News

Jan 5, 2021

We are excited to announce that we will be holding a virtual meeting to update the NKC members on past successes, current projects and future plans on Thursday, February 11th, 2021 from 12-3pm Central. For information on how to register, please email us at nkc@peds.uab.edu.

Each of the four committees (Advocacy, Communication, Education and Research) will present their current projects and future plans and will be able to answer questions from our membership.

Dec 10, 2020

Our new article of the month comes from Dr. John D Mahan on neonatal BP measurement, definitions for HTN and best approaches to evaluation and treatment of HTN in neonates.

Oct 21, 2020

Our new article of the month comes from Dr. Saritha Ranabothu on recognition of neonatal AKI and the lack of follow-up after leaving the NICU.

Sep 14, 2020

Our new article of the month comes from Dr. Lochie Milner and is a systemic review and analysis of blood pressure measurements in neonates.

May 8, 2020

Thanks to all of you who attended the Neonatal Nephrology in 2020 e-Poster and Platform sessions on Monday May 4th. We sincerely hope you enjoyed the presentations and cutting edge science. If you were unable to watch the sessions, we have posted the session for further viewing.

Apr 17, 2020

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the 2020 Pediatric Academic Society meeting has been cancelled. While we are truly disappointed that we won’t be able to meet in person, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting an electronic session on Neonatal Nephrology.

Apr 9, 2020

On April 7, Dr. Selewski gave an excellent talk about Neonatal Nephrology in a webinar sponsored by ESPN/ERKNet. Check out the link below to watch the full recording.

Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury

Apr 6, 2020

Our new article of the month comes from Dr. Erin Rademacher. Please read more about outcomes of chronic dialysis therapy in infants and neonates.

The decision as to whether to offer neonates and infants chronic dialysis has been a challenging one for many years, with data limited on survival and ongoing receipt of transplantation. This article helps to provide neonatologists and nephrologists with the outcomes from a large data registry demonstrating that outcomes have improved over the last two decades.

Feb 4, 2020

Thanks to Dr. Amanda Dyson for this month's Article of the Month. Please read more about impact of nephrotoxic medication stewardship in the NICU in this recent article by Dr. Christine Stoops.

The focus of our current AKI mitigation strategies has been early recognition, improved surveillance, and prevention of AKI where feasible. Nephrotoxic medication stewardship and targeted AKI surveillance in the highest risk populations represent key strategies for improving the care and outcomes of patients at risk for acute kidney injury.

Washington DC
November 7th – 10th, 2019

We are looking forward to the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019, held in Washington DC November 7th – 10th. There will be a number of neonatal kidney topics discussed at plenaries, educational symposia, and poster sessions.