Do you think corticosteroids should be used to treat slowly progressive IgA nephropathy? Join the debate with Disqus. Sign up here: disqus.com/profile/signup… and then log into the articles bit.ly/KID0006832020 Kirk Campbell Amanda Cunningham Jonathan Barratt

Is homeostasis a joke to you?! 🥐🥃

Great event! And a great excuse for Wednesday wine 🍷🙏

People living with #kidneyDisease, want to live well and self-manage their health and well-being. Help us celebrate and acknowledge #WorldKidneyDay and those living with or caring for someone with kidney disease. Share to remind others!

Women with kidney disease who are pregnant, preparing to become pregnant, or breastfeeding need specialized maternal healthcare. We have a handout with more information: ontariorenalnetwork.ca/en/kidney-care…

Today on #GreenShirtDay, wear green to show your support, register as an organ donor at taketwominutes.ca and share your wishes with your loved ones. Watch our latest Instagram reel and join PHSA staff in wearing green today: ow.ly/MHpP50EiP7x

UHN Critical Care Physician Kali Barrett spoke with CBC about who is most impacted by COVID-19.

So disappointing to find ourselves here after more than a year of practice.

The SOGC supports the use of all available COVID-19 vaccines approved in Canada in any trimester of pregnancy and during breastfeeding in accordance with regional eligibility. For more information, read our statement: bit.ly/3v3YD6c

KDIGO is pleased to share the 2021 Guideline for Glomerular Diseases and its Executive Summary: kdigo.org/guidelines/gd. We sincerely thank Guideline Co-Chairs, Dr. Brad Rovin and Dr. Jürgen Floege, and the Guideline Work Group, for their incredible work and dedication.

For National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, BC Renal acknowledges the historical & continued harms to Indigenous peoples as a result of systemic racism. We are deeply committed to taking action toward a respectful, inclusive, equitable & just society for all. #NDTR2021

Proud of Michelle and her #patientfirst approach to #kidney care. She helps young women like Selena Gomez with lupus & glomerular disease especially during pregnancy Department of Medicine University of Toronto U of T Nephrology Gillian Hawker Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre @DoctorAndySmith American Society of Nephrology #KidneyWk

Now's a great time to think about how you can vote with your feet on climate change :) This decade is critical to determining what our planet will look like in 50-100 years. Some concrete steps: 🧵1/

The Lunch Symposium features Claudio Rigatto & Susan Quaggin The CSN business meeting is followed by the free comm session #CSNAGM

"Acceptance of current outcomes thwarts innovation; over the past two decades there has been no significant improvement in long-term allograft survival or approval of new immunosuppressant drugs." This Editorial discusses new diagnostics bit.ly/j2022070847 Mei Lin Bissonnette MD PhD FRCPC

See also this nice editorial from Andreas Kronbichler and Hans-Joachim Anders jasn.asnjournals.org/content/early/… 14/

COVID vaccination in GN patients: we found a 2-fold increase in relative risk following boosters but the absolute risk remained small -> helpful to inform risk/benefit discussions moving forward

"In patients with glomerular disease, there is the concern that vaccination may trigger a relapse of disease activity..." Drs Andreas Kronbichler & Hans-Joachim Anders discuss the risks of that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines may present to patients with glomerular disease bit.ly/j2022091078

About 6,000 British Columbians live with glomerulonephritis (GN). Now BC Renal has a web page aimed at addressing their needs. Read more about this "made in BC" resource: ow.ly/YVP550LsrqF #KidneyPatients #KidneyHealt Provincial Health Services Authority kidneybcy

"We are deeply concerned about the serious risk to patient care in locations where access to reproductive options is now legally restricted or compromised." This Perspective argues for the importance of reproductive choices for kidney transplant recipients bit.ly/JASN032