Kevan Polkinghorne 🇳🇿
@dialysisbloke.bsky.social
#Nephrologist at Monashhealth
Prof of Medicine, Monash University
#Haemodialysis #BioStats #Epidemiology
Melbourne, Australia
#MedSky #NephSky #SkyNeph
Prof of Medicine, Monash University
#Haemodialysis #BioStats #Epidemiology
Melbourne, Australia
#MedSky #NephSky #SkyNeph
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Mark your diaries! The ViCBiostat Summer School returns from 13-20 Feb 2026, in Melbourne and online.
Courses include causal inference, cluster randomised trials, meta-analysis and the estimand framework.
Further details TBA shortly - sign up to our mailing list at www.vicbiostat.org.au
#statistics
Courses include causal inference, cluster randomised trials, meta-analysis and the estimand framework.
Further details TBA shortly - sign up to our mailing list at www.vicbiostat.org.au
#statistics
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Mark your diaries! The ViCBiostat Summer School returns from 13-20 Feb 2026, in Melbourne and online.
Courses include causal inference, cluster randomised trials, meta-analysis and the estimand framework.
Further details TBA shortly - sign up to our mailing list at www.vicbiostat.org.au
#statistics
Courses include causal inference, cluster randomised trials, meta-analysis and the estimand framework.
Further details TBA shortly - sign up to our mailing list at www.vicbiostat.org.au
#statistics
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Among more than 800 000 CKD-PC participants, discordance between cystatin C and creatinine eGFR values was associated with increased risk of death, cardiovascular events, and kidney failure.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Among more than 800 000 CKD-PC participants, discordance between cystatin C and creatinine eGFR values was associated with increased risk of death, cardiovascular events, and kidney failure.
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ja.ma/47A5Gdd
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Final Chance!
Early bird registrations for the International Vasculitis Workshop 2026 close 14 November - and they won’t be extended again.
Register at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/registration/
Early bird registrations for the International Vasculitis Workshop 2026 close 14 November - and they won’t be extended again.
Register at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/registration/
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Final Chance!
Early bird registrations for the International Vasculitis Workshop 2026 close 14 November - and they won’t be extended again.
Register at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/registration/
Early bird registrations for the International Vasculitis Workshop 2026 close 14 November - and they won’t be extended again.
Register at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/registration/
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Among more than 800 000 CKD-PC participants, discordance between cystatin C and creatinine eGFR values was associated with increased risk of death, cardiovascular events, and kidney failure.
#KidneyWK @asnkidney.bsky.social
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#KidneyWK @asnkidney.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Among more than 800 000 CKD-PC participants, discordance between cystatin C and creatinine eGFR values was associated with increased risk of death, cardiovascular events, and kidney failure.
#KidneyWK @asnkidney.bsky.social
ja.ma/4oV4DtU
#KidneyWK @asnkidney.bsky.social
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In PISCES, daily n–3 fatty acids cut serious cardiovascular events in dialysis patients by nearly half (HR 0.57). Fish oil clearly had bigger fish to fry than placebo: fewer MIs, strokes, cardiac deaths without extra adverse catches
@nejm.org #kidneywk sim publication
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
@nejm.org #kidneywk sim publication
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Fish-Oil Supplementation and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis | NEJM
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients receiving hemodialysis,
yet effective preventive therapies remain limited. Supplementation with n−3 polyunsaturated
fatty acids, esp...
www.nejm.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In PISCES, daily n–3 fatty acids cut serious cardiovascular events in dialysis patients by nearly half (HR 0.57). Fish oil clearly had bigger fish to fry than placebo: fewer MIs, strokes, cardiac deaths without extra adverse catches
@nejm.org #kidneywk sim publication
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
@nejm.org #kidneywk sim publication
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Shocking first high impact trial of the day. Fish oil reduces CV events in dialysis patients! #Pisces #kidneywk
Simultaneous pub in NEJM
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Simultaneous pub in NEJM
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Shocking first high impact trial of the day. Fish oil reduces CV events in dialysis patients! #Pisces #kidneywk
Simultaneous pub in NEJM
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Simultaneous pub in NEJM
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Very proud to have lead the Australian arm of PISCES. Huge thanks for Charmaine Lok for the collaboration.
In the PISCES trial involving participants receiving hemodialysis, fish oil (n−3 fatty acids) was compared with corn-oil placebo. The rate of serious cardiovascular events was lower with daily fish-oil supplementation. Full trial results: nej.md/49zWuqo
@asnkidney.bsky.social | #KidneyWk
@asnkidney.bsky.social | #KidneyWk
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Very proud to have lead the Australian arm of PISCES. Huge thanks for Charmaine Lok for the collaboration.
