Lawrence Y.C. AGODOA Mohammed BENGHANEM GHARBI
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Lawrence Y.C. AGODOA Mohammed BENGHANEM GHARBI Mohammed Benghanem Gharbi is professor of Nephrology at the Faculty of Medicine and the University Hospital of Casablanca, Morocco. Clinician nephrologist, he is particularly interested in acute renal failure, epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and vascular accesses. He was involved in the development of several structural project of Nephrology in Morocco (National program of ESRD, national registry, CKD survey, regional schema of health care providing, best practice clinical guidelines, promotion of organ donation…). He is the Chair of ISN – African Regional Board Committee, Member of the African Association of Nephrology Board and past-president of the Moroccan Society of Nephrology. Yvanie CAILLÉ Yvanie Caillé is the founder and the Executive director of Renaloo, a non profit organization which helps patients living with kidney disease, dialysis and transplant. She is an engineer in Applied Mathematics and holds a Master degree in Patient Education. She co-founded and ran the Greffe de Vie Foundation, then the Pierre and Marie Curie University Foundation. Between 2005 and 2011, she sat on the Advisory Board of the French Biomedicine Agency. She’s been living with kidney disease since the age of 12. Philippe CHAUVEAU Medical director Aurad-Aquitaine, Bordeaux Nephrologist, University Hospital, Bordeaux Board member of the French Journal of nephrology and of the Journal of Renal Nutrition Member of nephrology societies and American and European Society of nutrition 160 publications since 1985 Amino acids metabolism Ketodiet Clinical nutrition, body composition and physical activity Nutrition in diabetic and CKD patients Epidemiological studies Hemodialysis technique John DAVIS John Davis is the Chief Executive Officer of Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes or KDIGO. He serves as a Trustee of the corporation registered in Belgium as a Foundation in the Public Interest. He has held those positions since 2004. KDIGO is in its third year of independence and self-governance. John leads the organization with three other staff members and hundreds of volunteer nephrology thought leaders from around the world. KDIGO is a global organization dedicated to developing and implementing evidence based clinical practice guidelines in all phases of kidney disease and its treatment. As CEO, John directs the business affairs, resource development, strategic planning and collaboration programs of the organization. KDIGO has emerged under his leadership as a truly effective and independent part of the global kidney community. KDIGO is dedicated solely to patients and its mission of translating the best and latest global science into practical treatment recommendations for clinicians everywhere in the world. John has had more than 30 years experience in the world of medical not-for-profit. Until 2011, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), a US charity. He led NKF’s innovations in education, communication, program development, program implementation, events and fund raising in the United States and in other countries. Under his leadership NKF became one of the most effective and respected kidney organizations in the world. He has written extensively on all aspects of kidney disease; its detection, treatment and prevention. He has made hundreds of presentations to audiences. He has visited over 25 countries and knows key opinion leaders throughout the global kidney and transplantation communities. Over his career, John has raised over $200,000,000 for programs in kidney disease and transplantation including testing 170,000 people for kidney disease in the US, Japan and Mexico; providing CME educational programs to over 45,000 physicians and other professionals; bringing transplant athletics to the US, recognizing donor families and creating the effort to bring evidence based clinical practice guidelines to the field of kidney disease. Timur ERK Born in 1944, Timur Erk has received his Dipl. Engineering degree in chemical engineering in Germany after completing his high school education at the German High School in Istanbul, Turkey. Mr. Erk had taken an active role in establishment of the Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association (TCMA) during his professional life as an industrialist in chemical industry since 1971. He served as a Board Member of the TCMA for several years and was the vice chairman of TCMA for eight years prior to his election as the president of TCMA in February 2000. In addition to his duties at the TCMA, Mr. Erk also serves as the Chairman of the Chemical Industry Assembly of the Union of Turkish Chambers of Industry, Trade and Exchanges (TOBB) and Chairman of the Turkish Chemical Sector Platform. As a founder member of the Yesilyurt-Istanbul Lions Club since 1977, Timur Erk has served as the first District Governor of the 118 E-Lions District in the 1993-1994 period. Mr. Erk was the council Chairperson of the Turkish Lions Clubs during 1996-1997. Timur Erk is the founder and the president of the Turkish Kidney Foundation for 28 years, past-presidents of Turkish Children In-Need-Of Shelter Foundation and Turkish Heart Foundation, immediate past chairman of the Turkish Federation of Sectoral Associations (SEDEFED), vicechairman of the Turkish Third Sector Foundation (TUSEV) and member of the Turkish Olympic Committee. Currently