AUSTIN, Texas — In the keynote presentation at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, Lilia Cervantes, MD, detailed a framework for advocacy in the kidney community and called upon nephrologists to take action.“For those of you who are health care professionals, we take an oath to provide the best care for the patient in front of us.” Cervantes said.
AUSTIN, Texas — A plant-based cooking demonstration was feasible and well-received by nephrologists, advanced practice providers and fellows, according to a presenter at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.“Given the new [Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative] guidelines on diet, our goal was to create a cooking class for patients with kidney disease to teach
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Lack of standardized labels for marijuana products in the United States can lead to poor kidney outcomes, according to a presenter at the Southwest Nephrology Conference. Laura Wicks, PharmD, BCPS, an acute care clinical pharmacy specialist from Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, detailed the current legality of marijuana, the impact the drug can have on
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Having an emergency plan in place for natural disasters ensures a strong response when dialysis staff support patients on peritoneal dialysis, according to a poster presentation at the Annual Dialysis Conference.In a case report, Katie Cave, RN, BSN, CNeph(C), from the Abbotsford PD Unit at Fraser Health, and colleagues analyzed their team’s emergency response to
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The staffing shortage in nephrology is leading to burnout, but it was also caused by burnout, according to a presenter at the Annual Dialysis Conference.“If you want to think about it in a linear sense, there are different stressors that increase things like burnout, turnover and staff shortages . Then these all kind of contribute to decreased quality of patient