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PUMC Pharmaceutical and the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Co-host Nephrology Colloquiums in China

August 23, 2009

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) (www.kidney.org), headquartered in New York, was established in 1950 to help victims of kidney disease, and to raise funds for kidney disease research in the U.S. Over the years, the NKF has expanded its mission and influence, and is currently globally recognized as a leading authority on kidney disease. The NKF’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) were the first broadly accepted clinical practice guidelines in nephrology, and are regarded as a treatment standard worldwide, including in China.

In July and August 2009, to promote an international academic exchange between the NKF and China’s leading nephrologists, PUMC Pharmaceutical sponsored the NKF’s first official visit to China. Over two weeks, PUMC Pharmaceutical and the NKF co-hosted a joint colloquium in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou. Agenda highlights included VIP roundtables, hospital and university visits, Q&A sessions and lectures with NKF President, Dr. Bryan Becker, providing the keynote address: The past, present, and the future of guidelines in nephrology—learning from the world, from KDOQI to KDIGO.

BEIJING

Dr. Bryan Becker with Beijing-based PUMC Pharmaceutical employees.

Keynote Address at Colloquium

From left to right, Dr. Zheng Fa Lei (President, Beijing Society of Nephrology), Dr. Zhang You Kang (Vice President, Chinese Society of Nephrology), Dr. Bryan Becker (President, NKF), and Dr. Cai Guang Yan (Vice Director, Nephrology Dept. of PLA General Hospital).

Visiting Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital.

Visiting Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Visiting Beijing University First Hospital.

SHANGHAI

Keynote Address at Colloquium

Visiting Renji Hospital Professors

HANGZHOU

Dr. Bryan Becker with Professor Chen Jianghua (President, Zhejiang Society of Nephrology)

Visiting the First Affiliated Hospital College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

GUANGZHOU

Keynote Address at Colloquium

From left to right, Mr. Sherwyn Hung (General Manager, PUMC Pharmaceutical), Dr. Bryan Becker (President, NKF), and Dr. Zhang Xun (Former Director, Nephrology Department, Nanfang Hospital) at Nangfang Hospital.

Colloquium Partners

	CHINESE SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
	ZHEJIANG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
	SHANGHAI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
	GUANGDONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION