Journal Club
The ACVNU will conduct an online Journal Club to facilitate the review of recent scientific articles and discuss their implications and relevance to the dynamic field of veterinary nephrology and urology.
Additional information and the featured article for discussion will be posted on the event calendar below, approximately one week before each meeting.
We extend the invitation to join to all and anticipate sessions enriched with critical appraisals and insightful discussions.
All sessions will be recorded, archived and posted to our YouTube channel, ACVNUJournalClub, for continued reference and review.
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Monday January 6, 2025 at 3:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98934282669?pwd=yOpL0lltFZWdtNtDysXakj32EepubH.1
ACVNU Resident, Dr Allison Kendall, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), will be discussing the articles: TBD
Article Link: TBD
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 1:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/92607991168?pwd=1XPmobpi9UOEtPK7kKq6qQlpOb8pGB.1
ACVNU Resident, Dr Dan Gordon DVM, DACVECC, will be discussing the articles: TBD
Article Link: TBD
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday January 21, 2025 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94937990426?pwd=27pxgSbNWJd2ERyeCaHdaIRbk5EExK.1
ACVNU Resident, Dr Federica Serafini, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM), will be discussing the article/s: TBD
Article Link: TBD
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Monday February 3, 2025 at 3:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/99314375701?pwd=VmkatgPkXECZOgMQ4yz95gH3b8vXsP.1
ACVNU Resident, Dr Allison Kendall, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM), will be discussing the article/s: TBD
Article Link: TBD
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday December 17, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94547046791?pwd=nLeaapbDcS7sxW4fEGSIAwOuA9hb2s.1
ACVNU Resident, Dr Joanna Finstad, DVM, MS, DACVECC, will be discussing the articles:
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Wednesday December 11, 2024 at 1:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94018821107?pwd=ngcMQmasfvUaftASVY2Xt1N5L44Aeb.1
We will be discussing the articles: “Xanthinuria in a familial group of Munchkin cats and an unrelated domestic shorthair cat”
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Monday December 2, 2024 at 3:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94292791408?pwd=DHEfznHy8SpRdY8qlwKw5rjamZ3tlr.1
We will be discussing the article: “Assessment of cell cycle arrest biomarkers and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin to distinguish acute kidney injury from other diseases in dogs.”- A. Biscop
Article Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sQDY4OiCsk6ogt02bQBH1avedKp4K8pH/view?usp=sharing
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday November 19, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/95699865547?pwd=Lw1s0eLtMbuWRIXULGWEUoPYXsH1Sm.1
We will be discussing the articles: “Urinary Cystatin B as a marker of acute kidney injury in cats” Veterinary journal, 106262.
Article Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023324002016?via%3Dihub
ACVNU Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Monday November 4, 2024 at 3:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/91722751499?pwd=nYvz8BBcfluCOWESXot8y87Ael3H9S.1
We will be discussing the articles: Evaluation of the efficacy of a live Escherichia coli biotherapeutic product (asymptomatic bacteriuria E. coli 212)
ACVNU Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Thursday October 31, 2024 at 2:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/99334093538?pwd=oMXQJ2N264OoUBAcaBEMSz62BkzD00.1
We will be discussing the articles: “Characterization of the circulating markers of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in telmisartan- or enalapril-treated dogs with proteinuric chronic kidney disease”
Joanna E. Murdoch, Bianca N. Lourenço, Roy D. Berghaus, Marisa K. Ames, Hillary K. Hammond, Amanda E. Coleman
First published: 29 August 2024
ACVNU Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday October 15, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/92023680401?pwd=oBJAJmbuV80j8h4qfhbed8BqKL5Nxn.1
We will be discussing the articles: “A Clinical Study on Urinary Clusterin and Cystatin B in Dogs with Spontaneous Acute Kidney Injury”
Published in: Veterinary Sciences / Authors: Emilia Gordin,*, Sanna Viitanen, Daniel Gordin, Donald Szlosek, Sarah Peterson, Thomas Spillmann, and Mary Anna Labato / Published: 2 May 2024
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Monday October 7, 2024 at 3:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/97083851767?pwd=TV9igLgnAbaIkGZVHoLvgw3Szf7HLv.1
We will be discussing the article: “Hydrochlorothiazide and Prevention of Kidney-Stone Recurrence”
Article Link: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2209275
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Thursday September 26, 2024 at 2:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/93837633479?pwd=1zCoKX4bC23ztyzvwbBFHLMLXb4vJl.1
We will be discussing the articles:
2) Detrusor urethral dyssynergy in dogs: 35 cases (2007-2019)
ACVNU Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday September 17, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/96835413912?pwd=exgqMdeiaYePUgQ9ssrAXnva9tb3W0.1
We will be discussing the article: Placement of an artificial urethral sphincter in 8 male dogs with urethral diverticulum
Article Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9-__ikFdr1L3UL5Pqn6te_acCWVAylP/view?usp=sharing
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday September 3, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/99247556080?pwd=kl08lfzstoTHM6wQ4ZRuuwe1ilz0ag.1
We will be discussing the article: Factors associated with thrombotic disease in dogs with renal proteinuria: A retrospective of 150 cases
Article Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/101GTsOnBZ0vzWVZlw0nodKsENztl52vi/view?usp=sharing
