MichaelJGermainMD

PubMed

• 3 citations
  Difelikefalin improves itch-related sleep disruption in patients undergoing haemodialysis.
  Daniel E Weiner, Thilo Schaufler, Kieran McCafferty, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Michael Germain
  Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 2024-06-28
• 2 citations
  Individualized anemia management enhanced by ferric pyrophosphate citrate protocol.
  Yossi Chait, Brian H Nathanson, Michael J Germain
  Scientific Reports. 2022-11-22
• 3 citations
  Real-world assessment: effectiveness and safety of extended-release calcifediol and other vitamin D therapies for secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD patients.
  Michael J Germain, Subir K Paul, George Fadda, Varshasb Broumand, Andy Nguyen
  BMC Nephrology. 2022-11-11

Journal Articles

• Iron Dosing in Renal Failure: Inconsistency of Evidence and Clinical Practice  
  Adam Gaweda A Yelena Ginzburg Y Chait Y Germain MJ[3], Rachmilewitz E Aronoff G, NDT, 1/1/2015
• Murtagh International variation in classification of dialysis withdrawal and associated factors: a systematic review  
  Emma Murphy, Michael J Germain, Irene J Higginson, Fliss EM, NDT, 1/1/2014
• Control-Relevant Erythropoiesis Modeling in End-Stage Renal Disease  
  Chait Y Horowitz J Nichols B Shrestha RP Hollot CV Germain MJ, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), 1/1/2014
• A Palliative Approach to dialysis  
  Grubbs V, Germain MJ, Cohen LM, Weiner D, Jassal V, Moss A, Mehrotra R, CJASN, 1/1/2014
• Short-term aerobic exercise and vascular function in CKD stage 3: A randomized controlled trial  
  Headley S Germain MJ Wood R et al, AJKD, 1/1/2014
• Caregiver Burden and Hemodialysis  
  Lewis M. Cohen and Michael J Germain, CJASN, 1/1/2014
• Should dialysis be offered to all elderly patients?  
  Germain MJ, Blood Purification, 1/1/2014
• How to integrate predictions in outcomes in planning clinical care  
  Germain MJ, Blood Purification, 1/1/2014
• Recent Insights in to Life Expectancy With and Without Dialysis  
  Schell JO, Da Gage M, Germain MJ, Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens, 1/1/2013
• Dialysis initiation: what's the rush?  
  Rosansky SJ, Cancarini G, Clark WF, Eggers P, Germaine M, Glassock R, Goldfarb DS, Harris D, Hwang SJ, Imperial EB, Johansen KL, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Moist LM, Rayner B, ..., Seminars in Dialysis, 1/1/2013
• First Do No Harm: Pursuing Vascular Access in Patients with a Poor Prognosis  
  Rebecca J. Schmidt, DO, Richard S. Goldman, MD and Michael Germain, MD, AJKD, 1/1/2012
• Exercise Training Improves HR Responses and VO2 peak in Predialysis Kidney Patients  
  Headley S, Germain MJ, Milch C, Pescatello L, Coughlin M, Nindl B L, Cornelius A, Sullivan S, Gregory S, Wood R, Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, 1/1/2012
• Simplification of an erythropoiesis model for design of anemia management protocols in end stage renal disease  
  Nichols B. Shrestha RP. Horowitz J. Hollot CV. Germain MJ. Gaweda AE. Chait Y, Conference Proceedings: ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, 1/1/2011
• Lack of circulating bioactive and immunoreactive IGF-I changes despite improved fitness in chronic kidney disease patients following 48 weeks of physical training  
