit can come in a variety of forms. First, the [...]
The State of Procedures in Nephrology Fellowships
Nephrology fellows have seen a decline in the number of procedures performed over the last several years. In fact, some have questioned whether or not it is even necessary to [...]
NephMadness 2016: Let the Madness Begin
What is NephMadness? NephMadness is an homage to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, March Madness, but while the basketball tournament seeds the top ranked basketball teams, we [...]
NephMadness 2016: Palliative Care and Nephrology Region
Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PallCareRegion on Twitter The simple view is that medicine exists to fight death and disease, and that [...]
NephMadness 2016: Pediatric Nephrology Region
Submit your picks! | For more on NephMadness 2016 | #NephMadness or #PedsRegion on Twitter The Pediatric Nephrology Region makes its inaugural entry into NephMadness [...]
NephMadness 2016: Why We Do This
Today is World Kidney Day. The day on the calendar when we are supposed to spend some time thinking about our kidneys. Well, the team at AJKD blog never stops thinking about [...]