Join us at the ASN Conference on Oct. 31-Nov. 5
Connect with our staff as we participate and present in the following sessions at the 2017 American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Annual Meeting.
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The Dialysis Infection Crisis in the United States: A Call to Action–I. A Strategy to Attack the Infection Crisis in Dialysis-The Critical Role of Nephrologists as Change Agents
9-9:30 a.m.
Presenting Author: Leslie P. Wong, MD, FASN, MBA
Location: Room 288
The Dialysis Infection Crisis in the United States: A Call to Action–IV. Practicum: The Answers to Preventing Infections Are Out There-Practicum: The Answers to Preventing Infections Are Out There
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Presenting Author: Leslie P. Wong, MD, FASN, MBA
Location: Room 288
Political Correctness? Public Policy Influences on Transplantation–UNOS and CMS Kidney Transplant Regulation Gone Too Far?
5-5:30 p.m.
Presenting Author: Jesse D. Schold, PhD
Location: Room 262
Infection Prevention: Are You Prepared for the Next “Ebola”?–Nephrologist Infection Prevention Leadership: Why Should I Care?
2:25-2:50 p.m.
Presenting Author: Leslie P. Wong, MD, FASN, MBA
Location: Room 395
Nontraditional Predictors of Allograft Success
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Moderator: Joshua J. Augustine, MD
Location: Auditorium A
Transplant Economics and Live Donor Outcomes
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Moderator: Emilio Poggio, MD
Location: Room 390
Transplant Economics and Live Donor Outcomes–Significantly Lower Rates of Transplantation and Increased Wait List Mortality among Kidney Transplant Candidates with VA Insurance
04:54 p.m – 05:06 p.m.
Presenting Author: Joshua J. Augustine, MD
Location: Room 390
The Slow Burn: CKD Incidence and Progression–HDL cholesterol and its associations with cause-specific mortality in patients with CKD
6:18-6:30 p.m.
Authors: Jesse Schold, PhD; Susana Arrigain; Stacey Jolly, MD; Wolfgang Winkelmayer
& Joseph Nally
Presenting Author: Sankar Navaneethan
Location: Room 277
Clinicians should individualize dosing practices based on patient risk factors and preferences
Fully-automated process uses preop CT, baseline GFR to estimate post-nephrectomy renal function
Could mean earlier treatment, but also could have negative effects
Identifying barriers in the renal genetic assessment of Black patients
Getting patients to their goal blood pressure
Study highlights benefits of nephrologist-led urine sediment analysis
Using sequencing data to identify novel factors linked to kidney disease with unknown origin
Program plays key role in diagnosis and management of genetic kidney diseases