The Diabetes and kidney disease: a call to action was held on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. (Washington D.C. or EDT). The purpose of this Webinar was to contribute to the knowledge of kidney disease attributed to diabetes and emphasize the importance and technical resources available for its prevention, early diagnosis, and timely treatment.
WEBINAR RECORDING
Objectives:
- Highlight the impact of diabetes on people's health and the strategies available to confront it.
- Emphasize the importance of prevention, early diagnosis, and timely treatment of kidney disease attributed to diabetes.
- Emphasize the new PAHO initiative, Better Care for Noncommunicable Diseases: Accelerate Actions in Primary Health Care.
- Highlight the resources available through the PAHO Strategic Fund to strengthen health services' responses to diabetes and kidney disease attributed to diabetes.
- Review the contribution of registries of people on dialysis to waiting lists for kidney transplants.
Context
Diabetes is a significant and complex public health challenge. Over the past decades, both the prevalence, mortality, and disability from diabetes have increased significantly in the Region of the Americas, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Chronic kidney disease, one of the main complications of diabetes, also shows an expansive increase. Consequently, the Region is currently the one with the highest burden of diabetes in the world. The alarming increase in the burden of diabetes and kidney disease attributed to diabetes translates essential gaps in health care, both in access and quality of care, making evident the urgency to strengthen the response of health services, especially at the first level of care.
Agenda
11:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks
- Silvana Luciani, Unit Chief, Noncommunicable Diseases, Violence, and Injury Prevention, PAHO
- Dr. Jorge Rico, President, Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension
11:10 a.m. Impact of kidney disease attributed to diabetes in the Region of the Americas. Response from PAHO
- Dr. Carmen Antini, Regional Advisor, Diabetes Prevention and Control, PAHO
11:20 a.m. Diabetes and kidney disease: the source of the problem
- Dr. Fabian Ortiz Herbener, Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension
11:30 a.m. Cardio-renal-metabolic connection: integrated management of kidney disease attributed to diabetes
- Dr. Cristina Carlino, Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension
11:40 p.m. The role of the PAHO Strategic Fund in access to medicines and technologies for diabetes and kidney disease
- Dr. Nora Giron, Regional Advisor, PAHO Strategic Fund/Regional Revolving Funds
11:50 p.m. Registries of people on dialysis and waiting lists for kidney transplants
- Dr. Mauricio Beltran, Regional Advisor, Blood Transfusion and Organ Transplants, PAHO
12:00 p.m. Diabetes and chronic kidney disease education: current situation and future perspectives
- Dr. Claudio Mascheroni, Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension
12:10 p.m. Questions and answers
12:20 p.m. Closing remarks
- Silvana Luciani, Unit Chief, Noncommunicable Diseases, Violence, and Injury Prevention, PAHO