Mr. Erk serves at two important international positions; namely, as a board member of the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and as Board member of the International Federation Kidney Foundations (IFKF). He was also the chairman of the 10th annual meeting of the IFKF which was held in Istanbul on May 2009. During IFKF Istanbul meeting, Mr Erk was elected as the president of IFKF for the term of 2011-2013. Timur Erk is married and father of a young man. He speaks English and German. Sophie FAVÉ Sophie FAVE has been the coordinator of the TIRCEL health network since 2004. This network coordinates the care pathway (involving many disciplines) of over 1000 people affected by chronic kidney disease in Rhone-Alps Region. She was trained as a paediatric nurse. She holds a degree in ethics and a Master 2 in « philosophy of health » as well as a doctorate in public health which she got in 2013. She is now particularly interested in the relationship between patients and caregivers in the area of chronic diseases, and in the way of integrating the patients’ treatment pathway in their everyday lives. She takes part in teaching Ethics to student nurses and in teaching « care pathway » at Claude Bernard University Lyon 1. Mohamed GAMAL EL DIN SAADI Professor of internal medicine and Nephrology, Faculty of medicine , Cairo University. President Elect of the Egyptian Society of Nephrology and transplantation (ESNT) 2012 Head of stem cell therapy chapter of the ESNT Past President of the Egyptian National Kidney Foundation Founder member and Vice president of the Egyptian Society of Organ Transplantation 2013 Director of transplantation program at Cairo University Hospitals Guillermo Garcia-Garcia Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, M.D. FACP, FASN, graduated from the University of Guadalajara, School of Medicine, Mexico (1974), He did his Fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Cincinnati, USA (1981). He is Professor of Nephrology and Director, Nephology Department, at the Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center. He is the Chair of the ISN Committee on Kidney Health in Disadvantaged Populations, President of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) and Co-Chair of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee. He has pioneered CKD detection and treatment in Mexico. In 2006, he began a large CKD screening and treatment program in Jalisco, in collaboration with the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He has developed two on-line educational programs for the training of health professionals on CKD prevention, and introduced this program within the academic curriculum of the University of Guadalajara, School of Medicine. Pascal HOUILLIER Pascal Houillier is currently Professor of Physiology at Paris Descartes University in Paris, France. He previously held the post of Professor of Physiology at Pierre et Marie Curie University from 1997 to 2003. His early training was in Poitiers and then in Paris, subsequently graduating as a Medical Doctor in 1990. He was awarded his PhD in 1996. His clinical interests lie mainly in the field of diagnosis and management of mineral and electrolyte disorders and management of chronic kidney disease. His research activities include pathophysiology and genetics of inherited tubular dysfunctions as well as physiology and hormonal control of renal tubular electrolyte transports. He has published on various aspects of renal physiology, pathophysiology, and renal tubular disorders. He is on the scientific council of the French National Institute for Biomedical Research, INSERM. Michel JADOUL Prof. M. Jadoul, born in 1958, is married and has 3 children. He received his MD degree in 1983 at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Brussels, Belgium. His mentor was Professor Charles van Ypersele. He further spent a year in Utrecht, The Netherlands (Prof. Dorhout Mees and Koomans). He is chairing the Department of Nephrology of the Cliniques Univ. St Luc since 2003, and is Full Clinical Professor at UCL. His clinical activities include the follow-up of hemodialysis and CKD patients. His main research interests have included beta2m amyloidosis, hepatitis C and other complications (falls, bone fractures, sudden death a.o.) in Hemodialysis patients, as well as cardiovascular complications after kidney transplantation. He has (co)-authored over 180 scientific papers (H index: 36), most of them published in major nephrology journals. He is an associate editor of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD) and theme Editor of Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (NDT). He is country coinvestigator for the Dialysis Outcomes Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) (2001-…). He received in 2008 the international distinguished medal of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF). He is a member of the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Executive Committee (2010….), member of the Council (2013-….) of the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA and Editor of NDT-educational (2013-…). Kam KALANTAR-ZADEH Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, (a.k.a. Dr Kam Kalantar) studied medicine in Germany and received MPH and PhD degrees in Epidemiology from Univ. California Berkeley, School of Public Health. He is trained in SUNY Brooklyn and UCSF and is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Pediatrics. Dr. Kalantar has authored over 