International Renal Dietitians Group
INTERNATIONAL RENAL DIETITIANS’
NEWS LETTER
Edited Marianne Vennegoor
Specialist Renal Nutrition Emiritus
Email:
01 02 2014
International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM)
· Membership.
Renal Dietitians are invited to become associate members of the ISRNM.
The Annual Subscription rate is US Dollars 100.- and includes the Journal of Renal Nutrition, THE Journal for dietitians, physicians and scientists with a specific interest in renal nutrition and metabolism and published every 2 months..
The ISRNM application form can be downloaded from the ISRNM Website:
www.renalnutrition.com or www.isrnm.org and please check for regular updates.
For information about membership and the Journal: email, write or fax the professional ISRNM and NKF Membership manager Ms Denise Dilley:
National Kidney Foundation, 30 East Street New York, NY10016
Telephone: +1 212 889 2210, Fax: +1 212 889 2001
Website of the Journal of Renal Nutrition: www.jrnjournal.org
ISRNM members are able to apply for special membership of the National Kidney Foundation, Council on Renal Nutrition (CRN) for an additional US Dollars 28.- and receive all the benefits of the NKF/CRN See: www.kidney.org and follow the link “professionals”
The 17th International Congress of the Society will be held in Wurzburg, Germany from 5-9 May 2014 (www.aey-congresse.com/icrnm2014 ).
The organisation committee has been able to plan 3 pre-congress courses:
1 Total Nutrition Therapy in CKD course on 5 and 6 May
2 German speaking dietitians and physicians on 6 May
3 The dietians and physicians programme on 6 May
The Main programme starts on 7th till and finishes on 9th May
The 16th International Congress (the First Renal Nutrition Week) was held in Honolulu, Hawaii from 26-30 June 2012. Selected presentations were published in the the Journal of Renal Nutrition Volume 23, number 3, May 2013. Abstracts are available from Kidney Research and Clinical Practice Volume 31, no 2, see table of contents see website: www.krcp-ksn.com/current
The dietitians group is a very active group with over 60 abstracts submitted by them and accepted for presentation during the 4 day Congress.
The International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF):(www.ifkf.org )
Although many of the Kidney Foundations have existed for 20-60 years or more and already contribute to patient education in a major way, other countries have very little or no access to resources.
Keep checking the IFKF website www.ifkf.org for the latest news and how you can get involved with your own kidney foundation, those in your region and World Kidney Day . Dietitians are now able to become associate member for an annual fee of US $ 50.00
Please contact myself for application forms or download from the IFKF website (under members)
World Kidney Day: www.worldkidneyday.org
The IFKF and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) jointly organise the
Annual World Kidney Day.
From 9th March 2006 onwards, the Annual World Kidney Day has been celebrated on the 2nd Thursday of March of each year. See above website for activities and an opportunity to sign up.
In 2014 (13 March) the theme will be Chronic Kidney Disease and Aging.
INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES:
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)
The website lists evidence based guidelines on treatment of patients with Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease: www.kdigo.org .
Guidelines are also published in Kidney International.
The most recent clinical practice guideline is: Lipid Management in CKD November 2013: Kidney International Volume 3, issue 3.
The KDOQI Best Practice Guidelines/National Kidney Foundation
Guidelines and updates are published online by the NKF USA
website: www.kidney.org and in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases please see website: www.ajkd.org .
European Renal Association- European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA : Guidelines for Haemodialysis Patients.
The European Best Practice Guidelines for Haemodialysis were published in NDT,
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, Volume 22, Supplement 2, May 2007.
The guidelines include recommendations for nutritional management.
ISSN 0931-0509. Website. www.era-edta.org/guidelines.htm
NEW: Obesity, overweight and CKD.
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation: Basic and renal science
Guidelines. ERA-EDTA Volume 28, number S4, November 2013.
ISSN 0931-0509 (print) or ISSN 1460-2385 (ONLINE)
DOI:10.1093/NDT/GFT098
Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment (CARI)
For complete list of guidelines and updates please see website
www.cari.org.au
The National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines for management of Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease are published on line.
www.renal.org (see guidelines)
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults (Malaysia) June 2011. The guidelines can be downloaded in Malay or English from the website: www.moh.gov.my and www.acadmed.org.my
USEFULL WEBSITES:
The American Dietetic Association-Renal Practice (ADA-RPG) group is now renamed: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-Renal Practice Group
Renal Nutrition Resources website: www.eatright.org/shop/
The website of the ADA-Renal Practice Group is www.renalnutrition.org and for publications: www.renalnutrition.org/publications/index.php
World Action On Salt and Health (WASH) : www.worldactiononsalt.com
See also WHO Guideline: Sodium Intake for Adults and Children
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/guidelines/sodium_intake/en/index.html and the print pdf version
http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/guidelines/sodium_intake_printversion.pdf
New: Coming up: “Consensus Action on Sugar”: “Sugar the New Tobacco”
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/01January/Pages/sugar-obesity-qa.aspx
The International Confederation of Dietetic Association.
