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The UVA Division of Nephrology holds conferences throughout the week. Fellows Conference runs year-round; the remainder runs typically from September through May. Most conferences are held in the Kidney Center Conference Room on the 5th Floor, Multistory West Complex, Room 5101. Periodically, one of the other conferences described below will be rotated into a slot for a regularly scheduled meeting to ensure that faculty and fellows can review and discuss cases and direct patient care in the conference setting.

Conference Descriptions

Summer Core Curriculum
A core nephrology curriculum is provided at the beginning of each academic year. This 2-month curriculum is intended to provide fundamental practical concepts on various topics in nephrology early in the training program. This permits the accelerated acquisition of core information in managing outpatients and inpatients. Topics may vary from year to year but include the evaluation of renal function, hemodialysis (including continuous hemodialysis), peritoneal dialysis, evaluation and management of patients with acute and chronic renal failure, evaluation and management of acid-base and electrolyte disorders, evaluation and management of renal transplant patients, and others.

CIIR Seminar Series
Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, or graduate students present research from faculty-sponsored research projects. Outside faculty are also invited to present research. UVA faculty, fellows, and trainees do research-in-progress presentations during this conference.

Renal Grand Rounds
Distinguished national and international experts from UVA and other institutions present topics on nephrology (clinical and basic science).

Medical Grand Rounds
Faculty from UVA and other institutions are invited to discuss clinical topics in medicine. Several times each year, the nephrology faculty is present. Internationally recognized nephrology faculty are invited as visiting professors.

Journal Club
The purpose of the journal club is to mentor/develop the ability to critically analyze data reported in the recent or landmark clinical and basic science literature. In general, papers are presented and discussed from high-quality clinical journals (NEJM, Kidney Int, Ann Int Med, Lancet, Transplantation) and basic science journals (Nature, J Biol Chem, Cell, Science, Proc Natl Acad Sci, J Clin Invest, Am J Physiol).

Fellows Conference
These conferences are dedicated to discussing interesting cases based on a review of important topics in nephrology. Fellows present cases and relevant information from the literature on diagnosis and management to the group for discussion. Topics are selected to cover the required material for board preparation and general nephrology practice.

Transplant Conference
Members attend this conference from multiple subspecialties, including Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Surgery, and Nephrology. Topics in organ transplantation are presented and discussed by faculty and fellows.

Morbidity and Mortality (M & M)
These conferences are held quarterly to review near misses in daily work or patient care. They follow a scripted agenda and aim to improve the quality of care and operations, focusing on medical knowledge, patient care, delivery of care, and communications.

Pathology Conference
These conferences are held monthly. Histiopathic findings of kidney biopsies are presented by our dedicated renal pathologist for clinical discussion.

Hemodialysis Vascular Access
This is a multidisciplinary meeting of nephrology faculty and fellows, dialysis nurses, vascular surgeons, residents, interventional radiology faculty and staff in which care is presented, angiogram films are reviewed, and literature is reviewed. Participants work on improving patient care and communication processes by developing and revising protocols.