400 publications and has several NIH grants. He is currently the chief of Nephrology & Hypertension at Univ. California Irvine and President of International Society of Renal Nutrition & Metabolism. Joanne. E. KAPPEL Clinical Professor of Medicine University of Saskatchewan Head Division of Nephrology University of Saskatchewan Dyad Leader for Kidney Health Services Saskatoon Health Region Medical Director of Chronic Kidney Disease Program Saskatoon Health Region Chair of the National Programs and Public Policy committee Kidney Foundation of Canada Saskatchewan Branch Medical Advisor Kidney Foundation of Canada Board Member Canadian Organ Replacement Register Chair of the CANN-NET Knowledge Translation Committee Canadian Society of Nephrology, Kidney Foundation of Canada Vice-Chair Education Committee International Federation of Kidney Foundations Charles Lloyd Kernahan Charles Kernahan holds non-executive board responsibilities including: Vice Chair to the Board of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), Secretary and Treasurer of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF). He is also Co Chair of a UK chronic disease initiative and a steering group member for the associated international programme called Kidney Health for Life. Until September 2012 he was the Chief Executive of Kidney Research UK, a National Medical Research Charity. Charles now acts as an independent consultant and advisor to commercial and not for profit organisations in healthcare and related sectors and was a Public and Patient Engagement member for specialised commissioning clinical reference groups. Charles recently acted as Interim Chief Executive for the AMRC, during the period of search for a replacement CEO. His current executive roles include the following: International Programme Director World Kidney Day. He qualified in Clinical Chemistry and Microbial Biochemistry and worked in the NHS before moving to the healthcare industry sector in 1979. He attended business schools in the USA at the University of Virginia and Harvard and has held senior executive positions with Baxter Healthcare, Omnicare plc, Allied Healthcare and Bristol Myers Squibb at UK and International level. Charles has in the past held positions of Non-Executive Director to the Board and Vice Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and as a Non-Executive Director with responsibility for Quality and Patient Safety, for a Primary Care Trust. He has also acted in the past as an advisor to the Department of Health and Healthcare Industry on Pharmacy Regulation and Prescribing Practice. Joel D. KOPPLE Joel D. Kopple, M.D. is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and was Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center for 25 years. Dr. Kopple’s research focus has been on protein and amino acid metabolism in health and disease, skeletal muscle and physical exercise training, and on the nutritional and metabolic disorders in acute and chronic kidney disease and kidney failure and their treatment. He has published research on the disorders of protein, energy, vitamin, and mineral metabolism and requirements in kidney insufficiency and kidney failure. He has published over 500 peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and reviews, and edited or co-edited many proceedings as well as co-editing three editions of the book, “Nutritional Management of Renal Disease”. The last edition was published in January, 2013. His contributions have been recognized by many honors and awards including three honorary university doctorate degrees, the David M. Hume award of the National Kidney Foundation, the E. V. McCollum Award and the Robert H. Herman Award, both of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition, the Annual Rhoads Lecture of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the Louis Pasteur Medal and Award of the University of Strasbourg (France), the Thomas Addis Medal of the International Society for Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, the Malpighi Medal of the University of Messina, (Italy), the Sándor Korányi Award of the Hungarian Society of Nephrology, and the Belding Scribner Award of the American Society of Nephrology. He is a Past–President of the National Kidney Foundation, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), the International Society for Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, the International Society for Renal Nutrition and Metabolism and the Council of American Kidney Societies. He has played a seminal role in founding the International Society for Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations and World Kidney Day, and served a central role in founding the Rhoads Research Foundation of ASPEN and the National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) of the NIH. The National Kidney Foundation Council on Renal Nutrition has established the annual Joel D. Kopple Lectureship and Award, and The International Federation of Kidney Foundations has also established an annual Joel D. Kopple Award. Commentaire [k1] : Norbert LAMEIRE Born : Petegem aan de Leie on March 14th 1940. DIPLOMA'S : - Doctor in Medicine, 1965, University of Gent. - PhD, University Gent, 1970. UNIVERSITY CAREER : - Assistant Professor Internal Medicine, 1977-1981. University of Gent. - Full Professor of Internal Medicine, 1991- 2005 . University of Gent. - Chief Renal Division, 1996- 2005 . University of Gent. - Chairman Department Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2004. University