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Renal Nutrition Course Guatemala 18 & 19 March 2013

This one and a half day training course was developed by our IFKF member organization “FUNDANIER”. It aimed to help dietitians to obtain the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake the appropriate dietetic assessment, management and monitoring patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Click here for the program.

AIM
To provide the dietitian with the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure the appropriate approach and counseling for patients with CKD.

The III workshop “The Importance of Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease” was held on March 18 and 19, 2013 in Guatemala City. The Workshop was attended by 57 dietitians and faculty members from the capital city, from several other parts of the country and from three countries of Central America (San Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica)

Six weeks before the workshop, selected reading material was circulated to the delegates. Each day had a series of master classes ( 3 hours on the first day and 8 hours on the second day) with a case discussion sessions of 45 minutes each on the first and second day.

The first day of the workshop was an overview of kidney disease. The second day was devoted to a review of CKD nutrition, tools to assess nutritional status, kidney disease epidemiology, causes for protein caloric wasting, obesity and metabolic syndrome, recommendations for diets for non dialyzed CKD patients and those on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis and minerals and trace elements requirements.

The teaching faculty included Dr. Joel Kopple and three national experts: Licda Victoria Rodriguez, Lic. Cristina and Dr. Randall Lou

Following the workshops, delegates were able to: Describe the most common causes of CKD and the factors that may affect progression

  • To understand how to interpret relevant information: diagnosis, biochemistry, medication, diet and the risk of progression
  • To evaluate the practical aspects of diet therapy in adults on peritoneal dialysis and maintenance hemodialysis
  • To evaluate the practical aspects of diet therapy in children on peritoneal dialysis and maintenance hemodialysis
  • To explain the causes of malnutrition and nutrition related problems requiring intervention in CKD
  • To understand the multidisciplinary approach of patients with CKD

Some of the participants/Faculty members:
Left to right: Nancy Rivera, Mario Hendriquez (El Salvador), Gabriela Guerrero, Edgar Reyes, Karla Sebastian, Joel Kopple (USA), Randall Lou Meda, Victoria Rodriguez, Viviana de Rodas, Lilian Rodriguez, Cristina Brolo.

Mumbai India June 8 – 10, 2012

The 2nd Regional Meeting of IFKF this year has been very successful. It was held in Mumbai between 8th & 10th of June. There were a total of 650 people, who attended the meeting, out of which 525 were paid delegates & rest their students of social sciences, diet & nutrition & nurses & technicians. Their respective college Principles/Directors had sent them on demand & COREP admitted them free of charge. There were total 85 faculty members from all these groups, who gave very interesting practical talks.  The present of overseas faculty members:

  1. Dr. Joel Kopple
  2. Marianne Vennegoor
  3. Geraldine Biddle
  4. Teri Browne & their enthusiastic participation

made the interaction very fruitfully. The Director of Medical Education – “Dr. Pravin Shringare”, ‘The Principal College of Nursing’ – SNDT University -“Mrs.  Vasudha Kamble” & ‘President of Indian Dietetic Association’ – “Mrs. Jagmeet Madan”, were all present, representing the respective bodies.

Albena Bulgaria May 20 – 21, 2012

According to the decisions taken during 12th IFKf annual Meeting held in Vancouver/ Canada last year, the first step to organize regional meetings has been achieved on May 20 and 21st. The President of Turkish Kidney Foundation and IFKF-International Federations of Kidney Foundations Timur Erk attended the first meeting. The first of the meetings which aims to meet over a common practice to fight against CKD in means of regional similarities such as culture and life style was hosted by Bulgarian Kidney Association and representatives from Tukey, Greece, Macedonia, The Netherlands and England. During the meeting which was held in Varna’a Albena Region, main topics were studies of IFKF, studies of BKA and Bulgarian Transplanted Patients Association, WKD 2012 and preparations for WKD 2013, fundraising strategies during economical turmoil situations, evaluation of Bulgarian national CKD research, renal nutrition therapies and ways to adopt succesful regional meetings, as well as Balkan Nephropathy which is a regional health issue. Due to one of the IFKF’s objectives, attempts to establish new foundation has come to a new stage: Greece and Macedonia have plans to establish kidney foundations.