Social Work

TORONTO — A menu of options helped providers identify families’ desire for social resources better than a screening tool, according to findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

BOSTON — Mark E. Neumann, editor-in-chief of Healio Nephrology and Nephrology News & Issues, received the Nostradamus Award from National Kidney Foundation’s Council of Advanced Practitioners during the NKF Spring Clinical Meetings, here.

BOSTON — Top health equity categories in kidney care include racism and disparities in chronic kidney disease care and kidney transplant care, according to a speaker here who said these can also be addressed with individual strategies.

A machine learning model that uses the most basic raw data may help physicians identify patients who need referrals to social workers and predict their risk for hospitalization.

Krista Nelson, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, FAOSW, has been named president of Association of Community Cancer Centers.