Background
Brian Rifkin
Mind The Gap: When eGFR Creatinine and Cystatin ...

This week, we will discuss the clinical significance of eGFRdiff, the difference in eGFRcys (cystatin C) and eGFRcr (creatinine).

Mind The Gap: When eGFR Creatinine and Cystatin C Disagree
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Cristina Adriana Popa
A dose of CONFIDENCE: Building evidence for ...

This week, we will discuss how the CONFIDENCE trial gets nephrology closer to the magic CKD polypill of CKD.

A dose of CONFIDENCE: Building evidence for finerenone-empagliflozin synergy in diabetic kidney disease
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swapnil hiremath
From single shots to strategy: How CAPTIVATE is ...

Summary of the CAPTIVATE platform which will be a twitter spaces discussion

From single shots to strategy: How CAPTIVATE is reframing the NephTrials playbook
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Cristina Adriana Popa
Are E-Nudges Enough to Push Guideline-Based CKD ...

This week, we will discuss a registry trial: can a nationwide nudge fix a CKD treatment gap?

Are E-Nudges Enough to Push Guideline-Based CKD Therapy?
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Brian Rifkin
STAMP of Approval: Tacrolimus vs MMF in ...

This week, we will discuss a pediatric nephrology trial: is tacrolimus superior to MMF in FRNS and SDNS?

STAMP of Approval: Tacrolimus vs MMF in Pediatric Nephrotic Syndrome

#NephJC on the facebook app: wrap up

We had a few hiccups for this chat: the authors, Komal Kumar, Betsy King did join us for the first chat - and so did some other staff from Hopkins ERGOT workgroup, but twitter gave a lot of troubles the next day. Tweets were not showing up - so we called it a day, and rescheduled the chat to Sep 28. Things did work out this time!

Does Regional Anesthesia Improve Fistula failure rates? The #NephJC wrapup

Fistula Failure: Can Anesthesia Solve our Vexing Vascular Access Problems?

Fistula Failure: Can Anesthesia Solve our Vexing Vascular Access Problems?

Historically nephrology is a specialty that has been criticized for it’s inability to produce high quality randomized controlled clinical trials designed to answer a specific question. So, when the Lancet publishes the results of a clinical trial in the field it is worth taking note.