Pediatric Nephrology

Pediatric Nephrology - PEDIAT 963

Welcome to Pediatric Nephrology! We are so happy that you are choosing to learn more about the Pediatric Nephrology elective! During your time with us, you should learn to: Gain an appreciation for the range of causes of kidney disease in children. Identify the workup for and differential diagnosis of hematuria in children, and discuss common treatment strategies. Identify the workup for and differential diagnosis of proteinuria in children, and discuss common treatment strategies. Identify the workup for and differential diagnosis of hypertension in children, and discuss common treatment strategies. Identify common laboratory studies used in nephrology and be able to understand their appropriate use.

Course Director Sharon Bartosh, MD Division Coordinator Christina Nygren

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People to Know

1. General Rotation Questions: Tori Benson
2. Pediatric Nephrology Specific Questions: Dr. Sharon Bartosh
3. Sharon Bartosh, MD, Division Chief of Pediatric Nephrology
4. Allison Redpath, MD, Director of Dialysis
5. Neil Paloian, MD
6. Rachel Engen, MD
7. Taylor House, MD
8. Benjamin Spector, MD
9. Kim Squires, NP
10. Emilie McFadden, NP
11. Courtney Schultz, RN
12. Dawn Foster, RN

Expectations

1. Attend all outpatient pediatric nephrology clinics at AFCH. Students should read up on patients prior to seeing them in clinic. Students should try to see as many patients as possible and are expected to write at least one note per half day clinic, preferably on new patients.
2. Perform inpatient consults and follow up on inpatients. Students should page the nephrologist on call after clinic to see if there are any inpatient consults to see. Students should carry their pagers at all times so they can be contacted when there is a consult to see.
3. If possible, see patients on dialysis and review dialysis physiology.
4. If possible, attend a renal biopsy.
5. Give a 15 minute presentation on a topic of their choice in the final week of the elective.
6. Students should check with the course director regarding learning activities for any unscheduled time.

Educational Opportunities

See https://pediatrics.wisc.edu for current Grand Rounds schedule

1. Clinics
   • Schedule – For most up to date schedule, especially add-on patients, check HealthLink (Dept = “AFCH NEPH”)
   • There will be generally be someone seeing clinic patients in person; however, if there are no in-person clinic patients on a specific day, please page the attending on call to determine what to do for the day.
2. Inpatient Consults
   • Work with the attending on service to determine whether or not you should see new consults together or independently (after which you will present to the attending). In general, clinic patients take priority over consults.
3. Resident Education Sessions – see schedule in MedHub (Instructions for accessing MedHub in “Educational Resources” section below.)

Educational Resources

1. MedHub, pediatrics residency website – useful articles and schedule of educational sessions
   • URL: https://uwhealth.medhub.com Links to an external site.
   • Username: uwpeds
   • Password: 4medstudent
   • Home page > "Resources/Documents" > "Curriculum Documents" > Renal
   • Conference Schedule: Home page > “Conference Schedule”

Feedback

1. Mid-rotation feedback on 2^nd Friday of rotation

  2. End of rotation feedback on 4^th Friday of rotation