KDIGO is sponsoring a series of international Controversies Conferences to examine what is known,
what can be done with what is known and what needs to be known on topics of clinical relevance in
nephrology. These conferences bring together an international group of experts to delineate current
practice recommendations and identify clinical questions that are used to steer the evidence review
process for the development of clinical practice guidelines.

• Definition and Classification of Chronic Kidney Disease in Adults Worldwide
• Definition, Evaluation and Classification of Renal Osteodystrophy
• Care of the Transplant Recipient
• Chronic Kidney Disease as a Global Public Health Problem: Approaches and Initiatives
• Coordination of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Anemia in CKD (2007)
• Clinical Practice Guidelines: Methodology and Transparency (2007)