of Gent. - Doctor honoris causa, Kaunas Medical Academy, Lithuania, 2001. - Emeritus professor of Medicine of University of Gent from October 2005. MEMBERSHIPS : - International Society of Nephrology, 1977- Belgian society of internal Medicine 1993- European Renal Association 1986- - . BOARDS AND OFFICES : - Member of Accreditation Office Internal Medecine, 1991-1998. - Officer of the Belg. Soc. Internal Med., 1991- President of the Belgian Society Internal Medecine, 1993-1995. - Editor in Chief Acta Clinica Belgica (Journal of the Belgian Society Internal Med.), 1997- Editor in Chief NDT, 2005 - 2011 - Chairman, International Society Nephrology Commission of ARF, 1997-2003. - Council Member International Society Nephrology 1999–2005 - Chairman of the ISN GO CME programs 2005-2013 - Founding Co-Chair of KDIGO 2001-2007 - Chairman European Kidney Health Association (EKHA) 2012-2014 - Representative of EKHA in European Chronic Disease Alliance 2011-2014 - Acting chairman of the European Chronic Disease Alliance, end of 2014 PRIZES & AWARDS : - Price "Specia" – 1966. Belgian/Netherlands Cultural Agreement, 1965-1966. NATO-grant, 1975-1976. Price Internal Medicine from the fund of Mrs. Dr. Schamelhout-Koettlitz, 1985 (Royal Academy of Medicine). Honorary Award National Kidney Foundation – Atlanta – 12.4.00. Honorary Membership – International Society of Nephrology, 2001- The Roscoe Robinson Award of the International Society of Nephrology, 2013 - The Dimitrios Oreopulos Lecture of the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis, 2014 The Sarton Medal Lecture-Faculty of Medicine, University of Gent, Feb 2014 RESEARCH INTERESTS : - Renal hemodynamics. - Acute renal failure (clinical and experimental). - Peritoneal dialysis and transport. - Electrolyte and acid-base disturbances Wouter LANGEVELD Wouter Langeveld, Manager Marketing & Communications, Dutch Kidney Foundation Started here in january 2013. Leads a department of 20 persons Yearly turnover: about 18 million Previous jobs: · Manager Marketing & Communication for a hospital for mental illness in Utrecht · Consultant and deputy director on a PR- and communication company · Examinator senior communication-advisor · Quest lecturer at Highschool Utrecht Wan Tin LEE Dr. Wan Tin Lee is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia. He is married with 3 children. He attended primary school and secondary school at St. Michael's Institution in Ipoh, Malaysia and performed his matriculation studies at Unley High School in Adelaide, South Australia. He graduated from the University of Adelaide with a MBBS degree in 1985 and obtained his fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1993. He is a practising Nephrologist at Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Selangor, Malaysia Mitra MAHDAVI-MAZDEH Mitra Mahdavi-Mazdeh is a professor in the division of nephrology at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. She was the director of Management Center of Transplantation & Special Diseases in Moh for 2 years (2005-2007). She has been director of Iranian Tissue Bank Research Center since 2007. Her major research interests lie in the epidemiologic features of RRT especially transplantation in developing countries. Raymond MERLE Raymond Merle, patient expert, patient educator, part time teacher, representing users, President and founder of the association “Help and prevention of renal diseases” and the Federation of the Transplanted of Isère, in charge of the education department for the company “Actions Patients Expert”. “As I do not have a high school diploma, I had no prerequisite to go to the university. I thus passed by the accreditation of my experience to obtain a Bachelor's degree in " Promoting health and education for the health " at the University of Savoie Chambéry in 2010, then a Master I in "Therapeutic education of the patient ", at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris VI in 2011 and, finally, a Master II in " Modelling in the service of the learning in health” at the university Joseph Fourier Grenoble in 2013. I plan to pursue by a doctorate in 2014, my objective being to end my career of patient user in teaching and research.” Olivier MORANNE Doctor Olivier Moranne studied in the Medicine University in Tours (France) and specialised in Nephrology in Lille University. He got is PhD in Epidemiology & Public Health from Paris University (Risks factors of progression and complication of CKD). He acted as a volonteer civil servant as a Physician in primary care In Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. Currently a Nephrologist in the Nephrology-Dialysis-Transplant department of the Medicine University of Nice, he is an active member of The French Society of Nephrology & Dialysis His main fields of expertise are the care of patients with CKD and their trajectory. He coordinates multicenter study called PSPA (Trajectory of Elderly reaching ESRD). He attended KDIGO Conference on Supportive Care in Mexico in 2013. He is an Asssociate Editor for the journal BMC Nephrology. Mark MURPHY Mark Murphy is the Chief Executive of the Irish Kidney Association, (IKA) for over 13 years. He has over 30 years personal experience as a carer of Patients with End Stage Renal Disease. Mark is the Vice President of the European Kidney Patients Federation (EKPF) where he is an active participant in the European Kidney Health Alliance based in Brussels. He has served as a member of the ‘World Kidney