ASN's Mission

To create a world without kidney diseases, the ASN Alliance for Kidney Health elevates care by educating and informing, driving breakthroughs and innovation, and advocating for policies that create transformative changes in kidney medicine throughout the world.

learn more

Contact ASN

1401 H St, NW, Ste 900, Washington, DC 20005

email@asn-online.org

202-640-4660

The Latest on X

Kidney Week

Basic/Clinical Science Session

Selecting Kidney Donors: Challenges in Evaluating the Appropriate Candidate

November 02, 2023 | 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Location: Room 115, Pennsylvania Convention Center

Session Description

This session reviews current evidence about selecting appropriate kidney donors and addresses the challenges associated with the decision to proceed or not proceed with kidney donation in patients with metabolic syndrome/obesity or with a family history of genetic kidney diseases.

Learning Objective(s)

  • Discuss how to proceed with kidney donation in patients with metabolic syndrome/obesity
  • Describe how to proceed with kidney donation in patients with family history of kidney diseases
  • Outline long-term follow-up of kidney donors
  • Summarize current data on pre- and postdonation GFR

Learning Pathway(s)

  • Kidney Transplantation

Moderators

Presentations