  Sara M. Gregory, Samuel A. Headley, Michael Germain, Allan Flyvbjerg, Jan Frystyk, Mary Ann Coughlin, Charles M. Milch, Sheila Sullivan, Bradley C. Nindl, Growth Hormone & IGF Research, 1/1/2011
• ANCA- Concomitant Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and associated Vasculitis in an Adolescent  
  Agrawal V, Vaidya CK, Ye J, Freeman J, McKiernan C, Blier PR, Andrzejewski C Jr, Germain M, Braden GL, Pediatric Nephrology, 1/1/2011
• When Enough is Enough: The Nephrologist's Responsibility in Ordering Dialysis Treatments  
  Michael J Germain, MD; Sara N Davison; Alvin Moss, AJKD, 1/1/2011
• The ''No Dialysis''  
  Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Lewis M. Cohen, and Michael J. Germain, Option Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, 1/1/2011
• Predicting Six-Month Mortality in Patients Maintained with Hemodialysis  
  Cohen LM Germain MJ.Ruthazer R. Moss AH, CJASN, 1/1/2010
• QOL and End of Life Issues in CKD  
  Schell JO, Cohen LM Germain MJ, Advances in CKD, 1/1/2010
• Increasing Hospice Services for Elderly Patients Maintained with Hemodialysis  
  Cohen LM Germain MJ.Ruthazer R, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 1/1/2010
• A Longitudinal Study of Uremic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients  
  Vandana S. Mathur, Jill Lindberg, Michael Germain, Geoffrey Block,§ James Tumlin, Mark Smith,Mandeep Grewal, and Dawn McGuire, CJASN, 1/1/2010
• Determining Optimum Hemoglobin Sampling for Anemia Management from Every-Treatment Data  
  Gaweda AE, Nathanson BH, Jacobs AA, Aronoff GR, Germain MJ, Brier ME, CJASN, 1/1/2010
• Renal palliative care: Why Now  
  Germain, Michael, Progress in Palliative Care, 1/1/2009
• Functional immunoassay technology (FIT) a new approach for measuring physiological functions: (1) Application of FIT to measure glomerular filtration rate (GFR)  
  Reinhardt CP; Germain MJ; Groman EV; Mulhern JG; Kumar R; Vaccaro DE, AJP - Renal Physiology, 1/3/2008
• Strategies for Successfully Managing the Anemia of CKD in the Long-term Care Setting  
  Germain MJ, Consultant Pharmacist, 1/1/2008
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Books/Book Chapters

• Issues in Dialysis 
  Chapter: Anemia Management 
  Mussifar H Germain MJNova Science Publishers2014
• Issues in Dialysis 
  Chapter: Prognostication Tools as a Guide to Appropriate Integration of Palliative Care in CKD Treatment Plans 
  Scherer JS and J Germain MJNova Science Publishers2014
• Chronic Renal Disease 
  Chapter: Dialysis withholding, withdrawal and palliative care 
  Cohen LM, Germain MJEditors: Paul L. Kimmel and Mark E. Rosenberg.Academic Press2014
• Oxford Textbook of Clinical Nephrology 
  Chapter: Dialysis withholding, withdrawal and palliative care 
  Pinkersov A, Cohen L, Germain MJEditors: Turner, N. et al.Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK2014
• Issues in Dialysis 
  Chapter: Update in Anemia in CKD 
  Goli K, Germain MJNova Science Publishers2012
• Clinical Exercise Physiology 
  Chapter: End Stage Renal Disease in Clinical Exercise Physiology 
  Headley S, Germain MJEditors: Jonathan K. Ehrman, Paul M. Gordon, Paul S. Visich, and Stephen Keteyian.Human Kinetics2012
• Psychiatric Care of the Medical Patient 
  Chapter: End-stage Renal Disease and its Treatment 
  Cohen LM, Germain MJEdition 3rd,2011
• Care at the Close of Life: Evidence and Experience (JAMAevidence) 
  Chapter: Practical considerations in dialysis Withdrawal: "to have that option is a blessing". 