Day’ Steering Committee for the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. He has also completed his 4 year term of office as a Council Member of the World Transplant Games Federation (WTGF). Leo NEDERVEEN Leo Nederveen has graduated as a Public Health Nutritionist (MSc) at the Wageningen University (The Netherlands) with over 20 years of experience in providing technical cooperation in the field of public health, food and nutrition and NCDs. He first joined the World Health Organization in 1990, supporting Cape Verde and the Dominican Republic with the preparation and implementation of national food and nutrition plans. From 1998 to 2002 he worked for PAHO/WHO's "Project for the Development of Healthy Settings" in Loja, Ecuador, and organized the Third Meeting of the Latin American Network of Health Promoting Schools in Quito. In Peru, from 2003 to 2007, he was responsible for the components of Health Promotion and Human Resources for Health of the European Union supported Project for the Modernization of the Health Sector. From 2007 he has worked on the topics of home grown school feeding and nutrition education for the World Food Programme (HQ) and the Partnership for Child Development of the Imperial College London. Mr Nederveen currently works in the Department of Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases of the Headquarters of WHO in Geneva. His responsibilities include assisting countries in the implementation of the Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, in particular with respect to population-based prevention of childhood obesity, salt reduction and physical activity promotion. Ayse ONAT Born in 1975. After high school graduation, attended AFS Intercultural Exchange Program and also graduated from Beaver Dam High Scool, Wisconsin, USA. Have a undergraduate degree of Public Finance from Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences (1998) and also a graduate degree of Health Institutions Management Graduate Program of Istanbul University School of Business Administration (2010). Working for Turkish Kidney Foundation since 2006 as Project Coordinator. Tom OOSTROM Tom Oostrom (1964) has been Managing Director of the Dutch Kidney Foundation since 2010. He started as head of the policy section in 2005. With the motto ‘Life comes first’ the Kidney Foundation gives everything to make sure kidney patients survive ánd their quality of life improves. Tom Oostrom learned from practice: he started out as a nurse. His drive is to make a real difference for kidney patients, to help make their lives livable. This is necessary, because a renal disease is severe and makes a deep impact in someone’s life. Since 2012 Oostrom has been the chair of the cooperating healthcare funds (Samenwerkende Gezondheidsfondsen) in which 20 large funds are united. He is also a member of the Steering committee Life Sciences & Health and is committed to promote active involvement of healthcare funds in the topsector policy of the department of Economic Affairs in The Netherlands. Oostrom feels healthcare funds shouldn't only invest in regular scientific research, but also dare to tie themselves to tangible, daring targets such as the portable artificial kidney. In Leiden Oostrom studied to become a nurse (1986). He studied Policy & Management in Healthcare at Erasmus University Rotterdam (1991). During his studies he worked as a district nurse. Oostrom lives in Montfoort with his partner and their two sons. Paul SHAY Paul Shay has served The Kidney Foundation of Canada as National Executive Director since 2008. He possess over two decades of senior management experience leading decentralized charitable organizations. Previous positions include: Director, Office of Recruitment, at Université Laval Executive Director of FIRST, an international organization promoting science and engineering President of AFS Intercultural Programs, a leading international exchange network with branches in over 50 countries Executive Director for Canada World Youth, which promotes international cooperation Paul is deeply committed to strengthening voluntary and charitable organizations through his professional and voluntary work. His community leadership has been recognized through two commemorative medals from the Government of Canada. He currently serves as the Chair of the Health Charities Coalition of Canada, as the President Elect of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations, as a member of the World Kidney Day Steering Committee, and as a member of the International Policy Governance Association Business Sustainability Team. Benedicte STENGEL Benedicte Stengel graduated from medical school in Paris (France) and has a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health from Paris-Sud University. She joined the National Institute of Health and Medical Research as a research fellow in epidemiology in 1989. In 2000, she spent a sabbatical year at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore (US). Benedicte Stengel is presently research director and head of the research team "Epidemiology and Translational Research in chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease" within the Inserm Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health in Villejuif. She contributed to set up the national REIN (Renal Epidemiology and Information Network) end-stage renal disease registry in France, and coordinates the national CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease)-REIN cohort, winner