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Set Your Career Path During Fellowship

You have completed medical school, and you are now in your first year of nephrology fellowship. Chances are you have relocated to a new place to live and you are trying to settle in. Moving is stressful. You are in learning mode and are trying to absorb as much knowledge as ...More
4 days ago
Posted in Articles
New Website Offers End-of-Life Education for Healthcare Professionals

SACRAMENTO―A comprehensive, web-based learning tool that features a series of interactive video vignettes to help healthcare professionals better understand end-of-life care and prepare them for difficult conversations with patients and families is now available online. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News
MEI Fistula 'Mini Movie' Wins Award

MADISON, Wisc.—The Medical Education Institute (MEI) was selected as a Gold Award winner in the 13th annual Web Health Awards(SM) program for its mini-movie entitled "Let's Talk About...Fistulas." ...More
November 16, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Tips for Effective Infection-Prevention Education

One of the most critical roles of the infection preventionist is instructing healthcare workers about the proper principles and practices relating to infection prevention and control—especially as an increasing number of healthcare institutions and accreditation agencies ...More
July 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Fewer U.S. Medical Students Choosing Nephrology

WASHINGTON—Despite the growing kidney health problem, every year fewer U.S. medical students adopt nephrology as a career, according to a review appearing online May 5 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). ...More
May 5, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
ANNA Releases Nephrology Nurse Textbook

PITMAN, N.J.— The American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) recently released a new textbook, “Nephrology Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, 7th Edition,” which includes detailed recommendations for care and defines every aspect of the nephrology nurse's role. ...More
April 14, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management
RPA Releases Guidelines for Shared Decision Making about Treatment Options

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The Renal Physicians Association (RPA) has released a new edition of its guidelines to help doctors and kidney disease patients share decision making about treatment options. ...More
April 5, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management
MARC Recognizes Renal CarePartners Clinic for Fistula Success

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Renal CarePartners’ Woodbridge, Va., facility was recently featured in the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition’s (MARC) quarterly newsletter, REMARCS for how it overcame common obstacles and barriers to raise their arteriovenous fistula (AVF) rate to 68.2 percent ...More
April 1, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Docs Want Policy Added to Medical Education

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Changing medical student and resident education to include instruction in how healthcare systems function is critical, especially with the implementation of national health are reforms, University of Michigan physicians said in an article published Feb. 24 ...More
February 24, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
NNCC Receives Accreditation for CDN, CNN Exams

PITMAN, N.J.—The Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) has received national accreditation for the Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) and the Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) certification programs by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification ...More
February 15, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management