Time to show WU Nephrology Pride and Wash Ur Kidneys! The 2019 NKF Kidney Walk is Almost Here

Jane Stromberg, MSW, and Tingting Li, MD, are once again co-captains of Wash Ur Kidneys, the Washington University nephrology team participating in the annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, to be held 12:30-2 pm, March 24, 2019, at Westport Plaza. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) sponsors the fundraiser, the nation’s largest walking event.  More than 5,500 […]

What’s New in Dialysis? Find Out at the 38th Annual Dialysis Conference

WU Division of Nephrology nurses Cheryl Cress and Lisa Koester and nephrologist Dr. Brent Miller will participate in the world’s largest multidisciplinary conference on dialysis, held this year in Orlando, Florida, March 3-6, 2018. The Annual Dialysis Conference (ADC), now in its 38th year, convenes an international group of nephrologists, fellows, nurses, dietitians, social workers […]

Wash Ur Kidneys! Walk, Volunteer or Donate to 2018 NKF St. Louis Kidney Walk

Jane Stromberg, MSW, and Tingting Li, MD, are co-captains of Wash Ur Kidneys, the Washington University Nephrology team participating in the annual St. Louis Kidney Walk, to be held 12:30 – 4 pm, March 4, 2018, at the Chaifetz Arena. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) sponsors the fundraiser, which is nation’s largest walking event to […]

Celebrating Nephrology Nurses

Although appreciated year-round, nephrology nurses are properly recognized this week, September 10-16, 2017, during the official Nephrology Nurses Week. The celebration gives us the opportunity to come right out and say to our nephrology nurses, “Thank you for all you do!” The American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) initially honored the life-saving work of nurses who […]

Cheryl Cress, Nominated for St. Louis Magazine Nursing Award – Helps Patients “Master the Machines”

Cheryl Cress, RN, a Washington University home dialysis modalities nurse, is a finalist in the St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards program. This is the eighth straight year that the magazine will acknowledge and recognize the “selfless care, compassion, and service” of local nurses in schools, hospitals, nurseries, colleges and clinics. St. Louis Magazine […]