Links and Resouces

Training matters

Nephrology Training Requirements

This page contains information about Nephrology Advanced Training in Australia and New Zealand. Note that the College is in the process of changing the structure of Advanced Training; this will include introducing a new curriculum for Nephrology Training. In other words, watch this space!

Clinical Guidelines

CARI
Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

NKF KDOQI
The National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI)

KDIGO
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes

UK Renal Association

European Guidelines
European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) / European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG)

Journals

Journals of the American Society of Nephrology
These include JASN, CJASN, and NephSAP. These journals are essential reading for Nephrology trainees. As an Australian trainee, you're entitled to cheap electronic access to the ASN journals by becoming a corresponding member of ASN

Kidney International
The official journal of the International Society of Nephrology. Again, as a trainee you're entitled to a discount membership of ISN, which includes a free subscription to KI

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
This is included with ISN membership. It's a good way to keep up with recent developments in Nephrology

NDT
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, the key European renal journal

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
The official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

American Journal of Transplantation
The highest impact factor transplant journal

Transplantation
The official journal of the Transplantation Society

Nephrology
The official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology. This is Australia's "local" Nephrology journal. If you're a member of the ANZSN (which you probably should be), you'll have free access to this journal

Societies

Australian and New Zealand Society Of Nephrology
All Advanced Trainees are encouraged to become members of ANZSN

The Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand
All Advanced Trainees are also encouraged to become members of TSANZ

The Transplantation Society
You get free membership if you are a member of TSANZ

American Society of Nephrology
Membership of ASN gives you access to the ASN journals. It's also inexpensive as an Australian trainee

International Society of Nephrology
ISN membership only costs US$50 for trainees, and includes a free subscription to Kidney International and Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Other useful sites

Hypertension, Dialysis and Clinical Nephrology
This is a really useful general nephrology site. It contains news, downloadable presentations, links to key journal articles and much more

Atlas of Renal Pathology
Lots of good images

ANZDATA
The Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, an excellent source of statistics about renal replacement therapy in Australia and NZ

Kidney Health Australia
Heaps of useful information and links

Precious Bodily Fluids
"I like fixing the numbers" (!) - an interesting and entertaining renal blog

Renal Fellow Network
Another renal blog, targeted at fellows (equivalent to advanced trainees)