Please visit the ICDA website for more information about this organisation. The discussion forum including a renal forum, the ICDA News Letter “Dietetics Around the World” and other information are found on : www.internationaldietetics.org
NB There are no restrictions to membership, this means that any dietitian from any country can apply and access the website. The discussion and renal forum will therefore be an excellent opportunity to network across the globe and help you to get your questions answered.
The next Congress (XVIIth) will be held in Granada Spain www.icdgranada2016.com
EFAD (European Federation of Associations for Dietitians): www.efad.org
European Food Composition Databank(EuroFir): www.eurofir.org
World Health Organisation Websites: www.who.int/en
European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/policies/index_en.htm
European Food Information Council: www.eufic.org
European Food Safety: www.efsa.europa.eu
Nature Reviews: www.nature.com/nature
Obesity: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1930-739X
Cardiovascular Medicine: www.nature.com/cardio
Nephrology: http://www.nature.com/nrneph/index.html
ASPEN American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition www.nutritioncare.org
ESPEN European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutriton www.espen.org
Canadian Association of Nephrology Dietitians: www.renalrd.ca
PUBLICATIONS:
Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease.
Dr Denis Fouque and Dr Philippe Chauveau et al
Kidney International (2011), 80, 348-357.
ENGLISH (2012) : Renal Disease: A practical Nutrition Guide: Dr Philippe Chauveau and Prof. Denis Fouque .
Contact: Veronique Tor, Senior Administrative Assistant, SHIRE
FRENCH edition (2010) : Maladies Renales Guide Pratique de Nutrition Contact: Claire Brisset, Societe K’NOE, 15, rue Carnot, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicetre, France. Email:
COOKBOOKS:
Cookbook for dialysis patients.
“Truly Tasty” with more then “100 special recipes created by Ireland’s top chefs for adults living with kidney disease”.
Contact Mike Collins at Cork University:
And their website is: www.corkuniversitypress.com
Chinese Cookbook Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
And supported by Novartis Hong Kong (in Chinese only). Contact Dr Lui Sui-Fai MDM Chairman of the Hong Kong Kidney Foundation: .
“Rediscovering Food&Flavours” written by Lawrence Keogh, celebrity TV chef and transplant patient, and Diane Green RD, renal dietitian. Both are from UK.
http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/health/free-recipe-book.php
or www.kidneyresearchuk.org (under health information)
The Canadian cook book for kidney patients : www.myspiceitup.ca
Books for professionals and renal patients (United Kingdom) www.class.co.uk/books-kidneys-57
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS:
The Foodswitch smartphone app, developed by the George Institute in Australia for Global Health and BUPA.
www.bupa.com.au/foodswitch
NUTRITION COUNTER: A reference for the Kidney Patient: American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) see www.aakp.org
for online and download information
NEW Phosphate binder:
Colestilan (BindRen) Mitsubishi Pharma Europe Ltd.
http://www.mt-pharma.co.jp/e/release/nr/2013/pdf/e_130403.pdf
SPECIAL DATES, CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS OF INTEREST TO DIETITIANS WORKING WITH KIDNEY PATIENTS
2014
March
· 13-16 March: 4th World Congress on Controversies to Consensus in Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension (CODHy)
Panama City, Panama www.codhy.com
Email Telephone +972 3 566 6166
· 17-20 March:12th International Congress for the Study of Obesity
Will be held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia www.iaso.org
May
· 5-9 May 17th International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease will be held in Wurzburg, Germany.
www.renalnutrition.com and (www.aey-congresse.com/icrnm2014
)
· 23-24 May: 13th International Primary Care Diabetes Europe Conference, Barcelona, Spain. www.2014pcdeconference.org
Telephone: +31 571 27 55 01
· 28-31 May 21st European Congress on Obesity, Sofia, Bulgaria
www.eco2014.easo.org
· 31 May-1 June: 51st European Renal Association-European Dialysis Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Congress will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. www.era-edta2014.org
· September 7-10 September ISDP Congress will be held in Madrid, Spain, from 7-10 September www.ispdmadrid2014,com
2015
May:
28-31 May 52nd ERA-EDTA Congress: London, United Kingdom
www.era-edta2015.org
2016
· International Congress of Dietetics
Granada Spain : www.icdgranada2016.com
Newsletter Editor: Marianne Vennegoor, BSc Nutrition and Dietetics, renal nutrition specialist 1968 -2008. Emeritus 2008-present.
Member of the ISRNM Dietitians Steering Committee (ex officio) 2012-present
ISRNM News letter co-editor 2013-present
IFKF Board member 2010-2013
Chair IFKF Education Committee and Manager of the Inventory of Publications
2002-present
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