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Join KidneyCure in Transforming Kidney Health, One Researcher at a Time

November 30, 2020

 

Kidney research and treatment is undergoing tremendous, positive change. Part of that change is propelled by the cutting-edge work funded by KidneyCure. Over 24 years, ASN, and now KidneyCure, has awarded over $53 million to advance kidney health by funding studies of excellence. The researchers performing this work have propelled a sea change of advances that are helping create a world without kidney diseases.

ASN Urges ICE to Reject Changes That Will Reduce Access to Care

October 28, 2020

Nearly 50% of US nephrologists are graduates of international medical schools . These individuals provide critical care in our nation’s teaching hospitals and in areas facing critical physician shortages, fight the COVID-19 pandemic on the front lines, and conduct pioneering research in labs across the country.

American Society of Nephrology Condemns Baseless Claims Regarding COVID-19 Deaths

October 25, 2020

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The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) condemns baseless claims that physicians and hospitals are overcounting or inflating the number of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. People with kidney failure are the most vulnerable patients to COVID-19 in the entire Medicare population.

Nephrology: Taking the Lead (President's Address, Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined)

October 22, 2020

Welcome to ASN Kidney Week Reimagined for 2020! 

On behalf of our society, I thank each one of you for your unwavering commitment to improving kidney health throughout the world. This first-ever Kidney Week Reimagined symbolizes many of the opportunities and challenges nephrology faces. Your participation during these unparalleled and supremely challenging times is so highly valued and greatly appreciated.

ASN 2020 Midcareer Award Recipients

October 5, 2020

ASN honors the 2020 Midcareer Award recipients. ASN congratulates the following individuals for their exemplary work and achievements.

NKF and ASN Form Joint Task Force to Focus on Use of Race in eGFR

August 24, 2020

In August of 2020, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) formed a joint task force to focus on the use of race to estimate GFR. For more information, please read the joint NKF-ASN statement on “Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases.”

A Legacy of Advancing Kidney Care: Remembering Patient Advocate Brian Hess

December 18, 2020

 

Brian Hess, a lifelong kidney advocate, passed away on December 3, 2020.

Despite being diagnosed with kidney disease at a young age and undergoing dialysis for the majority of his life, Brian refused to let kidney disease slow him down. Brian graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma while maintaining his dialysis regime.

Seeking Excellence: Building the Nephrology Pipeline

October 17, 2020

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the ASN Loan Mitigation Pilot Program.

This exciting program will launch in early 2021, and the pilot will continue for three years. ASN has committed $2,700,000 to reaching those who are considering nephrology as a career.

Statement from the American Society of Nephrology on the End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model

September 18, 2020

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and its Innovation Center (CMMI) for finalizing the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) Model today. This model will herald positive changes to care for the more than 37 million Americans with kidney diseases, including more patient choice, increased utilization of home dialysis, and greater access to transplantation, options for which ASN has long advocated.

Making the Terms Used to Describe Kidney Health Work for Patients

August 12, 2020

Terminology commonly used by physicians to describe kidney health may be distressing or too difficult to understand for patients with kidney diseases, according to a recent study published in CJASN. The study, “Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Terms Used to Describe Kidney Health,” included 54 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and 13 caregivers from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

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