The Glomerular Disease Study and Trial Consortium: A Grassroots Initiative to Foster Collaboration and Innovation.

ABSTRACT: Glomerular kidney disorders account for a significant proportion of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease worldwide. Nevertheless, major obstacles make breakthrough progress in diagnosis and cure an ongoing challenge. Here we report the creation of a "grassroots" initiative that aims to provide new opportunities for nephrologists, pathologists, basic and clinical scientists, patients, and industry partners to collaborate in the field of glomerular kidney disease. Members of the medical community, including trainees, nephrologists, and nephropathologists, can participate in the open-access, Web-based, multidisciplinary clinical video case conferences, which provide "peer-to-peer" exchange of clinical and pathological expertise combined with a formal didactic curriculum. Partici

SUBMITTER: Poyan Mehr A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6308822 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature