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“Every Facet Has Yielded Favorable Outcomes for Our Centers”: ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Partnership Drives Advances in Kidney Transplant Care in Colombia

Dr. Jaime Restrepo Emerging Institution: Fundacion Valle del Lili (FVL), Colombia Supporting Institution: Boston Children's Hospital (BCH), USA The kidney care team at Boston Children's Hospital (BCH), USA, supported nephrology staff at the Fundacion Valle del Lili (FVL) in Colombia for seven years through the ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Center (STC) partnership. Challenges in kidney care in southwestern Colombia According...

May 21, 2024Grants, News, Sister Transplant CentersRead more...

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Kidney International® Home Dialysis:  Conclusions From a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference In May 2021, KDIGO held a conference on expanding home dialysis emphasizing the need for policy alignment, resources, and shared decision-making between patients, care partners, and healthcare teams to improve access and use. The conference stressed the need to advocate for...

May 21, 2024Journals, News, ResearchRead more...

Explore Dialysis Fatigue Solutions on the Global Kidney Care Podcast: Insights From the Cochrane Review

Listen to the podcast here The Cochrane Review, published in 2023, includes data on 94 randomized controlled trials with over 8,000 participants. It addresses the uncertainty in clinical practice guidelines on managing fatigue in people with chronic kidney disease or kidney failure requiring dialysis. It summarizes the benefits and harms of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions...

May 6, 2024Education, NewsRead more...

The Importance of Implementing CKM and KSC in Kidney Health: Access Essential Understanding Through ISN Initiatives

The ISN endorses kidney supportive care (KSC) and conservative kidney management (CKM) as core components of integrated kidney care. To this end, the ISN aims to build global capacity for the skills and knowledge needed to implement sustainable CKM programs. Explore the Kidney Supportive Care and Conservative Kidney Management Curriculum at the ISN Academy. As the...

January 22, 2024Education, Initiatives, NewsRead more...