Workgroup Pediatric CKD & dialysis

Our Pediatric CKD and Dialysis work group brings together experts from all over Europe, both from pediatric and adult dialysis centers, and also includes patient representatives.

We will develop guidelines and educational material for CKD and dialysis management in close collaboration with the ESPN working groups. Outcome Indicators will be defined and evaluated in cooperation with the SONG Initiative.

We will work with other ERKNet groups to develop webinars and CME meetings, in collaboration with dialysis nurses and dietitians, to provide a ‘holistic approach’ to the management of end-stage kidney disease.

Our experts will provide online consulting to European pediatric CKD and dialysis centers within the ERKNet Consortium, and extending to all European countries.

We will aim to define research goals in accordance with patients’ needs and provide a platform for common research projects within the group.

Responsible Project Manager

Tanja Wlodkowski | tanja.wlodkowski@med.uni-heidelberg.de

WG Meeting Minutes

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WG Meeting Highlights

In addition to the meeting minutes, we’re pleased to share a brief overview of key developments and ongoing initiatives from each ERKNet Working Group. These highlights offer a quick insight into the progress, focus areas, and collaborative efforts shaping our network’s activities.

  • First KPI-based Quality Improvement Project
    • Focus: Growth hormone treatment in children ≤ 16y with height ≤ 3rd percentile
    • Centre surveys conducted in April 2024; follow-up surveys in June 2022
    • Publication in preparation
  • New eLearning cases:
    • Practical management of CKD MBD in pediatric dialysis, 5 clinical pictures
    • Now available for ERKNet Postgraduate Curriculum Students
  • New Publication in Pediatric Nephrology:
    • Title: Survey of legislative frameworks and national recommendations governing paediatric maintenance haemodialysis in Europe
    • Read the article here
  • Ongoing surveys:
    • BONHUS is here available
    • IPPM is here available

