Applications are now open for the HDRN Canada - RRDS Canada Canada Pragmatic Trials Training Program. Great opportunity for future trial leaders, postdoctoral fellows, and personnel from public and private organizations seeking to expand their #pragmatictrials capacity. bit.ly/3RbZzCx

The University of Alberta is one of Canada's top research-intensive universities and is home to many talented researchers in a wide variety of fields. With more than $597M in sponsored research income in 2023, #UAlberta ranked in the top 5 nationally. bit.ly/4aawCPS

An important piece about an issue we rarely talk about but are all facing by my friend Christina ⁦Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS⁩ ⁦@ELAMProgram⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

"As three women with diverse racial and ethnic identities, we have experienced structural discrimination in the form of sexism &racism our whole careers." In this NEJM piece, we focus on changes needed to retain women of color in academic medicine. 1/5 nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

We MUST start encouraging vacation—real vacation—for doctors if we want to retain talent

SCOOP: Alberta has paused participation in a national program that matches kidney transplant candidates with living donors because the province lacks surgery capacity #abpoli #abhealth theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

The notion that Alberta's suite of drug insurance plans is sufficient to meet all peoples' needs is simply not the case. Our research has shown that >10% of Albertans living with chronic medical conditions cannot access the medications they need. www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/82-0…

👏🏼Congrats to Dr. Braden Manns, MD, Svare Professor in Health Economics at #UCalgaryMed, on his AFMC Mentorship Award! We recognize and celebrate his expertise, leadership and thoughtful mentorship of the next generation of clinicians and researchers. O'Brien Institute for Public Health Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Daniel Kahneman, who changed psychology and economics forever, dies at 90. Thanks for everything. We remember him in 10 great quotes:

We’re looking for a Division Head in Nephrology at the U of A in Edmonton. I moved here 2+ years ago and couldn’t be happier working with such a fantastic group of clinicians, educators and researchers. Competitive academic salary, collegial environment and work life balance.

New University of Alberta research reveals racism drives First Nations patients to leave emergency departments without completing care. ualberta.ca/folio/2024/04/…

Congratulations @SofiaAhmedMD !!

Dr. Matthew James U Calgary Chronic Disease Care leads the PONTIAC Trial, which assesses if cilastatin, a medication that blocks the uptake of drugs in the kidneys, can effectively reduce the risk of nephrotoxin-induced acute kidney injury. bit.ly/4dA5NWd?hsid=4…

My and Neesh Pannu thoughts on the FLOW trial recently published in NEJM ACP Need to make some progress with universal drug coverage, implementation, and mitigation of side effects to improve DKD outcomes. Dialysis trials pending. acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/AN…

How can we ensure that nephrologists see the highest risk AKI survivors? Here’s our idea 👇🏼

Thanks to CDH for an amazing and energising day!!

I truly do not think anybody loves the organ they specialize in more than nephrologists love the kidney

And the Int Society of Nephrology Scientific Writing Course co-hosted by Taiwan Society of Nephrology (TSN) has come to an end❗Congratulations to all the participants 🎓🎉 Keep up the great work and aim for the stars 🚀✨ You got this 💪🏼 A huge thank you to our wonderful faculty and hosts 💐🙏🏼 #ThisIsISN

It was a fantastic ISN-Taiwan Society of Nephrology (TSN) Joint Symposium on Advancing Research in Nephrology: A Global Perspective during the Taiwan Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting. The symposium featured engaging lectures from renowned experts, including Mai-Szu Wu, Robert Walker, Chih-Wei

Rest in peace Dr. Raj Pannu. #abpoli #cdnpoli