Projects & Publications
Oral Presentations and Poster Exhibitions
ASN Kidney Week Event:
From October 24-27, 2024, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) hosted Kidney Week, the world's premier nephrology meeting, at the San Diego Convention Center in California. More than 13,000 leading kidney health professionals gathered to learn, network, and share the latest developments in kidney science. The meeting included plenary sessions, scientific exposition, poster presentations, and recorded presentations.
Researchers and administrators from the CURE-CKD and AIM-AHEAD West Hub teams presented updates on recent research, shared perspectives on practice, and engaged with audience members to discuss health equity and representation in the field of Nephrology. Abstracts of presentations can be found in the JASN Kidney Week 2024 published abstracts PDF below.
October 24th, Clinical Practice Session: Cardio-Kidney Protection with SGLT2 Inhibition and Beyond - Honoring George Bakris- “How Will the Incretin Data "FLOW" into Practice,” Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN
On October 24th, Katherine R. Tuttle, MD, FASN, FACP, FNKF, the Executive Director for Research at Providence Health Care, Regional Principal Investigator of the Institute of Translational Health Sciences and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, presented on a study she co-authored, which addressed how incretin data, or “FLOW,” will be utilized in clinical practice.
October 25th Oral Abstract Sessions: “Predictors of Chronic Kidney Disease Care in African American and American Indian or Alaska Native Patients in Two Large Health Systems,” Kiara Mayhand, MPH
Kiara Mayhand, MPH, pictured on the far left
Page 34 of publication/36 of PDF: Oral presentation: Predictors of CKD Care in African American and American Indian or Alaska Native Patients in Two Large Health
Systems. Kiara Mayhand presented. This was the AIM-AHEAD pilot project work.
October 26th ASN Kidney Week Poster Session: “NIH Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity,” AIM-AHEAD West Hub UCLA Team:
Administration: Christian Cabunag, MPP, Program Manager; AIM-AHEAD West Hub and CURE-CKD Leadership: Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCLA in the Division of Nephrology and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension
October 26th ASN Kidney Week Poster Session: “Competing Kidney Failure and Death Risks by Baseline eGFR in Diabetes,” CURE-CKD Team
Page 934 of publication/936 of PDF: Poster presentation: Competing Risks of Kidney Failure and Death by Baseline eGFR in Diabetes. Dr. Tuttle and Lindsey Kornowske presented.
- Page 567 of publication/569 of PDF: Poster presentation: Accuracy of Identification of Cardiovascular Events with International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Diagnosis Codes vs. Physician Adjudication in CKD and ESKD. Dr. Anna Zemke presented.
October 26th “Heart Failure Staging Guidelines in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease,” Anna Zemke, MD, MS
Page 568 of publication/570 of PDF: Poster presentation: Application of the AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Staging Guidelines in CKD. Anna Zemke presented. This was also presented orally as part of the Top Trainee Posters
October 26th Health Equity Topics in CKD- “How to Improve Representation in Nephrology Research Studies,” Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD
On October 26th, Susanne B. Nicholas, MD, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at UCLA in the Division of Nephrology and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension presented on the improvement of representation in nephrology. Dr. Nicholas shared updates on recent federal efforts to diversify clinical trials, and she presented strategies for industry stakeholders and public agencies to participate in effective community engagement. She also engaged with audience to discuss questions regarding inclusion in nephrology research.
Publications in 2025
Population Level Risk Factors for Kidney Outcomes in IgA Nephropathy: the CURE-CKD Registry. Kidney Med. 2025 7(4):100981. PMID: 40201397.
Incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Adults with Prediabetes in the CURE-CKD Registry, 2013-2020. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 27(6):3536-41. PMID: 40171884.
Prevalence and severity of chronic kidney disease in a population with type 1 diabetes from a Unites States health system: a real-world cohort study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 47:101130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2025.101130. PMID: 40486991.
Clinical Characteristics and CKD Care Delivery in African American and American Indian or Alaska Native Patients: A Real-World Cohort Study. BMC Nephrol. 2025 26(1):407. PIMD: 40691762.
Population Risk Predictors of Major Adverse Kidney Events Attributed to Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis from the CURE-CKD Registry. 2025 26(1):403. PMID: 40684116.
Longitudinal Impacts of Bariatric Surgery on eGFR in CKD Patients. Am J Nephrol. 2025 24:1-18. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40706578.
A Real-World Cohort Study of the Risks of Kidney Failure and Death in Diabetes. 2025 doi:102215/CJN.0000000857. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40921151.
