Kidney Education Network
Kidney Education Network
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Free, open-access, online medical education (FOAMED) resources in nephrology.
๐ง Note: Many of these resources are focused on adults but contain quality nephrology content and some pediatric-specific articles.
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The Renal Fellow Network (RFN) was established on April 23rd, 2008 by the late Nathan Hellman. RFN was created to provide a forum to discuss interesting nephrology cases, scientific papers, and other topics germane to nephrologists, particularly fellows. The goal is to present cutting edge nephrology-related research and challenging clinical topics in an easily digestible format.
NephMadness is a nephrology educational initiative that is modeled after the college basketball tournament but with nephrology concepts. It's big on Twitter. Confused? Click here for a helpful explainer video.
NephroPOCUS advocates for point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS)-enhanced physical examination and serve as a comprehensive resource for anybody interested in POCUS, particularly pertaining to nephrology practice. It is a home for growing collection of ultrasound images, interesting cases, infographics, quizzes, visual abstracts and videos.
NephSIM is a mobile-friendly teaching tool website designed for anyone who wants to learn or teach nephrology! It can be used to learn or teach how to establish a differential diagnosis, understand pathophysiology, and review urinalysis, ultrasound, kidney pathology, vascular access, kidney transplantation, acid-base physiology, electrolyte disturbances, and more.
UKidney is a provider of educational tools for the study and practice of nephrology, hypertension management, and kidney transplantation. This site features essential educational contributions from major opinion leaders in nephrology. UKidney uses the latest web technology to deliver the best content in the field of renal education.
Blogs
Blogs
The blog of nephrologist and educator extraordinaire Dr. Joel Topf, with various nephrology-related discussions, educational resources and other musings.
From the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, AJKDblog provides the nephrology community with timely, engaging updates on the journalโs practice-changing content. The blog presents a variety of content, including author interviews, expert commentaries, educational material, and meeting coverage.
Literature Discussions
Literature Discussions
Landmark Nephrology is an online educational resource that aims to highlight landmark clinical trials which have shaped the way we practice.
A once-monthly blog in which they review, highlight and provide commentary on publications in nephrology, particularly those with practice-changing implications.
Open Access Journals
Open Access Journals
Kidney International Reports, an official journal of the International Society of Nephrology, is a peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted to the publication of leading research and developments related to kidney disease. With the primary aim of contributing to improved care of patients with kidney disease, the journal publishes original clinical and select translational articles and educational content related to the pathogenesis, evaluation and management of acute and chronic kidney disease, end stage renal disease, transplantation, acid-base, fluid and electrolyte disturbances and hypertension.
Kidney Medicine, an official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, is an open access journal focused on clinical medicine in nephrology and hypertension. Original articles span a wide range of topics including qualitative and quantitative research, research on health care policy, delivery, and disparities, as well as epidemiology and outcomes research.
Podcasts
Podcasts
The Kidney Chronicles is produced and hosted by Dr. Emily Zangla, a first year pediatric nephrology fellow, and Dr. Annie Kouri, an assistant professor of pediatric nephrology. They interview experts in the field to provide high quality info and โtricks of the tradeโ that are valuable for clinicians to use in practice.
Channel Your Enthusiasm is a chapter by chapter recap of Burton Roseโs (creator of a little known website called UpToDate) classic, The Clinical Physiology of Acid Base and Electrolyte Disorders, a kidney physiology book for nephrologists, fellows, residents and medical students.
Freely Filtered is a twice monthly (-ish) podcast which discusses recent NephJC journal clubs and other big events in the world of nephrology.
Societies
Societies
Membership in ASN is free to all nephrology fellows (adult and pediatric). Simply complete the membership form, fax it to the ASN office (or email membership@asn-online.org), and you are ready to take advantage of the wealth of information that ASN has to offer.
The ASPNFOAM group is an online collective of international pediatric nephrology trainees and faculty creating free, open-access medical education (FOAMed) materials monthly as tweetorials and infographics based on ASPN pathology and radiology webinars, which require a membership. Membership in the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) is free for trainees.
Virtual Conferences
Virtual Conferences
The GlomCon Project is a resource for the kidney community to exchange ideas, participate in online conferences, and collaborate on projects. They regularly host seminars and all past seminars are available on their YouTube channel.
Other resources
Other resources
Dynamed is a clinical decision support system that provides clinicians with evidence-based information for quick answers at the point of care.
Started by nephrologist Burton Rose, UpToDate is an evidence-based medical resource with articles and calculators designed for use at the point of care.
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