To improve the care and outcomes of kidney disease patients worldwide through the development and implementation of global clinical practice guidelines.
KDIGO is the global organization developing and implementing evidence based clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease. It is an independent volunteer-led self-managed charity incorporated in Belgium accountable to the public and the patients it serves.
Guidelines
KDIGO has published nine clinical practice guidelines and currently has two new guidelines and two guideline updates under development.
Conferences
KDIGO regularly convenes Controversies Conferences and Clinical Practice Conferences which bring together expert thought leaders to discuss and debate nephrology-related issues not yet fully resolved.
Implementation
KDIGO implementation activities include sessions at society congresses, stand-alone KDIGO meetings, joint Clinical Practice Conferences, expert roundtables, and speaker tours.
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) was originally established in 2003 by the National Kidney Foundation, a U.S. foundation experienced in developing and implementing guidelines. In 2013 KDIGO became an independently incorporated non-profit foundation, and is governed by an international volunteer Executive Committee.
The KDIGO Global Network promotes awareness, dissemination, adoption and clinical integration of KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines globally. The Global Network is composed of volunteers from around the world who work to implement KDIGO guidelines in their respective countries or regions. Many are associated with local nephrology societies or guideline groups, and help KDIGO to promote local adoption of guideline recommendations through Clinical Practice Conferences.
KDIGO is governed by a volunteer Executive Committee made up of leading nephrology experts from around the globe that are also part of the Global Network. They make critical decisions about KDIGO priorities, projects, and resource allocations.
KDIGO would like to thank the following for their support.