Five Proposed Pillars of Nephrology 2030

• First pillar: Nephrology will shift from a focus on kidney failure to a focus on kidney health by detecting, treating, slowing progression, preventing and ultimately curing kidney disease.
• Second pillar: Nephrology will overhaul living and deceased donor systems making transplant-first a reality.
• Third pillar: Nephrology will bring home, portable, and wearable dialysis to people with kidney failure, while moving even closer to implantable ‘artificial kidneys’.
• Fourth pillar: Nephrology will attract unprecedented industry interest and new investors to develop and deliver better care and therapies, achieving the fastest pace of medical innovation of any specialty.
• Fifth pillar: Nephrology will change education, certification, recertification and reimbursement so that the career paths for nephrologists are clearly delineated and, more important, aligned to guarantee people with kidney disease and kidney failure receive the absolute best care possible.