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CURRENT ACTIVITIES
a)
Finalizing submission of all Petropolis satellite proceedings to ‘Ethnicity and
Disease’ for publication
b)
Preparing for next Satellite meeting in Milano (WCN 09)
c)
Spearheading prevention summit in Samoa in consultation with the Indonesia-Pacific-Philippines
Committee
d) Co-organize the “Workshop on Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged
Populations: Focus on Central America and the Caribbean” with the
Central American and Caribbean Society of
Nephrology, also in cooperation with the COMGAN Latin America Committee and SLANH.
This 1-day Workshop will take place in Antigua, Guatemala, April 16th, 2008.
The Central American and
Caribbean Congress of Nephrology will be held immediately thereafter and is organized
by the Central American and Caribbean Society of Nephrology
e)
Developing a website for the Committee with the special purpose to post information
on the next satellite on it, and to host a discussion forum. The goal of the discussion
forum is to keep all those caring for disadvantaged populations -as defined above-
in touch with each other and share knowledge.
f)
The Committee is involved in the development and testing of a training program for
General Practitioners in areas where there are no nephrologists. We envision dividing
the program in training modules, and when successful, the model may also be applied
to many health issues outside nephrology. This can be used as pilot program and
if successful in any particular region of the world, other public health issues
can be added in that region.
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