While the kidney community and the world at large faced the COVID-19 pandemic, DaVita Medical Insights (DMI) continued to publish a number of informative podcasts,…

The American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) has designated the second full week in September each year as Nephrology Nurses Week, starting in 2005. This year,…

Some patients may be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or have another sexual or gender identity (LGBTQIA+). These patients may have encountered hate…

As we continue to face unprecedented conditions and guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that physicians and surgeons find ways to continue engagement…

February is Care Partner Appreciation Month and the perfect time to celebrate indispensable care partners and reflect on how clinicians can build strong relationships with…

According to Mandy Hale, vice president of nursing for DaVita, “It’s really important for us as dialysis organizations to be very innovative and very laser…

“Competency is a critical factor in every practice as health care in America shifts from what we have understood historically as a volume-based approach to…

The recently launched Advancing American Kidney Health (AAKH) initiative aims to increase awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and prevent the growth of end stage…

Those of us in the nephrology field are well aware of the serious health impacts and substantial costs of kidney disease. Now on the national…

Part of the process of aligning providers around holistic care for patients with CKD or ESRD has been the movement away from fee for service…