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GREAT CARE FOR LITTLE KIDNEYS. EVERYWHERE.

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Optimal care for all children with kidney disease

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Who we are The International Pediatric Nephrology Association is a global, nonprofit, charitable organization that believes that all children deserve to be healthy and receive optimal treatment and care for kidney disease regardless of their economic level or political choice.

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Membership

IPNA Membership provides resources to improve the care of children with renal disease all over the world.

The International Pediatric Nephrology Association includes over 1,800 members from 113 countries.

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Programs IPNA supports clinical education worldwide

Many opportunities exist to teach and learn how to improve kidney health in children all over the world.

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IPNA Junior Master Classes

IPNA Junior Master Classes provides advanced teaching in pediatric nephrology in collaboration with Regional Societies.

IPNA Junior Classes
Fellowship Program

IPNA offers fellowships to pediatricians that are geographically isolated from pediatric nephrology training centers.

Fellowship Program
Teaching Courses

Teaching courses are taught by a group of 3-5 internationally renowned Pediatric Nephrologists with outstanding teaching credentials.

Teaching Courses
IPNA Journal Club

Follow IPNA Journal Club on Twitter under @ipnajc for the latest news and journal club topic reveals and discussions.

IPNA Journal Club
Registry

The IPNA Global Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Registry was developed to increase the quantity and the quality of information on pediatric ESRD and RRT around the world.

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IPNA Sister Program

Linking developing pediatric renal units in less well resourced regions (Emerging Centres) to experienced pediatric renal units in well resourced regions (Supporting Centres) on a 1 to 1 basis.

IPNA Sister Program

IPNA in numbers

IPNA’s work is crucial to improving the health of children’s kidney health everywhere. Here are some examples of of the great work happening internationally.

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Event February 19-23, 2025
20th IPNA Congress
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Event October 16, 2024
ALANEPE Webinar series: Use of C5 inhibitors in kidney transplant AHUS
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Event September 24-29, 2024
56th ESPN Annual Meeting 
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Event September 11
ALANEPE Webinar series: Use of C5 inhibitors beyond AHUS in kidney diseases
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Event September 11 -15, 2024
International Neonatal Nephrology Symposium (INNS), Sept 11-15, 2024, Birmingham, USA
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Event 21 – 23 August, 2024
5th Primer in Paediatric Nephrology for Asia and 5th IPNA-AsPNA Master for Junior Classes, Singapore
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Event August 14, 2024
ALANEPE Webinar series: Optimal duration of treatment with anti-C5 AHUS inhibitors
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Event July 17, 2024
ALANEPE Webinar series: Role of genetic study and C5 inhibitors in secondary TMA
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Event June 19, 2024
ALANEPE Webinar series: Overview of genetic diagnosis in AHUS
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Event May 22, 2024
ALANEPE Webinar series: AHUS diagnosis: difficulties to rule out other TMA
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Event May 18, 2024
IPNA Teaching course: Updates in the management of Pediatric Hypertension, Karachi, Pakistan
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Event May 8, 2024
IPNA Teaching course: “Kidney Genomics for Practicing Nephrologists”, Cairo, Egypt
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Event April 27, 2024
IPNA Teaching course: Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis & Point of Care Ultrasound Course
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Event April 27 – 28, 2024
IPNA-PCRRT-ICONIC Critical Care Pediatric Nephrology, Point of Care Ultrasound and Pediatric Dialysis School’ , Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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Event April 20-21, 2024
7th International Pediatric Nephrology Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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May 14, 2024
ALANEPE Webinar Series 2024/ WEBINARS SERIES 2024: ACTUALIZACIÓN AHUS
The information link is:  https://www.alanepe.org/webinars-series-2024-actualizacion-ahus/
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ISN-IPNA Webinar: Making Life Better – Importance of Palliative Care in Pediatric Nephrology, May 21, 5 pm CEST
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Deadline Extended (until June 1): Apply Now for the IPNA Sister Renal Center Program!
Dear members, We would like to inform you that the application deadline for the…
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The International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) is seeking nominations for the President-Elect (2025 – 2028). According…
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Dear IPNA Community, Leadership of IPNA at the Calgary 2022 Congress identified that “Generating…
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French Society of Pediatric Nephrology
Dear colleagues, We are very happy to launch the “French-speaking webinars of pediatric nephrology”, every first…
Apr 15, 2024
Ongoing deadlines for the IPNA educational programs
Dear Members, With this email, we would like to remind you of the ongoing…
Apr 11, 2024
This Month: Join Us for the IPNA Journal Club (April 24, 2024)
Dear All,  The IPNA journal club is now adopting a 🆕format: Zoom-based discussions of…