International Pediatric Nephrology Association

Medical association for child kidney disorders

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International Pediatric Nephrology Association

Founded| 1974; 50 years ago (1974)[1]
Type| Medical
Focus| Nephrology, kidney disease, global health, education
Location|

* Kansas City[1]

Area served

| Worldwide
Website| theipna.org

The International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) is an association to promote the knowledge and communication among the pediatric nephrologists and improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of kidney disease at children around the world.[2][3][4][5] IPNA has 1600 members representing 103 countries.[6]

The IPNA evolved from a seminal international collaboration called The International Study of Kidney Disease in Children, which first met in London in 1966. This was the response to evaluate the use of medications to treat childhood nephrotic syndrome and correlate the outcomes with the use of renal biopsy and histological classification, and was initiated by Dr. Henry Barnett along with clinical investigators: Stuart Cameron, Gavin Arneil, Ransom Kuti, Kobyashi, and renal pathologists Dick White, Renee Habib, Jacob Churg, and Jay Bernstein. From that starting point, the European Society of Pediatric Nephrology emerged, followed by the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology in 1967.[7] The first meeting of the IPNA was held in 1968 in Guadalajara, Mexico, under the leadership of Gustavo Gordillo. Thus, the first international collaboration of specialists caring for children with kidney disorders was formed. At that time, IPNA was also focused on finding support for developing countries to send pediatric nephrologists to the meetings and enhance education for the care of children with kidney disorders. In time, additional Regional Societies representing Pediatric Nephrology from around the world, formed and became Council members of the parent organization, IPNA.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b "History: IPNA Online - International Pediatric Nephrology Association". www.ipna-online.org. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
2. ^ "International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA)". www.theisn.org. Brussels, Belgium: International Society of Nephrology. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
3. ^ Glenn D, Ocegueda S, Nazareth M, Zhong Y, Weinstein A, Primack W, et al. (July 2016). "The global pediatric nephrology workforce: a survey of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association". BMC Nephrology. 17 (1). BioMed Central: 83. doi:10.1186/s12882-016-0299-2. PMC 4946101. PMID 27422016.
4. ^ Chesney RW (July 2005). "The future of pediatric nephrology". Pediatric Nephrology. 20 (7): 867–71. doi:10.1007/s00467-005-1902-0. PMID 15880269. S2CID 8102942.
5. ^ Cochat P, Salusky IB (2014). "IPNA: Global Pediatric Nephrology, Introduction and Overview". Pediatric Nephrology. pp. 1–7. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27843-3_68-1. ISBN 978-3-642-27843-3. S2CID 68644191.
6. ^ "IPNA Bi-Annual Report 2016 - 2017" (PDF). International Pediatric Nephrology Association.
7. ^ Arneil G, Boda D, Ehrich JH, Fanconi A, Habib R, Hallman N (April 2007). "The founding and early history of the European Society for Paediatric Nephrology (ESPN)". Pediatric Nephrology. 22 (Suppl 1): 1–15. doi:10.1007/s00467-006-0406-x. PMID 17287971. S2CID 6347842.
8. ^ Friedman A, Ehrich J, Chevalier R, Jones S. "A History of IPNA: From Origins to 2010" (PDF). International Pediatric Nephrology Association.

## External links

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* Official website