| Theme |
Certification system for dialysis specialists ; its present status and future in Japan |
| Title |
Board system of dialysis medicine specialists for surgeons/urologists |
| Author |
Takashi Yagisawa |
Division of Renal Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Urology, Jichi Medical University |
| [ Summary ] |
Various surgical procedures are performed during dialysis therapy as well as treatment of complications in dialysis patients. Ideally surgeons and/or urologists familiar with dialysis therapy should treat dialysis patients surgically. Twenty-nine percent of the fellows of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy are surgeons/urologists as of 2013. Educational curricula and systems for surgeons/urologists who deal with dialysis patients should be established by new board of medical specialists for dialysis therapy. In addition, surgeons/urologists working in this field should learn more about renal transplantation. Innovations provided by the board system will contribute to cultivation of superior surgeons/urologists who will deliver dialysis therapy and improving dialysis care in Japan. |