American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1061-1069 , December 2008

Awareness and Knowledge of Clinical Practice Guidelines for CKD Among Internal Medicine Residents: A National Online Survey

  • Varun Agrawal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Varun Agrawal, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48073
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  • Amit K. Ghosh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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  • Michael A. Barnes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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  • Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of, Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
    • Division of, Nutrition, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
    • Division of, Preventive Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

Received 19 December 2007 ,Accepted 18 June 2008.

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    Awareness and knowledge of Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative clinical practice guidelines in internal medicine residents according to postgraduate year (PGY). Light blue bars, PGY1; maroon ba

    Awareness and knowledge of Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative clinical practice guidelines in internal medicine residents according to postgraduate year (PGY). Light blue bars, PGY1; maroon bars, PGY2; and light yellow bars, PGY3. Mean score in each section is reported as percentage of total score for that section. *Significant improvement in performance (P < 0.05) with increasing PGY was observed in definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD), classification of CKD, complications of CKD, nephrologist referral, and final performance.

 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.06.022 on November 3, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01114-1

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.06.022

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 1061-1069 , December 2008

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