  McPhee SJ et alMcGraw Hill2010
• Anemia in Transplantation 
  Chapter: Causes of Anemia in Transplantation 
  Pointdexter AE, Germain MJ, Diaz AFEditors: Macdougal IC.Permanyer Press2009
• Palliative and End of life care 
  Chapter: Chronic Kidney Disease 
  Kuebler KK, Heidrich DE, Esper PSaunders2007
• Palliative Practices: An Interdisciplinary Approach 
  Chapter: Specific Disease States and their Management: Nephrology 
  Germain MJEditors: Kuebler KK, Davis MP, Moore C.Mosby, St. Louis, MO2006
• American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychsomatic Medicine 
  Chapter: Renal Disease 
  Page 483 - 493Cohen LM, Levy NB, Tessier E, Germain MEditors: Levenson J.American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, DC2005
• Supportive Care For the Renal Patient 
  Chapter: Symptoms of Renal Disease 
  Germain MJ, McCarthy SEditors: Chambers J, Brown E, Germain MJ.Oxford Press2004
• Supportive Care For the Renal Patient 
  Chambers J, Brown E, Germain MJ (Eds)Editors: Chambers J, Brown E, Germain MJ.Oxford PressEdition 2nd,2004
• Geriatric Palliative Care 
  Chapter: End-Stage Renal Disease and discontinuation of Dialysis 
  Page 192 - 202Cohen LM, Germain MJ, Brennan MEditors: Morrison RS, Meier DE, Capello CF.Oxford University Press, New York, NY2003
• Therapy of Nephrology and Hypertension: A Companion to Brenner's The Kidney 
  Chapter: Palliative and supportive Care 
  Page 753 - 756Cohen LM, Germain MJEditors: Brady HR, Wilcox CS.Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2003
• Therapy of Nephrology and Hypertension: A Companion to Brenner's The Kidney 
  Chapter: Neuropsychiatric Complications and Psychopharmacology of End-Stage Renal Disease. 
  Page 753 - 756Cohn LM, Germain MJ, Tessier EGEditors: Brady HR, Wilcox CS.Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2003
• End-of-Life Pearls 
  Chapter: Withdrawal from Dialysis 
  Germain MJ, Poppel DEditors: Heffner and Byock.Hanley and Belfus Inc.2002
• Palliative Care for Non-cancer Patients 
  Chapter: Renal Palliative Care 
  Cohen LM, Reiter GS, Poppel DM, Germain MJEditors: Ruderman N, Devlin J.Oxford University Press2001
• Nephropathy: Advanced. 
  Chapter: The Health Professional's Guide to Diabetes and Exercise 
  Headley S, Germain M, Braden GEditors: Ruderman N, Devlin J.American Diabetes Association, Inc.2000
• Supportive Care For the Renal Patient. 
  Chambers J, Brown E, Germain MJEditors: Chambers J, Brown E, Germain MJ.Oxford Press.Edition 2nd,
• Progress in Palliative Care. 
  Chapter: special issue on Renal Palliative Care 
  Germain MEditors: Germain M.
• The Health Professional's Guide to Diabetes and Exercise. 
  Chapter: Nephropathy: Advanced 
  Headley S, Germain M, Braden GEditors: Ruderman N, Devlin J..American Diabetes Association, Inc
• Renal Palliative Care. 
  Cohen LM, Reiter GS, Poppel DM, Germain MJEditors: Addington-Hall ,JM, Higginson IJ.Oxford University Press
• End-of-Life Pearls Heffner and Byock. 
  Chapter: Withdrawal from Dialysis 
  Germain MJ, Poppel DHanley and Belfus Inc. Readers
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Abstracts/Posters

• Optimizing Graft Outcomes: Transplant Immunology, Therapeutics, and Adherence.
  Germain M, ASN, 1/14/2014
• A Measure of Patient Responsiveness for Effective Anemia Management Protocols.
  Michael J. Germain, MD, Christopher V. Hollot, PhD, Joseph Horowitz, PhD, Rajiv P. Shrestha, Yossi Chait, PhD, ASN, 1/1/2013
• Changes in LDL Particle Size after Aerobic Exercise Training in CKD Patients
  Gregory, SM, McMahon, G, Germain, M, Wood, RJ, Headley, SE, Experimental Biology annual meeting, ASN Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
• Exercise Training and Post Exercise Hypotension in Kidney Patients.
  Headley SA, Germain MJ, Wood RJ, Joubert JW, Milch CM, Parker B, Evans EE,Cornelius A, Brewer BW, Pescatello LS, J Am Soc Nephrol, 1/1/2012
• Effect of Oxygen Therapy on Hemodynamic Stability during Hemodialysis with Continuous Blood Volume and O2 Saturation Monitoring
  Nupur Jhawar, Kiran M. Goli, Paul F. Visintainer, Jason D. Cooney, Joy Whitbeck, Michael J. Germai, Standard Hemodialysis for ESRD: Clinical and Socio-Economic, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/12/2011
• A Novel Anemia Management Protocol (AMP)
  Yossi Chait, Michael J. Germain, Joseph Horowitz, Christopher V. Hollot, Rajiv P. Shrestha, Bioengineering and Informatics, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/10/2011
• Likelihood of Improving or Sustaining Renal Function Over Three Years with Belatacept or CsA: Insights from the BENEFIT Study.
