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Just Announced!… 27th Annual International Conference: AKI & CRRT 2022. Hilton San Diego Bayfront – San Diego, California.
2021 CME Surveys and Materials
CRRT Support
Acute Therapy Resources
Publications
Journal Supplement
Blood Purification Techniques in Sepsis and AKI
Blood Purification recently published a supplement on extracorporeal therapies for sepsis. The supplement was edited by Professor Claudio Ronco and others.
Books
Critical Care Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy in Children
World-renowned experts from leading institutions share their wide experience in the field of Pediatric Critical Care Nephrology in children.
Stuart Goldstein & Akash Deep (Editors)
Available Now
Education
Free Featured Lecture
Recognizing and Treating Hepatorenal Syndrome: What’s the Plan?
Mitra Nadim, MD, FASN
Los Angeles, CA USA
This presentation was recorded at the AKI & CRRT 2021 Conference.
AKI & CRRT 2021 Multimedia
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Webinars
Modality & Dose
Jorge Cerda, MD
Anticoagulation
Ashita Tolwani, MD
Solutions and Fluid Balance
David Selewski, MD
Employment Opportunity
News
Leadership Opportunities for Women in Nephrology
Striving for gender equity in leadership should be a high priority for organizations and will benefit all key stakeholders, men and women alike.
November 22, 2021
Higher Uric Acid in Inpatient COVID-19 Cases Ups AKI Risk
Higher serum uric acid levels at hospital admission in patients with COVID-19 increase the risk for acute kidney injury, major adverse kidney events, and in-hospital mortality, a study found.
November 17, 2021
The ASN AKI!Now Initiative Defining Excellence in the Prevention and Care of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the impact of AKI in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
November 15, 2021
CRRT Liberation Failure Tied to Poor Outcomes in Acute Kidney Injury
Chang Liu, MD, from Wuhan University in China, and colleagues examined the association between CRRT liberation and clinical outcomes among patients with AKI requiring CRRT.
November 10, 2021
Calendar
2021
39th Vicenza Course on AKI & CRRT
October 26 – October 29, 2021
Fully Virtual Meeting
ASN Kidney Week 2021
November 2, 2021 – November 7, 2021
San Diego, California
2022
AKI & CRRT 2022
March 7, 2022 -March 10, 2022
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
San Diego, California
Podcast
Have you listened to KDIGO Conversations in Nephrology, a new podcast designed to support clinicians treating patients with kidney disease? The podcast is now available on the KDIGO Website, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and will soon be available on additional platforms. The first three episodes of KDIGO Conversations in Nephrology are hosted by Dr. Ravi Mehta (United States) and focus on acute kidney injury (AKI).
The International Conference on Advances in Critical Care Nephrology
The AKI & CRRT Conference will once again provide a comprehensive coverage of the rapidly developing field of Critical Care Nephrology and CRRT. It will highlight the recent advances in our understanding of pathophysiology of critical illness, acute kidney injury, emerging strategies in the management of sepsis, multiorgan failure, development and use of biomarkers, technical advances in CRRT and the appropriate utilization of these techniques. Our program presents exciting new developments and evidence for assessing critically ill patients, pathophysiology of liver dysfunction and AKI using a mix of invited lectures, interactive workshops, tutorials, poster sessions and panel discussions.
