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RRI

Advances in CKD 2006 (RRI Conference, Las Vegas, NV, January, 2006).
(Lecture handouts of nutrition talks by Martin Kulhmann, MD; Roger Greenwood, MD; Jeffrey Sands, MD; Barry Straube, MD, Alan Kliger, MD; Jose Diaz-Buxo, MD; Seth Johnson, NP; Robert Provenzano, MD, Barry Straube, MD.)

Kulhmann, Greenwood: Dry Weight Assessment
Sands: Disease Management Actually Works in Dialysis Patients
Asif: Vascular Access Evaluation of Fistulae and Grafts over Time – New Thoughts
Straube: Implications for Survey and Certification of Dialysis Facilities
Diaz-Buxo: How to Set up and Run a Successful PD Program
Kliger: Prevention of Medical Errors in Dialysis: Design and Implementation Strategies
Johnson: A View of Dialysis from a Nurse Practitioner Provenzano: What is Now Expected from Medical Directors of Dialysis Units? (more...)

M09

FDA reissues heparin alert, since contaminated heparin still stocked in a number of hospitals.

M09

Int Soc Hemodialysis to present 2008 award to Dr. Bernard Charra in Vincenza, June 3-6.

M09

DaVita Clinical Research completes record number of trials in 2007

M09

Darapladib lowers the activity of inflammatory enzyme associated with vascular plaque.

M09

Computer gaming approach may help solve protein folding and structure problems.

M09

Acrylamide intake associated with risk of kidney cancer.

M08

Dr. Marmot honored as recipient of Baxter-funded health services research prize for his work describing links between heart failure and socioeconomic status.

M07

New hospital superbug to worry about: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

M07

Being multilingual associated with improved cognition at advanced age.

M07

Polymer coated artificial nanoworms circulate for hours, evading the immune system, and could be used to attack tumor cells.

M07

S100A1 protein found in heart, blood vessels; linked to heart damage and to hypertension.

M07

JASN: Calcitriol associated with a lower mortality in pre-ESRD patients.

M07

Women at high risk for CV events are not benefitted by homocysteine-lowering regimen of B vitamins (JAMA).

M07

Incenter nocturnal dialysis offered at FMC Savannah unit in the news.

M06

Abbott launches investigator-initiated grant program focusing on nonclassical actions of vitamin D receptors: App deadline June 30..

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	Anemia in the PD Patient (Michael V. Rocco, MD, MS, FACP; Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP; Chaim Charytan, MD; David B. Van Wyck, MD) ADC 2006 (audio only)
	Explaining and Correcting PD Underutilization (Madhukar Misra, MD; John Burkart, MD; Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP; Irum Shahab, MD; Martin Schreiber, MD; Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, MBBS; Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACP; Martin Schreiber, MD) ADC 2006 (audiofiles)
	Emerging Dialysis Techniques (Derrick Latos, MD; Robert S. Lockridge, Jr., MD) ADC 2006 (audiofiles)
	Nursing Home Dialysis: A Primer (Stephen Korbet, MD; Steven Bucher, CPA, MBA) ADC 2006 (audiofiles)
	Perceptions of Incorporating Spirituality into Their Care: A Phenomenological Study of Female Patients on Hemodialysis (Tanyi, Stehle-Werner) NNJ 2006 (pdf)
	The Controversy Over Sodium Modeling: Should We Use It or Not? (Henning) NNJ 2006 (pdf)
	The Buttonhole Technique for Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation (Ball) NNJ 2006 (pdfs)
	Annual Dialysis Conference, 2006 (various authors) ADC 2006 (audiofiles)
	RRI - International Conference on Dialysis, 2006 (various authors) RRI 2006 (handouts)
	More talks of interest to nurses...

	More Frequent Hemodialysis: Back to the Future? (Rocco MV) Adv Chronic Kidney Dis (Jul 2007)
	Hidden Phosphorus: Where Do We Go From Here? (Murphy-Gutekunst L) J Ren Nutr (Jul 07)
	Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Nursing Practice: Focus on Children and Youth: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, and Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Hayman LL et al) Circulation (Jul 07)
	A different approach to resistant hypertension (Hirsch S) Cleveland Clinic J Med (Jun 07)
	Gadolinium use in patients with kidney disease: A cause for concern Semin Dial 05-07
	Essentials of anticoagulation in hemodial Hemodial Int 04-07
	Clinical aspects of iron use in the anemia of kidney disease JASN 02-07
	Major Difficulties the US Nephrologist Faces in Providing Adequate Dialysis (Diaz-Buxo and Crawford-Bonadio) Blood Purification 01-07
	Pathogenesis and prevention of bone loss in patients who have kidney disease and receive long-term immunosuppression. JASN (01-07)
	Calcific uremic arteriolopathy: advances in pathogenesis and treatment Semin Dial 04-07
	Core Curriculum: Chronic Kidney Disease (Lederer, Ouseph) Am-J-Kidney-Dis 01-2007
	Fluid balance, dry weight, and blood pressure in dialysis Hemodial Int 01-07
	Tube feeding in advanced dementia. The metabolic perspective. (Hoffer) Br Med J 12-06
	Physical Activity Intervention Studies: What We Know and What We Need to Know (AHA) Circulation 12-06
	Should dialysis patients ever receive warfarin and for what reasons? (Bennett) CJASN 11-06
	Dialysis facility design - Part IV: Color, sound, and materials (Steven B. Bower) Dial Transplant 11-06
	Advanced glycation end products and nephrotoxicity of high-protein diets (Uribarri, Tuttle) CJASN 11-06
	Dialysis facility design - part III: How to outfit an existing building for use as a dialysis clinic (Steven B. Bower) Dial Transplant 10-06
	Obesity: Growing Impact on CKD (McGill, Furth, Kaskel) Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 10-06
	Review of dialysate calcium concentration in hemodialysis (Toussaint, Cooney, Kerr) Hemodial Int 10-06
	Dialysis facility design - part II: Minimize costly plan changes (Steven B. Bower) Dial Transplant 09-06
	Dialysis facility design - part I: Developing a strategic and financial plan (Steven B. Bower) Dial Transplant 08-06