World Kidney Day 2016
10 March 2016 is World Kidney Day - a day to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. This year’s theme is ‘Kidney Disease & Children. Act Early to Prevent It!’Cochrane Kidney and Transplant (CKT) is concerned with the evaluation of care relevant to patients with kidney disease and the means of managing problems associated with interventions (chronic care, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and side effects of medication). They have gathered a variety of Cochrane resources related to this year’s World Kidney Day.Cochrane Kidney and Transplant's child-focused reviews.Podcast: Corticosteroid therapy for children with nephrotic syndrome.Feature article: How CKT reviews have changed the treatment of children with kidney disease.A story of impact: Translating Cochrane research into care.ARDAC: A childhood study aimed at preventing chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal people.
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Source: Cochrane News and Events - Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news