WCN'23: Global Kidney Policy Forum

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Global Kidney Policy Forum (GKPF) reviews the burden of kidney disease in the ISN Oceania and South East Asia (OSEA) region. The Forum shares strategies for prevention and improved disease management at both regional and global levels.

It connects high-level decision-makers and stakeholders – including health ministry officials and WHO representatives – as well as nurses, patients, and representatives from other international health NGOs in the international health community.

Agnes Fogo

USA

Ifeoma Ulasi

Nigeria

Sopon Mekthon

Thailand

Yot Teerawattananon

Thailand

Jadej Thammaaree

Thailand

Mikkelsen Bente

Norway

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.

Nivedita Kamath

India

Jorge Cerda

USA

Bill Wang

Hong Kong

Maria Carlota Gonzalez Bedat

Uruguay

Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Hafidz

Malaysia

Sydney Tang

Hong Kong

Shubharthi Kar

Bangladesh

Vuddhidej Ophascharoensuk

Thailand

Adrian Liew

Singapore

Sanjib Kumar Sharma

Nepal

Sunita Bavanandan

Malaysia

Valerie Luyckx

Switzerland

Khin Phyu Pyar

Myanmar

Katherine Barraclough

Australia

Kearkiat Praditpornsilpa

Thailand

Benita Padilla

Philippines

Dr. Benita Padilla is a nephrologist at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, the leading transplant center in the Philippines.  She has served as president of the Philippine Society of Nephrology.  She is a long-time advocate for ethical practices in transplantation and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group and is also a member of the WHO Task Force on WHO Task Force on Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues.  Her research interests are focused on organ donation and access to care for kidney diseases.

Adeera Levin

Canada

Mikkelsen Bente

Norway

Robyn Langham

Australia

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ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum: Opening Remarks and Setting the Scene
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ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum: Access to Kidney Care: Challenges and Opportunities
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ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum: Novel Programs and Innovations
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ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum: Closing Remarks and Next Steps
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