The number of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is increasing. It is said that 13.3 million people in Japan (1 out of 8 adults) * ¹ and 9.1% * ² of people worldwide are suffered from CKD, so that we have to be cautious about it. CKD is a disease in which the function of the kidneys declines and kidney abnormalities such as albuminuria continue. In the early stages of CKD, there are few signs and symptoms and it is difficult to recognize. If the condition of the disease is advanced without recognizing, you might need dialysis or a kidney transplant in order to live. Also, there are high risks of developing heart disease and/or stroke.

*¹ Clinical Practice Guidebook for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease 2012, Japanese Society of Nephrology

*² Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

In support of the purpose of "World Kidney Day*” on the second Thursday of March (March 10, 2022), our program will deliver variety of helpful online seminars about “kidney”, which is worldwidely noticed, from its function to prevention of disease and leading edge of dialysis for four days.
Professor MARUYAMA Shoichi, Department of Nephrology, Nagoya University Hospital, will be a chairperson and the program includes information on kidney treatment and dialysis not only from Japanese medical institutions but also from several foreign institutions such as Indonesia and China.

*World Kidney Day･･･Joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF)