Nephrology is one of the fastest growing specialties in medicine. Nevertheless kidney disease
is one of the most serious unmet health needs in many countries. To provide healthcare access
with the desirable equity worldwide the nephrology community needs to discuss this public
health issue and take part in decisions for elaboration of public health policies with more
justice and equity. This book brings together key current public health problems that affect
kidney function and illuminates them in contributions by an international group of
nephrologists and general practitioners. The chapters review current knowledge and provide
guidelines to manage these conditions and decrease the disease burden. At the end developments
in the digital era and their application to kidney disease treatment are synthesized and a
broader outlook on the future of nephrology is given. Ultimately the publication aims to
gather nephrology and public health expertise from researchers from all over the world
providing a broad vision of issues that must be discussed and overcome to guarantee a better
treatment for patients with kidney diseases in the world today.