of the Cohort-Investment for the future tender launched in 2010. She is involved in the steering committee of several international consortium including the Chronic Kidney Disease-Prognosis Consortium and the CKD Outcomes and Practice Pattern study (CKDopps). Her research focused on CKD epidemiology, risk factors, biomarkers and long-term outcomes. Peter STOREY Peter Storey started professional life as a peripatetic instrumental teacher working in London schools. He then became a music specialist with the Performing Right Society for more than a decade before moving to Interflora in Lincolnshire as their Head of Membership. After achieving an MBA with distinction in 1998, he moved into the charities sector with the Royal National Institute of Blind People, where he became Head of Fundraising Strategy in 2000. He accepted a role with Kidney Research UK in 2005 and is currently the Director of Communications. Peter is responsible for the Charity’s brand development, marketing strategy, communications, media relations and public affairs. He has also managed telephone fundraising, legacy marketing, community fundraising, and supporter acquisition and development through multi-channel direct marketing. He has run various change projects including driving a major shift from transactional fundraising to a supporter-focus strategy. In his spare time Peter is a jazz saxophonist, leading and playing in bands in the Midlands. Other interests include road cycling and cooking. He lives with his family in Lincolnshire. Marianne VENNEGOOR HPC Registered Dietitian (RD) (HPC = Health Care Professions) EDUCATION Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics, 1960 Nijmegen, The Netherlands. These qualifications were equivalent to BSc degrees in UK Middle Management Course in 1996 facilitated by the Training department of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK EMPLOYMENT FROM 1 January 1967 to 31 December 1998 at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Basic Grade, 1967-1969 Acting Chief Dietitian 1969-1970 Renal Dietitian since 1969 but graded officially to Senior I level in 1974 and Re-graded to Clinical Specialist Level Chief III from 15 November 1996. Nutritional Support Dietitian from 1980-1983. Voluntary Work: Nutritional Advisor for Kidney Research UK and Member of the Patients Advisory Group till 2007. Chair of the Education Committee of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) since January 2002. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Basic Grade Dietitian, Zeist, The Netherlands from August 1960 to May 1961. Dietitian, Speciality : Gastro-Enterology Department. Leiden.University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands from May 1961 to December 1966. SKILLS 1. Participating at organisation of conferences at national and international level 2. Computer skills. 3. Languages : Fluent Dutch. Understanding of German and French. Christoph WANNER Christoph Wanner, M.D., is Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at the University Hospital of Würzburg, Germany. Dr. Wanner’s areas of interest are metabolism, dyslipidemia, inflammation and cardiovascular disease in patients with kidney disease. He has served as the principal investigator of the 4D Study and as a steering committee member and central European coordinator of the SHARP Study. He has published more than 500 articles of whom 465 are cited in pub-med (HF 57). He serves as editor-in chief for the Journal of Renal Nutrition as well as subject editor and member of the editorial review boards of many journals. Dr. Wanner is the immediate past-president of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM), a council member of the ERA-EDTA (European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant association) and chair of the European Renal Registry. He is also a board member of the ERBP (European Renal Best Practice) initiative, an executive officer of KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome) and co-chair of a guideline work group on dyslipidemia. Dr. Wanner is a honorary member of the Polish Society of Nephrology and recently received a doctor honoris causa from the Charles University Prague. Anne WILSON Anne Wilson Dip. Wel. Studs. BA. Human Services; Grad Dip. Ad. Health; EPNL Stanford; Anne Wilson joined Kidney Health Australia as CEO in January 2003 and was appointed Managing Director in June 2009. Prior to joining Kidney Health Australia, Anne was CEO of Asthma Australia prior to that held senior management positions with MS Victoria, VicDeaf and Oz Child. Anne’s early career was spent working in education in the delivery of social work services to disadvantaged schools. She is passionate about social justice and issues of access and equity in health service delivery. In 2013 Anne joined the Leadership Team of the International Kidney Cancer Coalition and in addition to her professional commitments, Anne has served as Director on two other not-forprofit Boards. She is a sitting member of the Federal Government Advisory Council for the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority, a member of the Governance Committee of the National Organ Matching Service; a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management; Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and former Secretary/Treasurer of the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. In 2008 Anne was awarded the Not for Profit (NFP) CEO of the Year Award for Australia and New Zealand.
