{"id":3767,"date":"2020-08-04T07:06:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T07:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.theisn.org\/?page_id=3767"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:29:24","slug":"saving-young-lives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/initiatives\/saving-young-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Saving Young Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1767608959591{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Saving Young Lives (SYL)<\/a> is a global initiative that helps hospitals in low-resource settings care for patients suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI). Without treatment, AKI can quickly become fatal, but with the right care it is often reversible.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn more about our impact” shape=”round” color=”pink” size=”xl” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsavingyounglives.com%2Four-impact%2F||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1767608972101{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1767608896986{margin: 5px !important;border: 1px solid #e5e5e5 !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

SYL is made up of three primary partners:<\/p>\n

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and two supporting partners:<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”45629″ img_size=”400×200″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”white” label=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Meet the SYL committee” shape=”round” color=”pink” size=”xl” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsavingyounglives.com%2Fthe-committee%2F||target:%20_blank|”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion spacing=”5″ gap=”5″ c_position=”right” active_section=”” collapsible_all=”true” el_class=”accordion-isn”][vc_tta_section title=”SYL in Action” tab_id=”syl-in-action”][vc_single_image image=”45801″ img_size=”6912 X 1632″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline”][vc_column_text]Since 2012, SYL has helped local nephrologists in very low-resource settings to develop sustainable programs to provide acute PD for AKI patients.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In the last 5 years, SYL has trained <\/strong>470 <\/strong>individuals <\/strong>in 42<\/strong> different institutions <\/strong>from 26+ <\/strong>low resource countries.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”48392″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline” border_color=”white” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

SYL Courses<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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SYL courses locations since 2023<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]If you would like to know more about the SYL Initiative or would like to organize training in your region, contact us via the contact section below.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”SYL\u2019s Impact” tab_id=”syl-impact”][vc_single_image image=”45802″ img_size=”6912 X 1632″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline”][vc_column_text]Saving Young Lives develops sustainable programs for the prevention and treatment of AKI by:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Ensuring accessibility to PD supplies<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where possible, SYL assists hospitals in accessing affordable commercial PD fluid. Where this is not an option, SYL supports the use of locally prepared PD fluids (as recommended by the ISPD guidelines: PD for AKI).[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3818″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Providing tailor-made training and education<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Physicians and nurses need continuous training to maintain a PD program. SYL assesses the needs of a new site and develops a training program based on sustainable outcomes. This often involves training physicians who have no practical experience in peritoneal catheter insertion or arranging for experts to visit on-site to provide hands-on training to local staff.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Raising awareness of AKI among the medical community<\/strong><\/h4>\n

SYL supports local teams to increase awareness of AKI in the local medical community, emphasizing improved outcomes if AKI is detected early and managed well, and the need to identify cases requiring dialysis and to transfer them to the PD center.<\/p>\n

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Advocating for access to care of AKI<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As part of the ISN 0by25 Human Rights Initiative, SYL teams work locally, regionally, and internationally to raise awareness of acute PD among policymakers and health professionals as a successful and cost-effective therapy for severe AKI in low-resource settings.<\/p>\n

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Voices from the Field<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Read what SYL alumni have to say about their practical PD training experiences:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3875″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Adebowale Ademola<\/strong>,\u00a0 University College, Nigeria
\n“This was easily one of the most comprehensive courses I have attended in terms of relevance, content, organization, hospitality, and warmth\u2026My center carries out peritoneal dialysis using adapted catheters. I have been inspired to continue to provide peritoneal dialysis and to work in collaboration with others to improve our peritoneal dialysis services.”<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”3876″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_column_text]Anthony Batte,<\/strong>\u00a0Pediatrician\/Nephrologist, Uganda:
\n\u201cThis training was very important, it provided me with the skills and also the inspiration to find ways of setting up a functional peritoneal dialysis program in Uganda.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Abel Tsighe<\/strong>, Intern, Ethiopia
\n\u201cI think the course is truly remarkable in enabling doctors all over Africa to better treat our renal patients to the maximum we can.\u00a0It gave us new perspectives and a whole new horizon of looking at nephrology.\u00a0All I know is my practice has now changed for the better, forever.\u00a0Thank you for this tremendous opportunity to attend the course, and please keep up the good work of training African doctors.\u00a0With this project, I believe Saving Young Lives is truly saving young lives in Africa.\u201d<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Watch the video to see the project in action:<\/p>\n

Saving Young Lives<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0ISN Education<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Vimeo<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”SYL Resources” tab_id=”syl-resources”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Video Tutorials: PD Catheter Insertion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Acute PD – Patient Model<\/p>\n

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Animal Model<\/p>\n

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Adult – Animal Model<\/p>\n

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Peelaway Tenckhoff<\/p>\n

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Video recordings SYL courses<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Saving Young Lives Interactive AKI Online Workshop – May 2021<\/p>\n

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Saving Young Lives Interactive AKI Online Workshop – September 2021<\/p>\n

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Publications<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Peritoneal Dialysis to Treat Patients with Acute Kidney Injury\u2014The Saving Young Lives Experience in West Africa: Proceedings of the Saving Young Lives Session at the First International Conference of Dialysis in West Africa, Dakar, Senegal, December 2015<\/h4><\/a>

Reference: Perit Dial Int (March-April 2017) vol. 37 no. 2 155-158<\/p><\/div>

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Authors:<\/em>\u00a0Niang Abdou, Sampson Antwi, Laurence Adonis Koffi, Francis Lalya, Victoria May Adabayeri, Norah Nyah, Dennis Palmer, Ariane Brusselmans, Brett Cullis, John Feehally, Mignon McCulloch, William Smoyer, and Fredric O. Finkelstein<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saving Young Lives\u201d with acute kidney injury: the challenge of acute dialysis in low-resource settings<\/h4><\/a>

Reference: Kidney International (February 2016) 89, 254-256<\/p><\/div>

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Authors:<\/em>\u00a0William E. Smoyer, Fredric O. Finkelstein, Mignon I. McCulloch, Mary Carter, Ariane Brusselmans, John Feehally<\/span><\/p>\n

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Saving Young Lives: provision of acute dialysis in low-resource settings<\/h4><\/a>

Reference: Horton, R. Offline: Breaking the silence in nephrology. Lancet. 2015; 385:1058<\/p><\/div>

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Authors:<\/em>\u00a0William E Smoyer, Fredric O Finkelstein, Mignon McCulloch, Mary Carter, Ariane Brusselmans, John Feehally<\/span><\/p>\n

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Peritoneal Dialysis, Acute Kidney Injury, and the Saving Young Lives Program<\/h4><\/a>

Reference: Perit Dial Int July-August 201434:478-480<\/p><\/div>

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Authors:<\/em>\u00a0Fredric O. Finkelstein, William E. Smoyer, Mary Carter, Ariane Brusselmans, and John Feehally<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/div> <\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Contact” tab_id=”contact”][vc_column_text]For any inquiries on the Saving Young Lives project, please contact the SYL Coordinator at syl@theisn.org<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The SYL Steering Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Mignon McCulloch, Chair<\/p>\n

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Guillermo Hidalgo, Deputy-Chair<\/p>\n

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Brett Cullis, Past Chair<\/p>\n

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Simon Davies<\/p>\n

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William Smoyer<\/p>\n

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Fredric Finkelstein<\/p>\n

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CC Szeto<\/p>\n

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Sydney Tang<\/p>\n

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Arpana Iyengar<\/p>\n

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Melvin Bonila-Felix<\/p>\n

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Elaine Bowes<\/p>\n

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