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Geriatric Nephrology The fastest growing group of patients initiating
dialysis is 75 years and older. ASN Executive Director Tod
Ibrahim speaks with nephrologist Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, MD, PhD
(Toronto Western Hospital), and geriatrician Rosanne Leipzig, MD (Mt.
Sinai Medical Center), on the topic of geriatric nephrology , the
specific challenges involved in treating aging patients and how
to provide optimum care to this important patient group.Click here to listen This podcast references the ASN Online Geriatric Nephrology Curriculum. This online text, the first of its kind, is based on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME)'s six core competences of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice. The ASN online curriculum serves as a primary source of educational material for nephrology training programs nationwide. For more information about the curriculum, the Society's efforts related to geriatric nephrology, or ASN, please contact ASN Senior Policy Coordinator Susan Owens at sowens@asn-online.org. Members can download or subscribe to ASN podcasts through the ASN website. To date ASN Podcasts have been downloaded more than 33,000 times. |
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| The recipients of the 2009 Carl W. Gottschalk
Research Scholar Grants are: Francesca Di Sole, PhD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas William H. Fissell, MD Cleveland Clinic Health System Susan B. Gurley, MD, PhD Duke University School of Medicine Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD, FASN Brigham and Women’s Hospital Sung Il Kim, PhD Brigham & Women’s Hospital Sean X. Li, PhD Children’s Hospital Boston Harvard Medical School Hua A. Jenny Lu, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital Uptal D. Patel, MD Duke University School of Medicine Ganesan Ramesh, PhD Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Johannes S. Schlondorff, MD, PhD Brigham and Women’s Hospital Shuxia Wang, MD, PhD University of Kentucky College of Medicine Daniel E. Weiner, MD Tufts University School of Medicine Jing Yu, PhD University of Virginia School of Medicine |
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 The ASN congratulates Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, who
became the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on
July 8. He was nominated by President Barack Obama to lead the NIH, the
nation's premiere biomedical research agency and was unanimously
confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 7. More information about Dr.
Collins is available at his NIH personal page. |
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 In-Depth Nephrology Course Geriatric Nephrology: An Epidemiologic and Clinical Challenge Chairs: Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, MD, PhD; Jeff M. Sands, MD, FASN; and Jocelyn Wiggins, BM, BCH Training in geriatric nephrology is now a mandatory requirement for nephrology fellowship programs. This two-day course provides an introduction for fellows and a training outline for faculty teaching geriatric nephrology. It highlights unique considerations in managing older patients with chronic kidney disease and other conditions in the elderly. Register Today Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Submit abstracts for late-breaking clinical trials: attendees whose abstracts are accepted will make oral presentations in a special Renal Week symposium. Abstract submission opened on Monday, August 3, 2009 and the deadline is: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. ASN will notify abstract submitters of their selection status during the week of September 28, 2009. There is a $55 submission fee per abstract to submit a late-breaking clinical trial abstract. Abstract Submissions ASN received a total of 4,549 abstract submissions for Renal Week 2009. The Society began notifying presenting authors about abstract status last week. If the presenting author does not receive an email by Tuesday, September 1, 2009, please send an email inquiry to support@marathonmultimedia.com or fax it to (507) 334-0126. It is the responsibility of the presenting author to contact non-presenting authors regarding abstract status. |
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| The second national conference on renal palliative care, Hospice and Palliative Care for Dialysis Patients: Past Successes, Remaining Challenges, will be held in Denver, Colorado on September 22 and 23 prior to a Clinical Team Conference of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. View the brochure for more information.
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 Adrian Katz, MD, Professor Emeritus of
Medicine and former section Chief of Nephrology at the University of
Chicago, died in his Hyde Park home from complications of heart failure
on August 17th. Dr. Katz was an internationally recognized authority on
how the kidney regulates salt and water, especially the role of sodium
pumps in kidney function, and the diagnosis and treatment of kidney
disease.Click to read more |
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