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GREAT CARE FOR LITTLE KIDNEYS. EVERYWHERE.

IPNA Online – International Pediatric Nephrology Association

IPNA Sister Renal Center Committee

Michael Somers
Chair
USA
2025
Kar-Hui Ng
Co-Chair
Singapore
2025
Meet the team
Name Society Role in the Committee Council Member/Volunteer Date of joining
Michael Somers ASPN Chair Council Member 2022
Kar Hui Ng AsPNA Co-Chair Volunteer 2020
Ethwako Mlia-Phiri AfPNA Member Council Member 2025
Rukshana Shroff ESPN Member Council Member 2025
Pepe Ekulu Mfutu AfPNA Member Council Member 2025
Marva Moxey-Mims ASPN Member Council Member 2025
Mario Encinas ALANEPE Member Council Member 2025
Deirdre Hahn ANZPNA Member Council Member 2025
Priya Pais AsPNA Member Volunteer
Priya Verghese ASPN Member Volunteer
Alison Ma AsPNA Member Volunteer
Minh Dien Duong AsPNA Member  Volunteer

What we do

The remit of the Sister Centers Committee is to identify “mentor centres” in well-resourced regions to establish renal units on a 1 to 1 basis (with priority to centres from Emerging Countries and preference to support previously trained IPNA/ISN fellows) and supervise the whole programme.

The aim of this programme is to assist in improving:

Clinical training of staff (medical, nursing and allied health staff) involved in caring for children with kidney disease
Developing and upgrading services for children with kidney diseases
Education into the community for preventative strategies
Clinical research development.

Key Performance Indicators

IPNA Sister Renal Center Program
Sister Renal Center Program
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