WorkGroup Members

Claus Peter Schmitt  Speaker Heidelberg, Germany,
Heidelberg University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Jerome Harambat  Co-Chair Bordeaux, France,
Bordeaux University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Justine Bacchetta  Co-Chair Lyon, France,
Lyon Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant & Université de Lyon 
» Ped. center
Michiel Oosterveld  Amsterdam, Netherlands,
Amsterdam Academic University Medical Center (AUMC) 
» Ped. center
  Marta Jimenez Moreno  Barcelona, Spain,
Barcelona Hospital San Joan de Deu 
» Ped. center
Gema Ariceta  Barcelona, Spain,
Barcelona Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron 
» Ped. center
  Gema Ariceta  Barcelona, Spain,
Barcelona Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron 
» Ped. center
  Alejandro Cruz  Barcelona, Spain,
Barcelona Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron 
» Ped. center
  Marina Muñoz  Barcelona, Spain,
Barcelona Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron 
» Ped. center
Victor Perez-Beltran  Barcelona, Spain,
Barcelona Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron 
» Ped. center
  Dominik Müller  Berlin, Germany,
Berlin Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 
» Ped. center
  Julia Thumfart  Berlin, Germany,
Berlin Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin 
» Ped. center
Astrid Gordon-Dubrasquet  Bordeaux, France,
Bordeaux University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Adrian Catalin Lungu  Bucharest, Romania,
Bucharest Fundeni Clinical Institute 
» Ped. center
  István Máttyus  Budapest, Hungary,
Budapest Semmelweis University 
» Ped. center
George Reusz  Budapest, Hungary,
Budapest Semmelweis University 
» Ped. center
  Péter Sallay  Budapest, Hungary,
Budapest Semmelweis University 
» Ped. center
  Attila Szabo  Budapest, Hungary,
Budapest Semmelweis University 
» Ped. center
Kalman Tory  Budapest, Hungary,
Budapest Semmelweis University 
» Ped. center
Kathrin Burgmaier  Cologne, Germany,
Cologne University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Max Liebau  Cologne, Germany,
Cologne University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Thomas Elung Jensen  Copenhagen, Denmark,
Copenhagen Rigshospitalet University Hospital 
» Adult center
Hanne Nørgaard  Copenhagen, Denmark,
Copenhagen Rigshospitalet University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Ida Maria Schmidt  Copenhagen, Denmark,
Copenhagen Rigshospitalet University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Dorota Drozdz  Cracow, Poland,
University Children's Hospital of Cracow 
» Ped. center
  Monika Miklaszewska  Cracow, Poland,
University Children's Hospital of Cracow 
» Ped. center
  Atif Awan  Dublin, Ireland,
Dublin Children`s Health Ireland (CHI) at Temple Street 
» Ped. center
Anja Büscher  Essen, Germany,
Essen University Children`s Hospital 
» Ped. center
Rainer Büscher  Essen, Germany,
Essen University Children`s Hospital 
» Ped. center
Lars Pape  Essen, Germany,
Essen University Children`s Hospital 
» Ped. center
Ilona Zagozdzon  Gdansk, Poland,
Gdansk University Clinical Centre 
» Ped. center
Edoardo La Porta  Genoa, Italy,
Genoa Istituto Giannina Gaslini 
» Ped. center
Francesca Lugani  Genoa, Italy,
Genoa Istituto Giannina Gaslini 
» Ped. center
Giorgio Piaggio  Genoa, Italy,
Genoa Istituto Giannina Gaslini 
» Ped. center
Enrico Verrina  Genoa, Italy,
Genoa Istituto Giannina Gaslini 
» Ped. center
  Ann Raes  Ghent, Belgium,
Ghent UZ Ghent 
» Ped. center
  Evelien Snauwaert  Ghent, Belgium,
Ghent UZ Ghent 
» Ped. center
Johan Vande Walle  Ghent, Belgium,
Ghent UZ Ghent 
» Ped. center
Charlotte Bootsma-Robroeks  Groningen, Netherlands,
Groningen University Medical Center 
» Ped. center
  Thomas Henne  Hamburg, Germany,
Hamburg University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 
» Ped. center
  Sebastian Loos  Hamburg, Germany,
Hamburg University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 
» Ped. center
Anne Mühlig  Hamburg, Germany,
Hamburg University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 
» Ped. center
Jun Oh  Hamburg, Germany,
Hamburg University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 
» Ped. center
Raphael Schild  Hamburg, Germany,
Hamburg University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf 
» Ped. center
Anette Melk  Hannover, Germany,
Hannover Medical School 
» Ped. center
Stefanie Haeberle  Heidelberg, Germany,
Heidelberg University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Franz Schaefer  Heidelberg, Germany,
Heidelberg University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Tanja Wlodkowski  Heidelberg, Germany,
Heidelberg University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Elke Wühl  Heidelberg, Germany,
Heidelberg University Hospital 
» Ped. center
  Tuula Hoelttae  Helsinki, Finland,
Helsinki Children´s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital 
» Ped. center
  Juuso Tainio  Helsinki, Finland,
