Ian de Boer gives Garabed Eknoyan Endowed Lectureship

Eknoyan Lectureship Covers KDIGO Guidelines for CKD

“KDIGO Guidelines Decoded: What They Mean for CKD Management in Practice” is the title of the Garabed Eknoyan, MD, Endowed Lectureship, which was delivered on Saturday, November 8, at ASN Kidney Week in Houston, TX.

Dr. de Boer has made substantial contributions to the translation of research into practice guidelines for CKD clinical care. He served on the Professional Practice Committee of the American Diabetes Association, where he helped review and update the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. As co-chair of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes [KDIGO] Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease, he organized a working group with perspectives from six continents and six specialties relevant to diabetic kidney disease. He has also served as deputy editor of CJASN and a member of several scientific review groups at the National Institutes of Health, which focused on kidney precision medicine and other topics.