Prof. Dr. Vivekanand Jha, Dr. Valerie A Luyckx and Prof. Dr. Roser Torra discuss the impact of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) for the Global Public Health Agenda, focussing upon a recent International Consensus Statement from the leading nephrological societies (International Society of Nephrology, American Society of Nephrology and European Renal Association), and two accompanying papers in Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation.
Prof. Dr. Jha is Past President of International Society of Nephrology, Executive Director of the The George Institute for Global Health, India, Professor and Chair of Global Kidney Health, Imperial College, London, UK, Conjoint Professor of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, and Professor at the Prasanna school of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Dr. Valerie Luyckx is Nephrologist at Zurich Kidney Center, Zurich, Switzerland, and Chair of the Advocacy Committee of the International Society of Nephrology.
Prof. Dr. Roser Tora is Chief of Clinical Nephrology at Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain, and President of the European Renal Association.
The interview was recorded on June 3rd, 2024.
Moderators: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kronbichler (Innsbruck, Austria) and Prof. Dr. Gunnar Heine (Frankfurt, Germany).
Articles discussed:
Chronic kidney disease and the global public health agenda: an international consensus.
Francis A, Harhay MN, Ong ACM, Tummalapalli SL, Ortiz A, Fogo AB, Fliser D, Roy-Chaudhury P, Fontana M, Nangaku M, Wanner C, Malik C, Hradsky A, Adu D, Bavanandan S, Cusumano A, Sola L, Ulasi I, Jha V; American Society of Nephrology; European Renal Association; International Society of Nephrology.
Nat Rev Nephrol 2024
doi: 10.1038/s41581-024-00820-6
Kidney Health Matters: A Global Imperative for Public Health.
Torra R
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2024
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfae083
Global Kidney Health priorities - Perspectives from the ISN-GKHA.
Okpechi IG, Luyckx VA, Tungsanga S, Ghimire A, Jha V, Johnson DW, Bello AK.
Nephrol Dial Transplant 2024
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfae116
KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD Work Group.
Kidney Int 2024
doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.10.018
Overlooked Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease after Leptospiral Infection: A Population-Based Survey and Epidemiological Cohort Evidence.
Yang HY, Hung CC, Liu SH, Guo YG, Chen YC, Ko YC, Huang CT, Chou LF, Tian YC, Chang MY, Hsu HH, Lin MY, Hwang SJ, Yang CW.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004105
Bedside rationing and moral distress in nephrologists in sub- Saharan Africa.
Ashuntantang G, Miljeteig I, Luyckx VA
BMC Nephrol 2022
doi: 10.1186/s12882-022-02827-2
Community-acquired acute kidney injury in India: data from ISN-acute kidney injury registry.
Prasad N, Jaiswal A, Meyyappan J, Gopalakrishnan N, Chaudhary AR, Fernando E, Rathi M, Singh S, Rajapurkar M, Jeloka T, Kishun J, Lobo V
Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia 2024
doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2024.100359