Catherine Clase<p>It's taken me a while to figure out how to write an <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a>. Here goes:</p><p>I’d appreciate a boost to help meet like-minded here.</p><p>I’m a professor of medicine at McMaster University <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MacDeptMed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacDeptMed</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/McMasterU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McMasterU</span></a></p><p>Clinically, I work as a <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/KidneyDoctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyDoctor</span></a> (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Nephrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nephrology</span></a>) </p><p>I’m an associate member of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/HEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HEI</span></a> (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Epidemiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epidemiology</span></a>) at <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/McMasterU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McMasterU</span></a></p><p>I’m a member of the Centre of Excellence in Protective Equipment and Materials (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/PPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PPE</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/N95" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>N95</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/CEPEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CEPEM</span></a>) at <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/McMasterU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McMasterU</span></a></p><p>My <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ClinicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClinicalResearch</span></a> is in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/KidneyDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyDisease</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/KidneyEpi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyEpi</span></a> (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/CKD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CKD</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Potassium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Potassium</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/CKDProgression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CKDProgression</span></a>) and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Masks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Masks</span></a></p><p>I’m editor-in-chief of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/CJKHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CJKHD</span></a> (@CanJKHD on the birdsite, not here yet) an <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> kidney journal with <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/PublishingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublishingPolicy</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/SupportiveReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupportiveReview</span></a> (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kindness</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/KidneyKindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyKindness</span></a>) <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20543581221080327" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/</span><span class="invisible">10.1177/20543581221080327</span></a><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/peer-review-can-this-critical-step-in-the-publication-of-science-research-be-kinder-182142" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/peer-revie</span><span class="invisible">w-can-this-critical-step-in-the-publication-of-science-research-be-kinder-182142</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/PortableReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortableReview</span></a> (was your hard work rejected by a journal with IF>=4? Submit clean, redline, point-by-point response-to-reviews, and tell us which journal and undertake that you responded to all reviews received)<br><a href="https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/canadian-journal-of-kidney-health-and-disease/journal202590#aims-and-scope" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/canad</span><span class="invisible">ian-journal-of-kidney-health-and-disease/journal202590#aims-and-scope</span></a></p><p>I’m editor-in-chief of <a href="https://maskevidence.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">maskevidence.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> which curates evidence on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/BetterMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BetterMasks</span></a> and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MasksWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasksWork</span></a></p><p>For the pandemic, we need <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/SystemsApproaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemsApproaches</span></a> because <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/CovidIsAirborne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsAirborne</span></a> and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a>. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/DoAllTheThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoAllTheThings</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ventilation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ventilation</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/filtration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filtration</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/PaidSickDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaidSickDays</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/BringBackMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BringBackMasks</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MasksSaveLives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MasksSaveLives</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MaskeAuf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskeAuf</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MaskUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskUp</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MaskMandate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskMandate</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MaskMandateNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskMandateNow</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/CovidLong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidLong</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a></p><p>I’d like to see <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/KidneyVerse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyVerse</span></a> as the tag to find others with interest in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/KidneyHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyHealth</span></a> and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/KidneyDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyDisease</span></a>. <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/AskKidney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskKidney</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/AskRenal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskRenal</span></a> </p><p>Also trying to be <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/LGBTQ2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ2</span></a> ally, working on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/EDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDI</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a>, interested in <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPlanning</span></a>. </p><p>Treaty 3|Dish with One Spoon, Turtle Island; Hamilton ON Canada. She/her</p>