  Grinyo J, Abouljoud M, Germain M, Manfro R, Morales, J, Legendre C, Agarwal M, Medina J, AST National Meeting, 1/1/2011
• Computer Simulations in the Design and Evaluation of Anemia Management Protocols (AMPs).
  Yossi Chait, Joseph Horowitz, Michael J. Germain, Rajiv P. Shrestha, Christopher V. Hollot, Adam E. Gaweda, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2011
• Renal Transplantation from HBs Antigen Positive Donor to Antigen Negative Recipient Immunized with Intradermal Hepatitis B Vaccine: First American Experience
  Gurmukteshwar Singh, Andrea C. Hsia, Daniel Skiest, Michael J. Germain, Gregory Lee Braden, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2011
• The Engineering of Anemia Management Protocols in Chronic Kidney Disease.
  Michael J. Germain, William C. Vogt, Rajiv P. Shrestha, Brendan Nichols, Christopher V. Hollot, Joseph Horowitz, Yossi Chait, Renal Week 2010, 1/19/2010
• Association between Interdialytic Weight Gain and Hemoglobin Variability.
  Adam Gaweda, Brian Harris Nathanson, Michael J. Germain, George R. Aronoff, Alfred A. Jacobs, Michael Brier, Renal Week 2010, 1/19/2010
• Lifestyle Modifications and the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease
  Sam A. Headley, Michael J. Germain, Charles M. Milch, Linda S. Pescatello, Mary A. Coughlin, Allen E. Cornelius, Mary S. Sullivan, Richard J. Wood, Chronic Kidney Disease and Its Complications III, ASN, 1/31/2009
• Optimal Hemoglobin Sampling in ESRD Anemia Management.
  Adam E. Gaweda, Michael J. Germain, Michael E. Brier, George R. Aronoff, Dialysis: Anemia, Mechanisms, and Treatment I, ASN, 1/29/2009
• Bilateral Symmetry in Chronic Uremic Pruritus: The Brain-Skin Connection.
  Dawn McGuire, James Tumlin, Jill Lindberg, Mark Smith, Mandeep Grewal, Geoffrey Block, Michael Germain, Vandana Mathur, Dialysis: Epidemiology, Outcomes, and Clinical Trials: Non-Cardiovascular I, ASN, 1/29/2009
• Assessing the Benefits of Frequent hgb Monitoring in CKD Patients Requiring Hemodialysis.
  Michael J. Germain, Brian H. Nathanson, Jane L. Garb, Dialysis: Anemia, Malnutrition, and Metabolism I, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/6/2008
• Correlation between Uremic Pruritus Intensity and Quality of Life: A Report from the ITCH National Registry.
  Michael Germain, Jill Lindberg, Mark Smith, Mandeep Grewal, Geoffrey Block, James Tumlin, Henry Cremisi, Dawn McGuire, Vandana Mathur, Dialysis: Non-Cardiovascular Outcomes and Clinical Trials I, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/6/2008
• Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Uremic Pruritus: A Report from the ITCH National Registry.
  James Tumlin, Jill Lindberg, Mark Smith, Mandeep Grewal, Geoffrey Block, Henry Cremisi, Michael Germain, Dawn McGuire, Vandana Mathur, Dialysis: Non-Cardiovascular Outcomes and Clinical Trials I, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/6/2008
• A Phase II, Open-Label, Multi-Center Prospective, Conversion Study in Stable Kidney Transplant Patients to Compare the Pharmacokinetics of LCP-Tacro Tablets Once-A-Day...
  Rita R. Alloway, Michael Germain, A. Osama Gaber, Kenneth A. Bodziak, Shamkant P. Mulgaonkar, Reginald Y. Gohh, Bruce Kaplan, Eliezer Katz, and Robert D. Gordon, AST, 1/1/2008
• Comparison of Safety and Efficacy of ferumoxytol among kidney transplant recipients and patients on dialysis and with native kidney function.
