New Cochrane Commentaries 2016Listed below are links to the latest Cochrane Commentaries published in Nephrology. These are summaries of key findings of a previously published Cochrane Systematic Reviews. 

Making evidence easier to find and useCochrane Kidney and Transplant join together with the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) to provide user-friendly summaries of Cochrane evidence. These educational materials, produced about four times a year, discuss a recently released Cochrane Kidney and Transplant review.

The Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology – Haemodialysis (SONG-HD) is an international initiative that aims to establish a core outcome set for haemodialysis trials.The outcomes will be developed based on the shared priorities of patients, caregivers, health professionals, researchers, and policy makers.

Cochrane Kidney and Transplant is the new name adopted by the Renal Group to reflect and immediately convey the focus and scope of their work. It’s a move that makes sense on many levels, as Coordinating Editor Jonathan Craig explains. ‘We know the word ‘renal’ isn’t one that’s always recognised or clearly understood, especially by people outside of the health professions. Kidney on the other hand is unambiguous and universally understood, so this simple interchange of terms makes much more explicit what it is we do.’

‘It’s not every day we get to see the immediate clinical translation of our research into care for our next patient,’ says Jonathan Craig, Coordinating Editor of the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Group. ‘Which makes it quite striking and genuinely pleasing when we are able to do so. In the case of our most recent review update, we’re seeing first hand how our findings can directly translate into greater certainty and better outcomes.’

The theme for World Kidney Day 2015 on March 12th is Kidney Health For All.We are not all equal with regard to kidney disease and access to treatment. This year World Kidney Day needs your support to spread this message, encourage prevention, and bring this issue to the attention of government, policy makers as well as the general public.

Cochrane endorses the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (‘Declaration of Istanbul’) at the Steering Group  Meeting at the  Quebec Colloquium in September 2013.For further information visit the website for the Declaration of Istanbul.

Interventions for preventing the progression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) and Cochrane Kidney and Transplant (CKT) have launched a new collaboration to consolidate information on kidney disease guidelines and to make this resource globally accessible on the KDIGO website.  Guidelines published by kidney organizations around the world will be identified, included in a searchable database, and updated periodically.  Anyone seeking information on guidelines will be able to access the site at www.kdigo.org and learn what

A national workshop was convened on the 7th February 2014 in Sydney to explore research priorities in chronic kidney disease. The report posted below  provides an overview of the participants, the process, and the preliminary results of the workshop.