Summary of Goals and Objectives

Resident Orientation to the Outpatient Nephrology Rotation

Resident Orientation to the Inpatient Consult Nephrology Service

CKD/ESRD/HTN Guidelines and Data

• USRDS - National data on US dialysis patients, transplant care, and some CKD care.

• KDIGO - KDIGO international guidelines. While the evidence is often poor it is important to know what the general consensus is and how you agree/disagree.

• KDOQI - NKF/KDOQI US guidelines and commentaries on the KDIGO guidelines.

Hypertension Guideline Websites with Educational Material

• JNC-8

• NICE UK Guidelines

• 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines

• Target BP (AHA BP/Health Website)

Podcasts

• Freely Filtered/Neph JC Podcasts

• Channel your Enthusiasm – Podcast going through Burton Rose electrolyte book.

• The Curbsiders Nephrology topics (note: Hypertension is in Cardiovascular section)

Textbooks

• Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders – Must read for questions about these topics as they come up.

• NKF Primer of Kidney Diseases – Classic initial textbook for nephrology. Available online in full through the OHSU library.

Core Educational Resources

• AJKD Core Curriculum - Good basic reviews of core topics. A good place to start when inquiring about a new topic or reviewing an old one.

• AJKD Renal Pathology Atlas - Excellent review of classic pathology associated with common, and uncommon, renal diseases. A great resource.

• Renal Physiology Videos – Pencasts from Duke Nephrology – great review of core physiology.

• ASN Curricula - Covers dialysis (PD/HD), geriatric nephrology, onco-nephrology, and transplant nephrology. EXPLORE!

• RFN Blog - An interesting searchable educational reference. Blogs written by FELLOWS! Subscribe to it via email and you’ll get notified.

• AJKD Blog. – Educational blog to subscribe to!

• ISN Academy – A developing educational resource with ppts, videos, and structured curricula on various topics. An interesting source, especially for an international perspective.

• Renal Biopsy Module – A great way to learn more about renal biopsies. Should work to sign up with .edu email address and PW is either 5 or 6 “9”s.

• NephSIM - an excellent set of cases that walks you through physiology, diagnosis, and management of various nephrology topics. Asterisks indicate level of difficulty.

• Hemodialysis Kinetics 101 - an interactive question/case based review of HD kinetics.

• Hemodialysis Access 101 - an nteractive question/case based review of HD access.

• ISPD Lecture Series on PD - videos by experts on core PD topics.

Online Calculators/Simulators to Explore

• Kidney Failure Risk Equation – Website sponsored by NKF. Developed by Tangre et al in Canada and then validated worldwide.

• QxMD – 6-mo mortality on HD

Miscellaneous Tools

• EXTRIP: Blood purification in toxicology - Reviewing the evidence and providing recommendations

See full list of Nephrology Education Websites and Resources