2024 NephMadness Tournament Challenge: Bracket Submissions Due March 31st!
Continuous renal replacement therapy Education Module
Applications open for the WIN Fellow School for Leadership Education
American Transplant Congress 2024: Medical Student & Resident Travel Grant Applications Due 3/11
High Output Cardiac Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension in Kidney Transplant Recipients
The first annual NephMadness Invitation Tournament (NIT) is coming to the National Kidney Foundation 2024 Spring Clinical Meeting (SCM) in Long Beach, CA!
Skeleton Key Group Case #32: Hitting the Reset Button on Hyponatremia
2024 NephSIM Nephrons: Applications Due 11/15
Skeleton Key Case #31: Paralyzing Potassium
OncoNeph Symposium October 6-7, 2023
Join us at the 2023 OncoNephrology Symposium for cutting-edge discussions on the latest research & advancements in onconephrology! This year, we’re diving deep into the intersection of cancer and kidney diseases. Connect with top experts, share your knowledge, and…
Arteriovenous Potpourri: Endovascular AVF Creation, Drug-Coated Balloons and Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts
Maria Angela Matabang, MD PGY-2 Medical Resident Lincoln Medical Center Ramani Karthik, MD, MHA, FACP, FASN, FASDIN Medical Director of Interventional Nephrology University of Michigan, FASDIN Acknowledgements: This post is part of a collaboration between The Renal Fellow…
Update on Survey about Advocating for Family-Friendly Nephrology Fellowship Programs
Due to a number of fabricated answers, the Women in Nephrology study, “Advocating for Family-Friendly Nephrology Programs” will unfortunately need to send out a new survey link to collect data. The survey will be distributed to US Nephrology…
Home Dialysis for Fellows Online Resource
Home Dialysis for Fellows is a free online resource dedicated to making fellows stronger clinicians in home dialysis management. It is made of case-based questions that mimic real-life scenarios, and it has a large repository of important recent,…
Podcast About Applying to Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
Tune in to this special episode regarding how to apply for pediatric nephrology fellowship. We will give residents the inside scoop on succeeding in landing their top match in the application and interview process! Guests on this podcast…
Skeleton Key Group Case # 30: Cancerous lytes!
Welcome to the 30th case of the Skeleton Key Group, a team of 50-odd nephrology fellows who work together to build a monthly education package for the Renal Fellow Network. These are actual cases (without patient identifying information)…
Urine Sediment of the Month: Fibrin Casts in Urine Microscopy
Casts form in the distal tubules and collecting ducts when either Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein or fibrin agglutinate and become molded into cylindrical structures within the tubular lumen. Cells and various substances, when present in the tubule, are incorporated into…
Quick Guide to Converting ESAs
Amy Yau, MD Erythropoietin stimulating agent (ESA) dosing is a black box of knowledge until you go into nephrology or hematology. Especially between hospitalized patients and dialysis units and outpatient clinics. Maybe this will be obsolete with HIF…
We Want You…to Participate in the 2023 Nephrology Fellow Survey
Katherine Rizzolo, MD This year marks the 10th year of the ASN Nephrology Fellow Survey! ASN surveys all current adult, pediatric, and meds/peds nephrology fellows regarding their fellowship experience. This anonymous, 5–10 minute survey will be released May…
Disrupting Catheter Associated Fibrin Sheath Formation
Brian Rifkin, MD Hattiesburg Clinic 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 dialysis access care…