GLOBAL KIDNEY ACADEMY
GLOBAL KIDNEY ACADEMY
Global Kidney Academy
Welcome to a global nephrology curriculum focused on the current treatment challenges and opportunities to address the unmet medical needs of the patient with chronic kidney disease. The Academy aims to improve learner confidence and patient outcomes in the management of chronic kidney disease and progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) through a holistic approach based on current guidelines, evidence-based medicine and real-world data.
IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) Steering Committee
Jürgen Floege, MD, PhD
Director, RWTH Aachen University Hospital
Aachen, Germany
CHAIR
Aachen, Germany
CHAIR
Federico Alberici, MD, PhD
Assoc. Professor Director of the Nephrology Unit
Director of the School of Specialization in Nephrology
University of Brescia - ASST Spedali Civili
Brescia, Italy
Director of the School of Specialization in Nephrology
University of Brescia - ASST Spedali Civili
Brescia, Italy
Jonathan Barratt, PhD
The Mayer Professor of Renal Medicine
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
University of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
An De Vriese, MD, PhD
Department Head
Internal Medicine and Division of Nephrology and Infectious Disease
St. John’s Hospital
Bruges, Belgium
Internal Medicine and Division of Nephrology and Infectious Disease
St. John’s Hospital
Bruges, Belgium
Loreto Gesualdo, MD, FERA
Full Professor of Nephrology
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bari, Italy
University of Bari Aldo Moro
Bari, Italy
Prof. Dr. Jörg Latus
Chief Physician
Department of Nephrology
Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
Department of Nephrology
Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany
CKD-Associated Pruritus Steering Committee
Carol Pollock, AO, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FAHMS
Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital
Chair, Kidney Health Australia
Chair, NSW Bureau of Health Information
Deputy Chair, Australian Organ, Tissue and Transplant Authority
Sydney, Australia
CHAIR
Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital
Chair, Kidney Health Australia
Chair, NSW Bureau of Health Information
Deputy Chair, Australian Organ, Tissue and Transplant Authority
Sydney, Australia
CHAIR
James Burton, DM, FRCP
Professor of Renal Medicine
University Of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
University Of Leicester
Leicester, United Kingdom
Lucio Manenti, MD, PhD
Nephrology Unit
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Parma, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Parma, Italy
Emilio Sánchez, MD, PhD
Department of Nephrology
Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes
Gijón, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes
Gijón, Spain
Hyperkalemia in CKD Steering Committee
Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA
President, Baylor Scott and White Research Institute
Dallas, TX
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
University of Mississippi
Jackson, MS
Dallas, TX
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
University of Mississippi
Jackson, MS
Ellie Kelepouris, MD, FACP, FAHA
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Director of Outpatient Dialysis
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PA
Director of Outpatient Dialysis
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia PA
Ileana Piña, MD, MPH
Professor in Cardiovascular Quality
Safety Quality Officer, Heart & Vascular Service Line
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Safety Quality Officer, Heart & Vascular Service Line
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
Patrick Rossignol, MD, PhD
Professor of Therapeutics
University of Lorraine
Lorraine, France
University of Lorraine
Lorraine, France