  M Germain1, L Brenner2, J Dioguardi2, A Besarab, AST, 1/1/2008
• Frequent Hemoglobin (HGB) Monitoring (12x/Month) Can Inform Clinical And Organisational Decision Making.
  Michael J Germain1, Warren Ho1, Jane Garb1, Cherry Bartlett2, Eric Will, NKF, 1/1/2008
• Continuous Hematocrit (HCT) during dialysis. Relationship of Max Hct (MH) to Final Hct (FH)
  Michael Germain, Brian H Nathanson, Susan Pickard, NKF, 1/1/2008
• A prospective, case-controlled study of the effect of continuous hemoglobin (HGB) monitoring (Critline) on Hemoglobin variability (HV) and Erythropoietin (EPO) dosing.
  Michael J Germain1, Warren Ho1, Jane Garb1, Cherry Bartlett2, Eric Will, NKF, 1/1/2008
• Does Modern Day Uremic Pruritus Require a New Paradigm?
  Mark Smith, Jill Lindberg, Mandeep Grewal, Geoffrey Block, James Tumlin, Henry Cremisi, Michael Germain, Dawn McGuire, Vandana Mathur, ASN, 1/1/2008
• 10-Second Tool for Identifying Clinically Significant Uremic Pruritus: A Report from the ITCH National Registry.
  Mark Smith, Jill Lindberg, Mandeep Grewal, Geoffrey Block, James Tumlin, Henry Cremisi, Michael Germain, Dawn McGuire, Vandana Mathur, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2008
• A 10-Second Tool for Identifying Clinically Significant Uremic Pruritus: A Report from the ITCH National Registry.
  Jill Lindberg, Mark Smith, Mandeep Grewal, Geoffrey Block, James Tumlin, Henry Cremisi, Michael Germain, Dawn McGuire, Vandana Mathur, ASN, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

• Patients of any age should automatically be considered for renal replacement therapy. 
  1/1/2015
• Estimating Prognosis in CKD, and Debate: No. 
  1/1/2015
• How to manage the elderly frail CKD patient. 
  1/1/2014
• Beyond the Comfort (Care) Zone: Palliative Care in Nephrology. 
  1/1/2013
• Research in clinical practice-For Whom and How? 
  1/1/2013
• To Dialyze or Not: Maximum Nondialytic Conservative Care-For Whom and How? 
  1/1/2013
• Communicating poor prognosis. 
  1/1/2013
• What Is the Role of Palliative Care in End-stage Renal Disease Patients? 
  1/1/2012
• Conservative management as the 3rd option 
  Manchester, NH - 1/1/2012
• How to communicate poor prognosis to our patients. 
  Providence, RI - 1/1/2012
• EOL decisions in AKI. 
  San Diego, CA - 1/1/2012
• Anemia and Kidney Transplantation. 
  India - 1/1/2011
• BMC Pain in the Renal Patient. 
  1/1/2009
• Hemoglobin Variability. 
  Louisville, KY, 2009; Brooklyn, NY, 2009 - 1/1/2009
• How our Patient's Die: Renal Palliative Care. 
  Lake Tahoe, 2007; Worcester, MA, 2009; Alberta, Canada, 2009 - 1/1/2009
• Dialysis Withholding and Withdrawal. 
  Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2007
• Palliative and EOL care in CKD: the evidence. 
  London, UK - 1/26/2006
• Symptom management of Renal Patients. 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2006
• Vitamin D, Hyperparathyoidism, hyperphosphatemia and morbidity and Mortality in Chronic Renal disease. 
  Boston, MA - 1/1/2005
• Treatment if Hyperparathyroidism and Hypercalcemia in Renal transplant patients with Cincalcet. 
  Barcelona, Spain - 1/1/2005
• End of Life Care for Renal Patients. 
  Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2005
• Incorporating Palliative Care in to the Dialysis unit. 
  Orlando, FL - 1/1/2005
• Bone disease in renal transplant patients. 
  Springfield, MA - 1/1/2005
• Anemia management in Renal Disease. 
  Portland, ME - 1/1/2005
• Anemia in the Elderly: "the hidden threat". 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/1/2004
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Other

• Renal Supportive care 
  Germain MJ