From Fernanda Arce Amaré from the Asociación Mexicana para el Estudio de la Acidosis Tubular Renal, A.C. we received the message that for this year's Annual meeting in Gualdaljara in Mexico facebook and twitter accounts are created.
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There were 64 participants from 11 countries (Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Egypt, Fiji, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, United Arab Emirates and the USA). There were 54 Speakers, 31 of them joined us from abroad representing 15 countries.
A total of 23 countries were represented: Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA.
Photos taken during the Annual Meeting can be viewed and downloaded at www.ifkfbudapest.com. Go to Gallery in the main menu. A selection of pictures taken by attendees can be viewed in the Photo Gallery on the IFKF website.
Budapest 2012: An Ambitious Goal
The goal of the four-day international conference was to survey the progress and difficulties of nephrology and to summarise the achievements of kidney foundations with special attention to the situation, difficulties, opportunities and international cooperation of the Kidney Foundation.
Perfect Organisation by the Hosting Hungarian Kidney Foundation. László Rosivall, the president of the conference and member of IFKF Board founded the Hungarian Kidney Foundation in 1987 with the primary intention of accelerating the development of nephrology in Hungary, i.e. scientific research, education, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, dialysis, transplantation and rehabilitation. Over the last 25 years the Hungarian Kidney Foundation played a central role in deserving international recognition of the Hungarian nephrology, which has been furthered corroborated by the current conference.
Highlights
Among the highlights of the program were the update on the miniaturized portable artificial kidney project led by the Dutch Kidney Foundation, and the importance of physical activity and sports in the rehabilitation of CKD patients. The use of modern technologies, such as the online renal nutrition support and the use of telemedicine for patient education in Canada were discussed by Joanne Kappel and Nadine Valk from Canada. Maria Valentin and Mitra Madhavi-Mazdeh gave an overview of the results of the successful Spanish and Iranian transplant programs, respectively.
Delegates of the 13th Annual Meeting in Budapest, Hungary
The successful paediatric transplant programme developed by the Associazione per Il Bambino Nefropatico in Nicaragua, as well as the development of dialysis facilities in the emerging world by Bridge of Life, showed what collaboration between kidney foundations and local nephrologists can achieve.
The scientific programme, the medical care of Hungarian renal patients, the surroundings, the organisation of the meeting, the venue of the congress, the excellent Hungarian kitchen, the evening Danube cruise and the valuation of Hungarian vines led to real appreciation for and success of the Conference.
Next Annual Meetings in the Next 4 Years After consulting members, there has made a schedule for the next four Annual Meetings:
2013: Mexico, Gualdalajara, 6 - 9 October 2013.
2014: France, Lyon.
2015: Japan, location to be decided
2016: Egypt, location to be decided
Our annual International Meetings foster the dissemination of information and ideas to benefit kidney related organisations - an opportunity to exchange ‘hands on’ experience, to guide recently established Kidney Foundations or organisations.
Our annual International Meetings foster the dissemination of information and ideas to benefit kidney related organisations - an opportunity to exchange ‘hands on’ experience, to guide recently established Kidney Foundations or organisations.
Delegates 2011 - 12th IFKF International Meeting, Canada Vancouver
IFKF Vancouver Prior to World Congress of Nephrology (8-11 April)Download here the Program 12th IFKF International Meeting 2011 Vancouver: Program IFKF 2011 Vancouver
11th IFKF International Meeting Malaysia in 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Delegates 2009 - 10th Annual IFKF Meeting, Istanbul Turkey
Delegates 2008 - 9th Annual Meeting IFKF, Mainz Germany
Delegates 2007 - 8th Annual Meeting IFKF, Curitiba Brazil
Delegates 2006 - 7th Annual Meeting IFKF, Naxos Sicily, Italy
2005 - 6th Annual Meeting IFKF, Dublin Ireland
2004 - 5th Annual Meeting IFKF, Adelaide, Australia
2003 - 4th Annual Meeting IFKF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2002 - 3th Annual Meeting IFKF, Prague, Czech Republic
2001 - 2nd Annual Meeting IFKF, Los Angeles, USA
2000 - 1th Annual Meeting IFKF, Nevshir, Turkey
Kidneys for life
Focus on Acute Kidney Injury, AKI but also awareness building for detection and prevention Our 2013 and eighth World Kidney Day was held on 14 March 2013
World Kidney Day campaign is celebrated anually on 2nd Thursday of March.