Helsinki Children´s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Nina Battelino  Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Ljubljana University Medical Centre 
» Ped. center
Tanja Kersnik Levart  Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Ljubljana University Medical Centre 
» Ped. center
Gregor Novljan  Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Ljubljana University Medical Centre 
» Ped. center
Rina Rus  Ljubljana, Slovenia,
Ljubljana University Medical Centre 
» Ped. center
  Monika Pawlak-Bratkowska  Lodz, Poland,
Lodz Instytut 
» Ped. center
  Małgorzata Stańczyk  Lodz, Poland,
Lodz Instytut 
» Ped. center
Marcin Tkaczyk  Lodz, Poland,
Lodz Instytut 
» Ped. center
Bruno Ranchin  Lyon, France,
Lyon Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant & Université de Lyon 
» Ped. center
Anne-Laure Sellier-Leclerc  Lyon, France,
Lyon Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant & Université de Lyon 
» Ped. center
Valentina Capone  Milan, Italy,
Milan IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico 
» Ped. center
  Silvia Consolo  Milan, Italy,
Milan IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico 
» Ped. center
Giovanni Montini  Milan, Italy,
Milan IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico 
» Ped. center
Fabio Paglialonga  Milan, Italy,
Milan IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico 
» Ped. center
Sara Testa  Milan, Italy,
Milan IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico 
» Ped. center
Linda Koster-Kamphuis  Nijmegen, Netherlands,
Nijmegen Radboud UMC 
» Ped. center
Enrico Vidal  Padua, Italy,
Padua Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova 
» Ped. center
  Theresa Kwon  Paris, France,
Paris Hospital Robert Debre 
» Ped. center
  Natalie Biebuyck  Paris, France,
Paris Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Olivia Boyer  Paris, France,
Paris Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital 
» Ped. center
  Remi Salomon  Paris, France,
Paris Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Alberto Caldas Afonso  Porto, Portugal,
Porto Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto 
» Ped. center
Maria do Sameiro Faria  Porto, Portugal,
Porto Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto 
» Ped. center
Liliana Rocha  Porto, Portugal,
Porto Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto 
» Ped. center
Nadezda Simankova  Prague, Czech Republic,
Prague University Hospital Motol 
» Ped. center
Jakub Zieg  Prague, Czech Republic,
Prague University Hospital Motol 
» Ped. center
Isabella Guzzo  Rome, Italy,
Rome Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital 
» Ped. center
Eiske Dorresteijn  Rotterdam, Netherlands,
Rotterdam Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam 
» Ped. center
David Canalejo Gonzalez  Sevilla, Spain,
Sevilla Complejo Hospitalario Regional Virgen del Rocio 
» Ped. center
Francisco de la Cerda Ojeda  Sevilla, Spain,
Sevilla Complejo Hospitalario Regional Virgen del Rocio 
» Ped. center
  Marta Jimenez Moreno  Sevilla, Spain,
Sevilla Complejo Hospitalario Regional Virgen del Rocio 
» Ped. center
Kajsa Asling Monemi  Stockholm, Sweden,
Stockholm Karolinska University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Peter Barany  Stockholm, Sweden,
Stockholm Karolinska University Hospital 
» Adult center
Maria Herthelius  Stockholm, Sweden,
Stockholm Karolinska University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Bogna Niwinska-Faryna  Stockholm, Sweden,
Stockholm Karolinska University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Stephane Decramer  Toulouse, France,
Toulouse University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Thomas Simon  Toulouse, France,
Toulouse University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Stephanie Tellier  Toulouse, France,
Toulouse University Hospital 
» Ped. center
Bruno Gianoglio  Turin, Italy,
Turin AOU CSS di Torino - Regina Margherita Hospital 
» Ped. center
Francesca Mattozzi  Turin, Italy,
Turin AOU CSS di Torino - Regina Margherita Hospital 
» Ped. center
Licia Peruzzi  Turin, Italy,
Turin AOU CSS di Torino - Regina Margherita Hospital 
» Ped. center
  Marc Lilien  Utrecht, Netherlands,
Utrecht University Medical Centre 
» Ped. center
Klaus Arbeiter  Affiliated partner Vienna, Austria,
Vienna Department of Pediatrics; Vienna General Hospital 
» Ped. center
  Jaap Groothoff  External AUMC + OxalEurope 
  Dmytro Ivanov  External Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv 
Rukshana Shroff  External London, Great Ormond Street Hospital 
Kjell Tullus  External London, Great Ormond Street Hospital 
Manuel Armisen Arellano  Patient representative Alcer Spain 
Susana Carvajal Arjona  Patient representative http://hipofam.org/ (Hypomagnesemia) 
  Renée de Wildt  Patient representative Nierpatienten Vereniging Nederland https://www.nvn.nl/ 
  Mireya Vicenta Rios Carratala  Patient representative ASHUA, Spain 
  Claudia Sproedt  Patient representative https://cystinose-selbsthilfe.de/ (Cystinosis)