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Make the most of Melbourne while visiting for the 22nd International Vasculitis Workshop! Explore hidden laneway cafes, explore the coast or unwind in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Check out the LOC Melbourne Guides: vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/loc-melbourn...
Check out the LOC Melbourne Guides: vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/loc-melbourn...
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Make the most of Melbourne while visiting for the 22nd International Vasculitis Workshop! Explore hidden laneway cafes, explore the coast or unwind in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Check out the LOC Melbourne Guides: vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/loc-melbourn...
Check out the LOC Melbourne Guides: vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/loc-melbourn...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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We’re thrilled to welcome Professor Stephen McDonald to the International Vasculitis Workshop 2026!
A globally respected expert in vasculitis and nephrology, Prof McDonald brings invaluable insight and experience to the program.
Register today at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com
A globally respected expert in vasculitis and nephrology, Prof McDonald brings invaluable insight and experience to the program.
Register today at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We’re thrilled to welcome Professor Stephen McDonald to the International Vasculitis Workshop 2026!
A globally respected expert in vasculitis and nephrology, Prof McDonald brings invaluable insight and experience to the program.
Register today at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com
A globally respected expert in vasculitis and nephrology, Prof McDonald brings invaluable insight and experience to the program.
Register today at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com
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happening tomorrow!
@dialysisbloke.bsky.social will be musing on vascular access for #NephGR at @uottawa.ca and @ottawahospital.on.ca
@dialysisbloke.bsky.social will be musing on vascular access for #NephGR at @uottawa.ca and @ottawahospital.on.ca
October 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
happening tomorrow!
@dialysisbloke.bsky.social will be musing on vascular access for #NephGR at @uottawa.ca and @ottawahospital.on.ca
@dialysisbloke.bsky.social will be musing on vascular access for #NephGR at @uottawa.ca and @ottawahospital.on.ca
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Should we be considering the variability of a person's BP? Growing evidence that more variability is linked to poor outcomes. Maybe something for the 2033 BP guidelines...
Long‐Term Blood Pressure Variability and Physical Performance in Older Adults - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Long‐Term Blood Pressure Variability and Physical Performance in Older Adults - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Should we be considering the variability of a person's BP? Growing evidence that more variability is linked to poor outcomes. Maybe something for the 2033 BP guidelines...
Long‐Term Blood Pressure Variability and Physical Performance in Older Adults - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Long‐Term Blood Pressure Variability and Physical Performance in Older Adults - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Last chance everyone!
Submit your abstract and join the over 55 invited international speakers at the Workshop #vasculitismelbourne2026
Case reports and series welcome
And remember the new Young Invstigator Award Session.
See you in 2026.
Submit your abstract and join the over 55 invited international speakers at the Workshop #vasculitismelbourne2026
Case reports and series welcome
And remember the new Young Invstigator Award Session.
See you in 2026.
We’re giving you more time to share your work at the upcoming International Vasculitis Workshop. The new deadline to submit your abstract is 29 September 2025!
Don't miss your opportunity, submit today at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/call-for-abs...
Don't miss your opportunity, submit today at vasculitis-melbourne2026.com/call-for-abs...
September 18, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Last chance everyone!
Submit your abstract and join the over 55 invited international speakers at the Workshop #vasculitismelbourne2026
Case reports and series welcome
And remember the new Young Invstigator Award Session.
See you in 2026.
Submit your abstract and join the over 55 invited international speakers at the Workshop #vasculitismelbourne2026
Case reports and series welcome
And remember the new Young Invstigator Award Session.
See you in 2026.
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Amazing #ANZSN meeting in Perth. First class science (🤯 young investigators), ideas for future meetings, and caught up with friends and colleagues. Melbourne for the vasculitis-melbourne2026.com next!
IVW 2026 | 22nd International Vasculitis Workshop
Join the 22nd International Vasculitis Workshop, a leading event dedicated to advancing research, treatment, and understanding of vasculitis. Connect with global experts, researchers, and practitioner...
vasculitis-melbourne2026.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Amazing #ANZSN meeting in Perth. First class science (🤯 young investigators), ideas for future meetings, and caught up with friends and colleagues. Melbourne for the vasculitis-melbourne2026.com next!
