The ASN Kidney Health Guidance function will emphasize clinical guidance that is succinct, focused on clinical practice and health system topics, and address emerging, urgent, or high-priority issues facing the kidney health community. ASN clinical guidance is being developed with a focus on innovation, nimbleness and flexibility, and is intended to facilitate and enhance offerings in kidney care.
Questions or comments can be sent to guidance@asn-online.org.
ASN Kidney Health Guidance will encourage high-quality, person-directed care across the spectrum of kidney health and diseases spanning the kidney care journey from screening and early detection to diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care. Advancing Clinical Care through ASN Kidney Health Guidance, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 35(3):p 364-366, March 2024
This guidance provides practical strategies to help health care professionals understand risk differences of why potassium and phosphorus additives affect patients differently and how to determine individual risk, identify high-risk foods, make informed decisions, and target interventions effectively.
This guidance provides evidence-based strategies to identify improvements in kidney function early to optimize recovery and potential dialysis liberation, implement individualized care plans distinct from long-term dialysis protocols, and coordinate efforts between various health care personnel for best practices in AKI-D management.
This guidance provides kidney health professionals with knowledge on the existing tools for obesity management and guidance on implementation of these tools within clinical practice based on best available evidence and expert opinion.
Planned Release Date: January 2026