Nephrology

An aging population with more chronic metabolic disorders, an aging nursing workforce and a dearth of nephrology fellows may signal a continued decrease in the nephrology workforce, according to Healio | Nephrology News & Issues sources.

Few nephrology programs have pediatric-to-adult transition clinics for young adult patients with kidney disease despite recommendations of established guidelines, according to a survey.

Pediatric nephrology is facing a looming workforce shortage. Concern initially developed within the community via anecdotal evidence and water cooler conversations at national meetings. More recently, alarm has heightened substantially due to the advent of more objective data.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which struck the Caribbean in September 2017, the American Society of Nephrology was asked to provide logistical support to kidney care providers and patients with kidney diseases.

Greater access to community health centers may improve outcomes for Medicaid recipients and adults without insurance who have end-stage kidney disease, data show. Amid systematic barriers in health care, “nephrology is unique in that U.S. federal health insurance, Medicare, covers most patients with ESKD irrespective of age or income,” Yoshio N. Hall, MD, MS, academic professor of medicine in nephrology at the University of Washington Kidney Research Institute in Seattle, told Healio. “However, this near-universal coverage does not extend to patients with non-dialysis-dependent kidney disease. As such, most nephrology practices in the U.S. continue to focus their care on patients who require maintenance dialysis."

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology articles in 2024.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology meeting news stories in 2024.

SAN DIEGO — Increasing diversity and addressing gender and racial gaps among nephrology fellows requires immediate action, researchers said at ASN Kidney Week.

SAN DIEGO — Nearly one-third of disparities in vascular access outcomes for Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic white patients with end-stage kidney disease can be tied to pre-dialysis care inequities, data show.

It seems that cyber threats are all around us. The recent breach experienced by Change Healthcare certainly highlighted our vulnerability in nephrology practice.