Browsing by Author "Smith, Kristin"

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    Additional perspectives on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka--lessons learned from the WHO CKDu population prevalence study.
    (BMC Nephrol, 2014-07-28) Redmon, Jennifer Hoponick; Elledge, Myles F; Womack, Donna S; Wickremashinghe, Rajitha; Wanigasuriya, Kamani P; Peiris-John, Roshini J; Lunyera, Joseph; Smith, Kristin; Raymer, James H; Levine, Keith E
    The recent emergence of an apparently new form of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) has become a serious public health crisis in Sri Lanka. CKDu is slowly progressive, irreversible, and asymptomatic until late stages, and is not attributable to hypertension, diabetes, or other known aetiologies. In response to the scope and severity of the emerging CKDu health crisis, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization initiated a collaborative research project from 2009 through 2012 to investigate CKDu prevalence and aetiology. The objective of this paper is to discuss the recently published findings of this investigation and present additional considerations and recommendations that may enhance subsequent investigations designed to identify and understand CKDu risk factors in Sri Lanka or other countries.
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    The National Physicians Cooperative: transforming fertility management in the cancer setting and beyond.
    (Future oncology (London, England), 2018-12) Smith, Brigid M; Duncan, Francesca E; Ataman, Lauren; Smith, Kristin; Quinn, Gwendolyn P; Chang, R Jeffrey; Finlayson, Courtney; Orwig, Kyle; Valli-Pulaski, Hanna; Moravek, Molly B; Zelinski, Mary B; Irene Su, H; Vitek, Wendy; Smith, James F; Jeruss, Jacqueline S; Gracia, Clarisa; Coutifaris, Christos; Shah, Divya; Nahata, Leena; Gomez-Lobo, Veronica; Appiah, Leslie Coker; Brannigan, Robert E; Gillis, Valerie; Gradishar, William; Javed, Asma; Rhoton-Vlasak, Alice S; Kondapalli, Laxmi A; Neuber, Evelyn; Ginsberg, Jill P; Muller, Charles H; Hirshfeld-Cytron, Jennifer; Kutteh, William H; Lindheim, Steven R; Cherven, Brooke; Meacham, Lillian R; Rao, Pooja; Torno, Lilibeth; Sender, Leonard S; Vadaparampil, Susan T; Skiles, Jodi L; Schafer-Kalkhoff, Tara; Frias, Oliva J; Byrne, Julia; Westphal, Lynn M; Schust, Danny J; Klosky, James L; McCracken, Kate A; Ting, Alison; Khan, Zaraq; Granberg, Candace; Lockart, Barbara; Scoccia, Bert; Laronda, Monica M; Mersereau, Jennifer E; Marsh, Courtney; Pavone, Mary Ellen; Woodruff, Teresa K
    Once unimaginable, fertility management is now a nationally established part of cancer care in institutions, from academic centers to community hospitals to private practices. Over the last two decades, advances in medicine and reproductive science have made it possible for men, women and children to be connected with an oncofertility specialist or offered fertility preservation soon after a cancer diagnosis. The Oncofertility Consortium's National Physicians Cooperative is a large-scale effort to engage physicians across disciplines - oncology, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, and behavioral health - in clinical and research activities to enable significant progress in providing fertility preservation options to children and adults. Here, we review the structure and function of the National Physicians Cooperative and identify next steps.