The virtual KDIGO Controversies Conference on Challenges in Management of the Kidney Allograft: From Decline to Failure was held from March 10-13, 2022. The conference explored themes such as immunosuppression strategies, management of CKD complications in transplant recipients, prognosis and kidney failure trajectory, kidney replacement therapy, and patient considerations. Drs. Michelle Josephson (University of Chicago, USA) and Martin Zeier (Heidelberg University, Germany) co-chaired this conference.

 

Plenary Presentations:

Non-Immunologic Therapies to Slow the Inevitable: New Substances and New Treatments Around the Corner

Access to Transplant After Kidney Allograft Failure

Adherence & Compliance

Psychological Impact

 

Conference Report Figures

Figure 1 – Spectrum of Kidney Allograft Function

Figure 2 – Integrated Management and Shared Decision-Making for a Declining and Failed Kidney Allograft

Figure 3 – The Road Ahead: The Transplant Recipient with Low and Deteriorating Kidney Transplant Function 

 

ISN-KDIGO Webinar: Management of the Patient with a Failing Kidney Allograft

Conference Hashtag:

#KDIGOChallengingAllograft