I have been on a journey with this topic.
- Here is my first post on the topic in April 2018: Is estimated GFR racist?
- and then a response to that: Follow up on estimated GFR is/is not racist
- And then in January of 2021: What is missing from the race and eGFR discussion
- An interview in Slate from June of 2021.
I had the opportunity to give grand rounds at Ascension St John hospital, my home institution, last week on the new CKD-EPI equation that calculates eGFR without a race modifier.
The presentation is here:
Keynote: New eGFR equations! Now with less racism (133 MB)
PowerPoint: New eGFR equations! Now with less racism (69 MB) Note: I create, rehearse and deliver the presentation in Keynote. The PowerPoint version is a simple export of the Keynote presentation and often looks like garbage. If you want to see the presentation as it was meant to be, use Keynote.
PDF: New eGFR equations! Now with less racism (28 MB)
Here is the Zoom video