ESPN BOARD EXAMINATION in PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY

The ESPN Board Examination in Pediatric Nephrology in 2024 will take place on 23 November, via an online platform.

  • Report (pass/fail) will be sent by January 2024

  • Consultations for failed candidates: February 2024

Those who successfully pass this examination will receive the “ESPN Board Certification in Paediatric Nephrology” as a quality label of theoretical knowledge and adequate clinical thinking in pediatric nephrology.

The examination will consist of 100 case-based questions covering all aspects of pediatric nephrology, including pediatric dialysis and transplantation.

For preparing to this examination, we advise you to consult:
• ESPN curriculum in Paediatric Nephrology 
• ESPN Junior Master Classes past lectures 
• ERKNet webinars
• IPNA Best Clinical Practice webinars
• ERKNet endorsed guidelines
• ESPN
• IPNA

For those who are interested to participate, please register on the link  

You will need to upload the following documents:

  1. Copy of passport
  2. Copy of MD Certificate
  3. Copy of General Paediatrics / Adult Nephrology Certificate
  4. Letter of the Paediatric Nephrology Training Director confirming start and end dates of training in Paediatric Nephrology, adequate clinical skills in Paediatric Nephrology at the tertiary level, and good professional attitude towards patients, families, and colleagues.

Deadline for this application is October 1, 2024.

Elena Levtchenko
e.n.levtchenko@amsterdamumc.nl

Ana Teixeira
anafteixeira@gmail.com

on behalf ESPN Education Committee

ESPN Educational Committee 2024

Elena Levtchenko (Belgium), Rezan Topaloglu (Turkey), Dieter Haffner (Germany), Jun Oh (Germany), Ana Teixeira (Portugal), Olivia Boyer (France), Stella Stabouli (Greece), Dorota Drozdz (Poland), Justine Bacchetta (France), Zainab Arslan (UK), Aysun Karabay Bayazit (Turkey), Jerome Harambat (France), Caroline Platt (UK), Nikoleta Printza (Greece), Daniella Levy Erez (Israel).