CKD Care and Research in Guatemala: Overview and Meeting Report

On October 14–15, 2019, the 1st Symposium to Promote Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Research in Guatemala was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The Symposium hosted more than 50 attendees, including health care professionals, policy makers, researchers, and leaders of nongovernmental organizations. T...

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Autores principales: Garcia, Pablo, Mendoza, Carlos, Barnoya, Joaquin, Monzón, Jose, Miller, Ann C., Aguilar-González, Angie, Boj, Julio, Cifuentes, Allan, Dávila, Pedro, Flood, David, Guzmán-Quilo, Carolina, Hernandez, Agualuz, Lou-Meda, Randall, Palacios, Eduardo, Sánchez-Polo, Vicente, Sosa, Regina, Rohloff, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Meeting Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7486195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32954082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2020.06.020
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Sumario:On October 14–15, 2019, the 1st Symposium to Promote Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Research in Guatemala was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The Symposium hosted more than 50 attendees, including health care professionals, policy makers, researchers, and leaders of nongovernmental organizations. The meeting’s objectives were to (1) share clinical and health delivery experiences, (2) disseminate local research, and (3) establish consensus priorities for future research. In this report, we review the state of CKD nephrology in Guatemala, summarize experiences shared during the meeting from representatives of the clinical settings in Guatemala where CKD care is provided, and describe consensus priorities for future research.

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