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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, NKF has expanded its mission and influence, and is currently globally recognized as a leading authority on kidney disease. 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 NKF and China’s leading nephrologists, PUMC Pharmaceutical sponsored NKF’s first official visit to China. Over two weeks, PUMC Pharmaceutical and 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.

Dr. Bryan Becker

Beijing

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

Dr. Bryan Becker
Beijing
Dr. Bryan Becker with Beijing-based PUMC Pharmaceutical employees.
Keynote Address
Beijing
Keynote Address at Colloquium
Doctors
Beijing
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).
Liberation Army Hospital
Beijing
Visiting Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing
Visiting Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Beijing University First Hospital
Beijing
Visiting Beijing University First Hospital.
Dr. Bryan Becker
Hangzhou
Dr. Bryan Becker with Professor Chen Jianghua (President, Zhejiang Society of Nephrology).
First Affiliated Hospital College of Medicine
Hangzhou
Visiting the First Affiliated Hospital College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Keynote Address
Guangzhou
Keynote Address at Colloquium.
Doctors
Guangzhou
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.