AUSTIN, Texas — In this video, Kerry Cooper, MD, discusses the potential Renal Autologous Cell Therapy by ProKidney may have to preserve kidney function and slow the progression of kidney disease.“The therapy involves obtaining tissue from the patient's own kidney via biopsy, expanding and enriching that population for cells that are thought to be involved in renal repair and
Lois Hill, MS, RDN, LD, LDE, dietician nutritionist and educator, was honored with the Joel D. Kopple Award at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, according to a press release.According to the release, the award recognizes an individual who has made “significant contributions to the field of renal nutrition.”
Cynthia Delgado, MD, received the Garabed Eknoyan Award for her guidance in removing race as a factor for diagnosing chronic kidney disease at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.“Dr. Delgado’s work over the last 2 years as co-chair of the NKF-[American Society of Nephrology] ASN Task Force was truly groundbreaking and will be remembered in history as a
AUSTIN, Texas — Dietitians treating patients on dialysis identified the phosphorus recommendation from the 2020 Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative difficult to implement among other recommendations, a presenter said.
“[Registered dietitian nutritionist] RDN care can help to minimize complications and improve patient outcomes by preventing and treating protein energy wasting,
AUSTIN, Texas — In this video, Ladan Golestaneh, MD, MS, discusses potentially modifiable risks among patients on dialysis identified in a mentorship program.As Healio previously reported, the PEER-HD study explores mentorship among patients on dialysis. In the poster presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings, Golestaneh and colleagues found patients who enrolled