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday August 27, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/95233057258?pwd=eTB7Dww7IhOQI8aYHL5deS3DlSYsQP.1
We will be discussing the article: Usefulness of serum amyloid A for the diagnosis of pyelonephritis in cats: A prospective evaluation
Article Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvim.17082
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday August 20, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/91760895782?pwd=EcVPQ68cLTuJplYIM8VlvlcMD5wnBp.1
We will be discussing the article: Plasmin in Nephrotic Urine Activates the Epithelial Sodium Channel
Article Link: https://journals.lww.com/jasn/fulltext/2009/02000/plasmin_in_nephrotic_urine_activates_the.13.aspx
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Wednesday August 14, 2024 at 3:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: Updated Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/92314383268?pwd=Ni8PdEEoaf3JOB9WORlCHRV944Nws3.1
We will be discussing the article: “The furosemide stress test: current use and future potential” by Blaithin A. McMahon & Lakhmir S. Chawla
Article Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0886022X.2021.1906701
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday July 16, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/93210507909?pwd=CEjnH4viyzwSydd2KUpxbRsqckDuqo.1
We will be discussing the article: Interactions between intradialytic central venous oxygen saturation, relative blood volume, and all-cause mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Article Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SavTC8RlFETP44CBoFHHro-Sy3eY14ZV/view?usp=sharing
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday June 18, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Zoom Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/93845378227?pwd=Lk6kFhIs818OTaVPEPfdeOTureDhx7.1
We will be discussing the article: “Blood fibroblast growth factor 23 concentration in cats with and without chronic kidney disease: a scoping review”
Article Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16asuRm7EohU2TnNPkpEy9oHZqUQ_QDF7/view?usp=sharing
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Monday May 6, 2024 at 3:00pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/ueo-kdis-bwr
We will be discussing the articles: Retrospective evaluation of 22 dogs with leptospirosis treated with extracorporeal renal replacement therapies (2018-2021) and Prospective evaluation of rapid point-of-care tests for the diagnosis of acute leptospirosis in dogs
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/zje-fiau-xis
We will be discussing the article: “Evaluation of a urine dipstick protein to urine specific gravity ratio for the detection of proteinuria in dogs and cats”
Article Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z4jo_gRSsToBu4dZSRZQh6iuJkTbMn4g/view?usp=drive_link
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/deg-srjs-hcv
We will be discussing the article: “Fractional excretion of electrolytes in volume-responsive and intrinsic acute kidney injury in dogs: Diagnostic and prognostic implications”
Article Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29770972/
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday March 19, 2024 at 07:00pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/mms-pupo-gzd
We will be discussing the article: Benign ureteral obstruction in cats: Outcome with medical management
Article Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvim.16709
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Monday March 4, 2024 at 3pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/hih-qnji-rta
We will be discussing the article: Effect of amlodipine on the circulating renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in healthy cats
Article Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TmepQ_Ox0NSR8HtM0J39Z1gTsnnnytoo/view?usp=sharing
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday February 27th, 2024 at 12pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/dmd-tkxz-xbi
We will be discussing the article: Persistent urinary incontinence in female Golden Retrievers following laser ablation of intramural ectopic ureters may be associated with the presence of historical urinary tract infection
Article Link: https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/262/1/javma.23.07.0396.xml
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday February 20, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/yrg-jrou-qsb
We will be discussing the article: Acute Kidney Injury is common in dogs with septic peritonitis and is associated with increased mortality
Article Link: https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/261/11/javma.23.04.0184.xml
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday January 16, 2024 at 12:00pm EST.
Google Meet Link: https://meet.google.com/zmy-yhah-uaw
We will be discussing: Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) and its association with kidney disease
Article Links:
3) Impact of feline AIM on the susceptibility of cats to renal disease
Journal Club
Please join us for the ACVNU Journal Club held Tuesday December 19, 2023 at 12:00pm EST.
Recorded Journal Club Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kHy4b6d8ydppRvufj7_rrZdWQ2eywkjJ/view?usp=sharing
We will be discussing the following articles (Linked Below):
“Pharmacodynamic effects of molidustat on erythropoiesis in healthy cats” - Gerald Betties
and
“Use of molidustat, a hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, in chronic kidney disease-associated anemia in cats” - Samuel Charles
Journal Club
ACVNU Journal Club held Monday December 4, 2023 at 3pm EST.
Recorded Journal Club Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U_hohbMNOEg_djn1dzl0_C7r54V1OYp1/view?usp=sharing
We will be discussing the article "Response and survival of dogs with proteinuria (UPC > 2.0) treated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors" Emily A Fulton, Alix R McBrearty, Darren J Shaw, Alison E Ridyard
Article Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37815154/