In 1996, the first European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) minimum standards programme in nephrology was published. Since then, medical practice in an expanded European Union (EU) has evolved significantly. These changes have prompted the UEMS Nephrology Section to update and review the programme on harmonization of nephrology training in the EU. Although directives of the EU indicate that...

This is a multi-authored text which is meant as a comprehensive survey of clinical renal disease, basic mechanisms of renal function and immunopathology, as well as providing special consideration of these different aspects of nephrology as they relate to children. Since there is significant redundancy and uneveness throughout the text, the general format is more that of a series of essays than...