Acute Kidney Injury (AKINow)

AKINow Mission

To promote excellence in the prevention and treatment of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) by building a foundational program that transforms the delivery of AKI care, reduces morbidity and mortality and improves long-term outcomes.

AKINow’s Focus Areas

AKINow Spotlight

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AKINow: Building Kidney Biorepositories Recorded April 18, 2024

A panel of internationally-recognized clinician-scientists discuss how the nephrology community can successfully build an AKI or kidney-related biorepository.

Video Recording Shared Materials

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Welcome Dr. Waikar, New Chair for AKINow!

Dr. Sushrut Waikar assumed the Chair of AKINow on January 1, 2024.  Dr. Waikar replaces Dr. Samir Parikh, who has begun his term as Secretary to the ASN Council. Dr. Waikar is the Norman G. Levinsky Professor of Medicine at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Chief of Nephrology at Boston Medical Center.

Dr. Waikar’s Profile AKINow Steering Committee AKINow Workgroup Members

AKINow Resource Library

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AKINow Journal Club (Recorded July 20, 2023)

Recorded: Thursday, July 20, 2023

A randomized clinical trial assessing the effect of automated medication-targeted alerts on acute kidney injury outcome

Nat Commun 14, 2826 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38532-3 Published May 17, 2023

In this randomized control trial, the authors investigated whether an automated clinical decision support system affects discontinuation rates of potentially nephrotoxic medications and improves outcomes in patients with AKI.

The paper’s lead author, Dr. F. Perry Wilson, discusses the study and answers questions.

Video Link Unanswered Questions from July

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Watch Inaugural AKINow Journal Club from February 7, 2023

Authors Kensei Taguchi and Craig Brooks discuss the role of CG1 and CDK5 in maladaptive repair. Amandeep Bajwa moderates.

Watch AKINow Journal Club Presentation Read the Article