BEAT CKD

The BEAT-CKD Management Committee provides strategic direction andoversees the entire research program including budget allocation. The Operations Committee is responsible for the overall coordination and development of the BEAT-CKD program. BEAT-CKD involves a wide network of researchers, including post-graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, who share a common goal – to reduce the burden caused by chronic kidney disease. The program brings to together a strong team of people with clinical and research expertise in the areas of cohort studies, disease registries, data linkage, biostatistics, epidemiology, Cochrane systematic reviews and meta-analyses, mathematical modelling, design and conduct of multinational, investigator-initiated randomised controlled trials, health economic analyses, quality of life and patient preference evaluations, qualitative research, and evidence-based clinical practice guideline development and implementation.