What is the Fistula First Initiative? The Fistula First Initiative (FFI) is a national quality improvement project that was established in 2003 to increase the use of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis (HD) access in incident and prevalent…
‘That was so cool! He looked a thousand times better! And his bloods too!’ Rob, our junior resident, was bounding down the stairs beside me, breathless with the thrill of the last 24 hours. We had met…
Time: 11:30 pm Place: Emergency Department (ED) of a public hospital in Mumbai (average attendance ~ 550 patients per day). A weary and teary mother wheels in her daughter ‘Asha’* who is in her early twenties. They have…
ASN wants to know how you study and prepare for the boards. This quick 8 question survey will help the course directors improve the ASN Board Review course. Take a few moments and fill out this quick survey….
From Gomerblog http://gomerblog.com/2014/05/medical-specialty The multiple-choice question (MCQ) is the workhorse of medical education. All of the major testing stakeholders (National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Medical Specialties, etc.) use MCQs to make major promotion and licensing…
What is this? NBLU: Nephrology Business Leadership University Who should apply: US Nephrology Fellows who will be second year in August of 2018 When: August 6th to August 10, 2018 Where: Plano, Texas. How much will this cost: It is…
Liraglutide (marketed as Victoza or Saxenda) is a glucagon-like peptide -1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that is dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) resistant. It is a once a day subcutaneous injection with doses ranging from 0.6mg to 1.8mg daily. It is…
A research team led by Jenny Flythe at the University of North Carolina have developed a 9-minute dialysis research education video. Diverse dialysis stakeholders have identified increasing research knowledge among patients and clinic personnel as key to fostering…
Nephrology Fellows – Nephrology Business Leadership University (NBLU) is in its 3rd year. This is a must for graduating fellows. Read this review from Mona Shaban and Natasha Dave from RFN from last years. NBLU is a unique…
When- April 6-7, 2018 Where- Little Rock, Arkansas Who should attend- Internal Medicine Residents, Pediatric Residents, Adult and Pediatric Fellows, Attending Nephrologists Travel Grants- Available to Adult and Pediatric Residents and Fellows (DUE DATE Feb 16th) REGISTER HERE…
