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December 2, 2019

Air Pollution, Global Warming Contribute to Kidney Disease

November 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Air pollution, water pollutants, and global warming are among the environmental factors contributing to the development of kidney disease, according to a presenter at Kidney Week 2019.

ASN Communities – A Unique Educational Asset

November 5, 2019

Members from over 180 countries continue to regularly engage in ASN Communities.  In just three years, there have been almost 140,000 unique logins to the Communities.  The educational value of Communities was recognized in 2019 by the Kidney Week program committee when they accepted a submission about the international and educational value of Communities.  Members helping and supporting each other dealing with complex clinical cases, educational challenges, policy initiatives and more have created an online educational asset that

Breaking: HHS announcing rollout of new kidney strategy July 10th

July 9, 2019

Wednesday, July 10, the Trump administration will announce a new Department of Health and Human Services-wide (HHS) Comprehensive Kidney Care strategy. ASN and other kidney care groups have been working and meeting with Administration officials, including Secretary Alex M. Azar, II, all year providing input and recommendations for inclusion of in the new strategy.

Interview: Dr. Michael Allon, Editor-in-Chief of the new ASN journal, Kidney360

June 26, 2019

Kidney News Online (KNO) recently spoke with Michael Allon, MD, the inaugural Editor-in-Chief for the newest journal from the American Society of Nephrology, Kidney360. As the open access, online only journal will begin accepting manuscripts in September 2019, KNO wanted to learn more...

Rasheeda Hall MD, MBA, MHS - American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Award (2019)

June 17, 2019

Name: Rasheeda Hall MD, MBA, MHS

Institution: Duke University

Grant: American Society of Nephrology-Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Award (2019)

Project Title: Establishing Evidence to Manage Geriatric Syndromes in Hemodialysis Patients

Travel Support for ASN Kidney Week 2019, Applications Open

May 21, 2019

ASN is now accepting applications for travel support to attend ASN Kidney Week 2019 in Washington, DC. The deadline to apply is Monday, June 24, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

In Case You Missed It: Top 20 Ways ASN is Increasing Interest in Nephrology Careers

March 18, 2019

March is National Kidney Month and to celebrate, Kidney News Online and In The Loop are highlighting the top 20 ways the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the ASN Foundation for Kidney Research are increasing interest in nephrology careers.

Together, ASN and the ASN Foundation for Kidney Research:

ASN President's Column: Strategic Goals for 2019

February 5, 2019

I am honored to be ASN President in 2019 and excited by the possibilities for this year. ASN developed and launched a 5-year strategic plan in 2016. Significant progress has been made on all strategic goals, and these remain as the main issues ASN will need to address over the course of the next year. In 2019, I’d like to see ASN focus on accomplishing three broad goals that will continue the society’s momentum and help accomplish the strategic plan by the end of 2020.

Nominations for ASN Midcareer Awards are Open

January 28, 2019

Nominations for ASN’s midcareer awards are open. These awards identify those who exemplify the very best in our field. Recognize your peers for their work in the fight against kidney disease.

To nominate a candidate, submit one letter of nomination and the nominee’s curriculum vitae (CV). Please note that ASN can only accept one nomination letter per candidate; however, the letter may have multiple signatories.

The deadline for all ASN midcareer awards nominations is through Friday, March 22, 2019.

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