Conference Schedule
Weekly
Biopsy Conference
Biopsy review.
Fellows Lecture Series
The series covers the core curriculum topics required for ACGME accreditation. UW faculty and outside speakers lead the lectures. On Fridays in the summer, fellows engage in various hands-on, interactive teaching sessions at UW medical campuses and Northwest Kidney Center sites.
Professor Rounds
Professor Rounds provides education involving common and challenging inpatient and outpatient clinical cases on general nephrology and transplantation.
Teaching Rounds
Teaching Rounds alternate between a fellow review for the resident and student, and an in-depth review done in conjunction with staff. Fellows present a case-based discussion of a pertinent medical subject, such as acute kidney failure, vascular access, hematuria, proteinuria, uremia, or other topics.
Transplant Grand Rounds
Transplant Grand Rounds provides a wide range of curricula pertinent to solid organ transplantation and allied fields and features experts from both the University of Washington and invited guest speakers.
Nephrology Grand Rounds
Our Nephrology Grand Rounds conference is a major component of the adult and pediatric nephrology teaching program and contains material for ongoing medical education. Topics cover basic science, clinical research, clinical-based discussions, kidney biopsy conferences, and more. Speaker presentations are given by experts from the University of Washington and invited guest speakers.
Monthly
Glomerular Conference
(GN -Glomerulonephritis)
A multidisciplinary conference focusing on the etiology and treatment of immune-mediated kidney disease.
Journal Club
Journal Club provides nephrology fellows the opportunity to develop and improve their ability to conduct a critical analysis of data reported in the clinical and basic science literature.
POCUS Conference
A series of case presentations with images of renal, bladder, lung, and heart ultrasound, with a focus on clinical situations that may emerge for nephrologists using and interpreting POCUS images.