@nephjc.bsky.social @lastwalsh.bsky.social just presented ACHIEVE results at #ANZSN. Here’s a some details of country differences not in the main paper
September 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@nephjc.bsky.social @lastwalsh.bsky.social just presented ACHIEVE results at #ANZSN. Here’s a some details of country differences not in the main paper
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Excellent summary of the ACHIEVE trial from @drsaivani.bsky.social & @thekidneywhisperer.bsky.social
#NephJC chat tomorrow
www.nephjc.com/news/achieve
#NephJC chat tomorrow
www.nephjc.com/news/achieve
In ESRD is spironolactone an overACHIEVEr? — NephJC
This week, we will discuss the ACHIEVE trial. Will spironolactone achieve CV benefits in ESRD?
www.nephjc.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Excellent summary of the ACHIEVE trial from @drsaivani.bsky.social & @thekidneywhisperer.bsky.social
#NephJC chat tomorrow
www.nephjc.com/news/achieve
#NephJC chat tomorrow
www.nephjc.com/news/achieve
@kitchinglab.bsky.social Huan presenting his ANCA vasculitis data in the YI session #ANZSN 2025.
September 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
@kitchinglab.bsky.social Huan presenting his ANCA vasculitis data in the YI session #ANZSN 2025.
Prof Liz Lightstone giving us a fantastic update on Lupus Nephritis at #ASNZSN 2025 @kidneydoc101.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Prof Liz Lightstone giving us a fantastic update on Lupus Nephritis at #ASNZSN 2025 @kidneydoc101.bsky.social
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It’s time to stop rounding serum creatinine url: academic.oup.com/ajhp/article...
It’s time to stop rounding serum creatinine
T Michael Farley, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM, BCIDP, FHM, FCCP, Michelle Fravel, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, Tadd Hellwig, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FSDSHP, Michael E Ernst,
academic.oup.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It’s time to stop rounding serum creatinine url: academic.oup.com/ajhp/article...
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Dialysis capacity is under pressure in 🇦🇺 & 🇳🇿.
ANZDATA + ANZSN are working to understand the impacts.
Hear more at #ANZSN Congress (31 Aug-3 Sept): anzsnevents.com
Full Report: lnkd.in/eM2Kjdw3
(thanks to @thelimbic @mardichapman for coverage!)
ANZDATA + ANZSN are working to understand the impacts.
Hear more at #ANZSN Congress (31 Aug-3 Sept): anzsnevents.com
Full Report: lnkd.in/eM2Kjdw3
(thanks to @thelimbic @mardichapman for coverage!)
60th ANZSN Congress
anzsnevents.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Dialysis capacity is under pressure in 🇦🇺 & 🇳🇿.
ANZDATA + ANZSN are working to understand the impacts.
Hear more at #ANZSN Congress (31 Aug-3 Sept): anzsnevents.com
Full Report: lnkd.in/eM2Kjdw3
(thanks to @thelimbic @mardichapman for coverage!)
ANZDATA + ANZSN are working to understand the impacts.
Hear more at #ANZSN Congress (31 Aug-3 Sept): anzsnevents.com
Full Report: lnkd.in/eM2Kjdw3
(thanks to @thelimbic @mardichapman for coverage!)
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If you are a medic that follows this advice, you get a professorship. If you are a statistician following this advice, you get laughed at (until you rebrand as a data scientist 😘).
In medicine they are called "risk factors" and, of course, you want all "important" risk factors in your model all the time
Unless a risk factor is not statistically significant then you can drop that factor without issues
Unless a risk factor is not statistically significant then you can drop that factor without issues
June 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
If you are a medic that follows this advice, you get a professorship. If you are a statistician following this advice, you get laughed at (until you rebrand as a data scientist 😘).
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Congratulations to Alison Weightman for winning a poster prize 🏆 at the 2025 TSANZ ASM 👏
Her poster looked at nephrologist perspectives on information sharing with recipients during deceased donor kidney transplant offers
Her poster looked at nephrologist perspectives on information sharing with recipients during deceased donor kidney transplant offers
June 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Congratulations to Alison Weightman for winning a poster prize 🏆 at the 2025 TSANZ ASM 👏
Her poster looked at nephrologist perspectives on information sharing with recipients during deceased donor kidney transplant offers
Her poster looked at nephrologist perspectives on information sharing with recipients during deceased donor kidney transplant offers
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@philclayton.bsky.social presenting the new HLA matchability score as part of the proposed new kidney allocation system demonstrating improvement in equity @tsanz.bsky.social @anzdataregistry.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
@philclayton.bsky.social presenting the new HLA matchability score as part of the proposed new kidney allocation system demonstrating improvement in equity @tsanz.bsky.social @anzdataregistry.bsky.social
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@lachlanmcmichael.bsky.social presenting his first of two talks at @tsanz.bsky.social exploring variation in living donor referral in Australia and New Zealand @anzdataregistry.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
@lachlanmcmichael.bsky.social presenting his first of two talks at @tsanz.bsky.social exploring variation in living donor referral in Australia and New Zealand @anzdataregistry.bsky.social