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…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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 (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…
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…
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…
Hemodialysis Access 101 (click to access the tool) is an online interactive teaching tool that focuses on teaching hemodialysis access from a nephrologist’s perspective. It consists of 3 main sections: Animated concept videos describe HD access creation, function,…