Our Kevin Longino Kevin Longino is celebrating his 20th #kidneytransplant anniversary today. We are so honored to have a leader who has lived the patient experience. Congratulations, Kevin, on reaching this amazing milestone. Happy 20 years #kidneystrong !

Nice Health Affairs This Week podcast on the mandatory IOTA model to ⬆️ kidney transplants and its health equity incentive.

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Presented at #ERA24 :

FLOW trial: In patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, weekly semaglutide significantly reduced risks of major kidney events, cardiovascular events, and death from any cause while slowing loss of kidney function. nej.md/44U3slP

1 / Do you also hate the current format of conference posters? So much great content buried behind bad design.

Here are 4 design strategies to help improve the poster for accessibility and engagement.

(Thread below, Video here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7fZ-…) #MedEd #FOAMed

No longer a bean…now it‘s a caulflower!
#era24

It’s an honour to be part of 🇲🇳 Mongolian International Congress on #OrganTransplantation this week. With a focus on #innovation , and a great program inclusive of the multidisciplinary expertise needed for success in #donation & transplantation.

Heard but Excluded: A Language Manifesto by Rose L. Molina, MD, MPH
⭐️ language concordance yields better quality/health outcomes yet language barriers persist
⭐️ approach: partner with patients to co-design solutions, expand multilingual workforce, and build multilingual research

Excellent Cystatin C discussion

Robert Centor MD MACP 🇮🇱 interviews Joel M. Topf, MD FACP for Annals of Int Med podcast

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Careful study just out, led by Chirag Parikh + Yumeng Wen that shows something I would never have believed not long ago -- that deceased donors who were on dialysis during their terminal hospitalization can provide kidneys that do well after transplant. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

📜 In The Lancet Reg Health-Americas, we discuss #endoflife #care for #diverse #immigrant #patients in the #US

⚕️ Led by Khushi Kohli (@Harvard) & Drs @Erin_Feliciano Nishwant Swami, MD, MPH Aditya Narayan Tej A. Patel Bhav Jain Puneeth Iyengar Paul Nguyen Julie Kanevsky 🙏

🔗 authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S26…

In January 2024, BeanQueen Gaddy, MD, FASN, a nephrologist at MCW Nephrology, became a living kidney donor. She hopes that her selfless act continues to inspire others to “walk the walk” by exploring living kidney donation bit.ly/3yERYqc

Great practical session on diet and CKD. Probably my favorite part, “how do we choose a diet for a patient? We don’t, at least not alone; it’s really a collaboration between the patient, even family members, and the clinicians.” Food choices are driven by a lot of factors #ERA24

It has been clear from day one that dairy workers are on the front lines of bird flu. A second case has been confirmed in a dairy worker, underscoring that worker health and safety IS public health.
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Join NIDDK workshop, “Implementation Science and Health Equity” on October 10 to explore how researchers can use implementation science to ensure NIDDK’s evidence-based interventions reach diverse populations & practice settings. Register now at: niddk.nih.gov/news/meetings-…

So fortunate to have Sandra Springer, MD🌻🇺🇦 at CU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds talking about #InStride . Such impactful work.

#NephMadness #KidneyTransplant commentary from Tanjala Purnell, PhD, MPH, FASN

'A Journey of 1000 Miles… Begins with the Right Support' - including a shoutout to South Carolina Women's Basketball

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10 days left to submit your brackets at nephmadness.com

#Nephrology AJKD

This will be an excellent session tomorrow
- what you need to know outside the box in #AKI

#PrAKI #POCUS Abhilash Koratala
ERA - European Renal Association kate bramham Greet De Vlieger Claire Fracoz Habir Kohli Turgay Saritas Vincenzo Cantaluppi

A score including age, race/ethnicity, body mass index, congestive heart failure, cancer, amputation, functional status, hemoglobin and prior nephrology care could predict the likelihood of recovering from AKI Silvi Shah, MD, MS Charuhas V Thakar CKJ

We had a record of 10 women who won Dean’s Excellence Awards for Faculty this year. I am so proud of the progress we continue make year after year. Congratulations again to all of our awardees!
UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Grateful to have hosted UC GloCal fellow, Dr. Judith Ssemasaazi! Excited to see your future in kidney research unfold.
Looking forward to ongoing international mentorships & collaborations with Robert Kalyesubula,MD, FISN(USA), PhD-FRCP(London)