The Bidirectional Impact of Climate Change on Kidney Health and Kidney Care
Embracing International Medical Graduates in Nephrology: Time to Get Serious
Kidney Comics: Membranous Nephropathy
Cannulate No Fistula Before It’s Time: AVF Maturation 101
Mayo Clinic Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation Update for the Clinician 2023
Side Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors
Urine Sediment of the Month: RBC “Lookalikes”
28th International AKI and CRRT meeting
The Baggage of AV Access: Too Big a Load for an Overburdened Heart?
Glomerular Diseases Symposium for the Clinician 2023
The Loma Linda University Glomerular Diseases Symposium for the Clinician 2023 will be providing an update on current therapies and ongoing clinical trials in this area. This one day symposium will be held both in-person and online. This…
The Bidirectional Impact of Climate Change on Kidney Health and Kidney Care
Anoushka Krishnan, MD Department of Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia “The truth is that climate change is presenting the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced”- Al Gore Climate change is rapidly making its presence felt across the…
Embracing International Medical Graduates in Nephrology: Time to Get Serious
Sujith Palleti, MDLoyola University, Chicago, Illinois Dr. Palleti is a 2nd-year nephrology fellow in an ACGME-accredited program in the US who entered training through an exceptionally qualified candidate pathway. He completed his medical school training in India and…
Kidney Comics: Membranous Nephropathy
We are proud to announce a new series on RFN called Kidney Comics. This series is is led by Dr Momen Abbasi and will cover various topics in nephology. Let us know if you have any ideas or…
Cannulate No Fistula Before It’s Time: AVF Maturation 101
Sherida Edding MD, IM PGY-3 Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterAndrew Kowalski MD, MPH, FASN, Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine/ Macneal Hospital Acknowledgements: This post is part of a collaboration between The…
Mayo Clinic Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation Update for the Clinician 2023
The Mayo Clinic Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation Update for the Clinician 2023 is designed to update participants on a range of nephrology topics relevant to current medical practice. This symposium delivers up-to-date and cutting-edge information that can…
Side Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors
Kavitha Ramaswamy, MDNSMC intern 2022 Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have become the standard of care for primary care, nephrology, cardiology and endocrinology. It is imperative to know how they work and specifically side effects in order…
Urine Sediment of the Month: RBC “Lookalikes”
Red blood cells (RBCs) in the urine are normally 7-8 µm in diameter, circular or slightly oval and biconcave in appearance. They may appear crenated, with symmetric spiked membrane contour in hypertonic urine, or spherical, with near loss…
28th International AKI and CRRT meeting
The 28th International AKI and CRRT meeting will be held in person (March 28-April 1 2023) from Thursday to Saturday at the Marriott Marquis Marina Hotel in San Diego. Further information in this link. The meeting is focused…
The Baggage of AV Access: Too Big a Load for an Overburdened Heart?
Maria Angela M. Matabang, MDLincoln Medical Center @AnjMatabang Acknowledgements: This post is part of a collaboration between The Renal Fellow Network and the American Society of Diagnostic and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN), whose mission is to provide excellence in…