Topics are selected by the KDIGO Executive Committee based on criteria like disease burden, clinical need, evidence availability, potential impact, and alignment with the KDIGO mission. Stakeholder input and insights from KDIGO Controversies Conferences may also inform topic selection.

KDIGO prioritizes topics based on several criteria:

• Burden of Illness: Assessing the prevalence and severity of the condition
• Clinical Need: Recognizing an opportunity to significantly improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, or efficiency of healthcare for a particular condition or situation
• Potential Impact: Evaluating the potential for management strategies to improve patient outcomes
• Evidence Availability: Ensuring there is a sufficient body of evidence to support the development of evidence-based guidelines
• Practice Variation: Standardizing care to reduce inappropriate variations in practice to ensure patients receive optimal care to improve health outcomes

This strategic approach ensures that KDIGO focuses on areas where guidelines can have the most significant impact.