WCN'22: The Professor Donal O’Donoghue, Global Kidney Policy Forum

Recorded On: 02/23/2022

The Professor Donal O’Donoghue, Global Kidney Policy Forum (PDOGKPF) is a yearly high-level meeting organized by the ISN at each World Congress of Nephrology (WCN). It brings together key decision-makers and stakeholders to address the burden of kidney diseases in a specific country or region and to share strategies for prevention and improved management of the disease at both the regional and global levels. The Forum is named after the late Professor Donal O’Donoghue, former Chair of the Advocacy Working Group, who tragically died in January 2021.

The last Global Kidney Policy Forum: Building Healthier Sustainable Communities To Safeguard Kidney Health took place at WCN’22 in February 2022 and focused on the challenges, and opportunities, related to kidney care in Oceania and South-East Asia, proposing concrete policy actions to improve the delivery of and access to kidney care


Robyn Langham

Australia

Agnes Fogo

USA

Loke Meng Ong

Malaysia

Aminu Bello

Canada

Dr Aminu Bello, MD, PhD, FRCP, FACP, FASN. Professor/Consultant Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta. Dr. Bello qualified as MD in Nigeria and underwent specialist clinical training in internal medicine and nephrology in Nigeria, UK and Canada. He obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), completed his Masters with Distinction and PhD degrees in Nephrology/Epidemiology at the University of Sheffield in the UK (supervised by Prof Meguid El-Nahas). After completing his PhD, he went on to complete a post-doctoral clinical and research fellowship in nephrology at the University of Alberta, Canada (supervised by Dr Marcello Tonelli). Dr Bello is a physician-scientist with major research interests in improving outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), preventing disease progression and reducing risk of complications, development of innovative care delivery models, and quality improvement. He is a member of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network (AKDN), a successful established team of scientists, health care policy-makers, clinical leaders, educators, and knowledge translation experts that studies health services solutions to reduce the burden of CKD and other chronic diseases. He has over 180 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and has keen interests in global health initiatives to improve nephrology practice and education in the emerging nations.

Valerie Luyckx

Switzerland

Amrish Krishnan

Fiji

Sunita Bavanandan

Malaysia

Jorge Cerda

USA

Bak Leong Goh

Malaysia

Aida Lydia Sutranto

Indonesia

Noot Sengthavisouk

Laos

Muh Geot Wong

Australia

Kriang Tungsanga

Thailand

Adrian Liew

Singapore

Manvir Victor

Malaysia

Adeera Levin

Canada

Key:

Complete
Failed
Available
Locked
Challenges and Opportunities for Kidney Health Globally and in the Region: Lessons From 12 Recommendations to Global Kidney Health
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Kidney Care: Challenges and Opportunities South East Asia: Quality, Sustainability and Equity of Access
Open to view video.
Open to view video.
Novel Programs and Innovations. Closing Remarks and Next Steps: Turning Recommendations Into Reality
Open to view video.
Open to view video.