Anti-Nephrin Antibodies in Minimal Change Disease
Approach to the Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Dysfunction- Part 1
Want to write a case report? RFN has you covered with a list of journals to choose from
Have a Nephrology Question? There Might Be A #Tweetorial For That!
Conferences, Courses, & Grants
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Interventional Nephrology Series
Focus on Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Nephrology (POCUN) Series
Kidney Biopsy of the Month Series
2 Free Kidney iBooks Available (yes FREE)
Paul G. Schmitz (Saint Louis University TPD) recently published 2 new textbooks useful for students, residents, and fellows interested in kidney disorders. These are both FREE downloads from the iBooks store. These are both self-published and interactive (Macs,…
Young adults and kidney donation – To do or not do.
A short article was recently written on Washington Post by a medical student who donated a kidney at age 18 to his brother’s stepfather and now regrets it. Worth a reading (link here). He questioned the informed consent…
Video CPC – Renal Pathology Episode #011
Try your diagnostic and biopsy reading skills as we work through an unknown case that demonstrates some very interesting renal pathology. Dr. Gaut, section head of nephropathology at Washington University in St. Louis and Dr. Younus, a 2nd…
Video Introduction to Understanding Lupus Nephritis Classification – Wash U Episode # 010
The 10th episode of the Washington University Nephrology Web Episodes delves into lupus nephritis. This video discusses the evolution of classifications over the years from the early WHO to the most recent ISN/RPS classifications, in addition to demonstrating…
Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Program
The American Kidney Fund Clinical Scientist in Nephrology (CSN) fellowship program application is open for next year’s cycle. It provides $80,000 per year for clinical research. Many distinguished nephrologists are prior recipients of this award including Gary Curhan,…
Epstein Barr Virus & Acute Interstitial Nephritis
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) has resurfaced as an important cause of kidney injury in the hospitalized patient, particularly because of recent evidence implicating such common medications as proton pump inhibitors. Though most current cases of AIN have been…
A Great Primer to Review Kidney Transplant Histology – Wash U Web Episode #009
The next episode of the Wash U Nephrology Web Series was published this morning and is back to the basics with a great renal pathology teaching session with our nephropathologist. This episode dives into the complicated world of…
Hemodialysis University
The International Society for Hemodialysis’ Hemodialysis University is a two-day course that will be taking place in Chicago Sept 9-10th this year. The course covers many issues current in dialysis and of particular interest are talks on HIF stabilizers for anemia…
2nd Midwest Transplant Symposium
Free accommodation is available for nephrology fellows and residents (IM or Surgery) for Friday night (October 14) at Home 2 Suites (rooms are limited). To apply for free accommodation, please email Laura Kipper lkipper@wustl.edu Go here for registration…
How would you improve dialysis care if you had unlimited resources?
What if we could do more frequent dialysis? Would this improve QOL as potentially seen in the original FHN trial or even improve survival as seen in recent longer-term FHN follow-up? What if we had more resources to…