New ASN Podcast Focuses on Nephrology Fellows
The American Society of Nephrology (@ASNKidney) has released a new podcast featuring a conversation between nephrology fellows Samira Farouk, MD, MS (@ssfarouk) and Devika Nair, MD (@devimol) and ASN Communications Associate Sara Leeds on fellows’ perspectives and experiences….
Homelessness and Kidney Disease
Doing my nephrology training in San Francisco, CA has made it clear to me that homelessness is an essential health policy issue. 553,742 people experience homelessness in the United States as of January 2017. While San Francisco has…
Free Water and Sodium Calculator App
A free water and sodium calculator app is available for download for iOS, Android. The app was created by Daniel Batlle from Northwestern University. The app focuses on commonly used formulas for water and sodium. While there are…
What are Survival Rates for Patients on Dialysis?
To determine if a patient receiving hemodialysis newly diagnosed with a malignancy might benefit from aggressive cancer treatment, an oncologist colleague posed the following question to me: “What is the typical survival rate for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)…
International Nephrocardiology Conference: February 15 – 17, 2019
Nephrologists often observe the close and complex connection between the kidney and the heart. Learn about the latest findings of various aspects of the kidney-heart interaction from internationally recognized experts at the 1st International Nephrocardiology Conference from February…
New Horizons: RFN & American Society of Nephrology Collaboration
Renal Fellow Network (RFN) is thrilled to announce a partnership with the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). This partnership marks the beginning of a new chapter for RFN and we hope will accelerate growth and allow for expansion…
Meet Neph Sim: A Mobile-Friendly Nephrology Teaching Tool
Neph Sim (click to access the tool) is a mobile-friendly nephrology teaching tool designed for medical students, residents, and fellows.Users choose an interactive case and work their way from history and physical exam to diagnostics tests and ultimately the final diagnosis and…
Nephro360: Virtual Reality & Gaming
Nephro360 (click for a video) is a tool designed to teach the pre-clinical nephrology curriculum and improve student engagement and learning using gaming and virtual reality (VR) tools. “Nephro360”, one of the winners of the 2018 ASN Innovation in…
2009 RFN Poster From Nate Hellman
Hector Madariaga pointed out that Nate blogged about a long forgotten poster from ASN Renal Week 2009. Long before it was even called Kidney Week. I pulled up the abstract program from 2009 and found it. I recall…
August Nephrology Web Episode CPC available
The August installment of the Wash U Nephrology Web Episodes are back for more renal pathology in CPC style format. The case was discussed on Glomcon a few months back, but for those that missed it, you can…
