Table 2.

Creating a strong community of nephrologists

Strategy	Method	Example
Sharing best practices for the care of patient problems and managing practices	Social media platforms, such as the ASN Community Forums	Sharing protocols for the management of immunosuppression for patients with lupus nephritis
Development of practice-based research networks to conduct research on processes and outcomes of care	Development of pragmatic trial networks of existing nephrology practices that share data on processes of care and outcomes	Development of networks of 50–100 practices that work together to study practice, especially in areas where no consensus best practice may exist
Networking opportunities to link nephrologists so that questions can be answered and develop support networks	Social media platforms, such as the ASN Community Forum, facilitated networking at regional and national meetings	Development of peer to peer interactions that support one another in clinical practice

ASN, American Society of Nephrology.