Nephrology training curriculum and implications for optimal kidney care in the developing world

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-113

  Okel, Julius ^a   Okpechi, Ike G ^b   Qarni, Bilal ^a   Olanrewaju, Timothy ^c   Courtney, Mark J ^a   Luyckx, Valerie ^d   Naicker, Sarala ^e   Bello, Aminu K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^d Institute of Biomedical Ethics   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Developing countries; Nephrology training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEPHROLOGIST; NEPHROLOGY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARDS; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIANS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 85007198731     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP86S123     Document Type: Article

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