In Zimbabwe, where access to pediatric kidney replacement therapy can be particularly challenging, skills gained through a Saving Young Lives (SYL) course helped make a life-saving intervention possible. Dr. Linos Sibanda recently shared the story of an 8-day-old baby boy who presented to his team at just seven days of age with severe hypernatremic dehydration

At the Tambacounda Regional Hospital, located approximately 480 km from Dakar, we recently performed acute peritoneal dialysis on an 8-year-old girl with severe malaria complicated by acute kidney injury. On admission, the patient had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 9/15, a blood urea level of 3.4 g/L, and a serum creatinine level of 84

After participating in the Saving Young Lives (SYL) workshop held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, we had the opportunity to immediately apply the knowledge and skills we had acquired to provide kidney replacement therapy to a critically ill pediatric patient. Last Thursday, we admitted a 4-month-old infant with mixed shock (septic and cardiogenic), severe left ventricular

An inspiring success story from Dr. Rojas in Estelí, Nicaragua: following the SYL training in Bolivia, she successfully performed her first dialysis catheter placement using a central venous (CV) line—the equipment she had available. Even more remarkably, she was teaching the pediatric surgeon throughout the procedure. A wonderful example of resourcefulness, knowledge transfer, and the

最近，我在真正运用所学知识时，感受到一种强烈的成就感。随着知识变得系统化、内化——甚至通过与不同国家医生的交流分享——我清晰地看到了自己的成长。我还记得刚开始做双腔导管时，作为一名一年级住院医师的焦虑和不确定。

一位前 SYL 受训者 Mynor，现在正在危地马拉培训儿科住院医师。当种子发芽时，难道不是很棒吗？🌱

一位来自斐济🇫🇯的WCN’26横滨腹膜透析（PD）研讨会学员Joseph Tigarea的励志成功故事。Joseph最近独立完成了他首次腹膜透析（PD）导管植入手术——这是一个重大的里程碑，减少了对外科医生的依赖，并增强了他所在中心本地的腹膜透析能力。更令人鼓舞的是，他还能够培训

一位来自尼泊尔加德满都的 WCN’26 横滨 PD 研讨会参与者 Bimala Baniya 的一个有力的成功故事 🇳🇵 B