Polycystic Kidney Disease: The Importance of the General Practitioner. The Promise of AIRP during XXX SIMG Congress

Abstract

The general practitioner is a key referent for the diagnosis and treatment of autosomic dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), a disease not only difficult to diagnose but also characterized by specific traits that could put at risk other organs. This is why AIRP Onlus (the ADPKD Patients Association), in the occasion of the XXX SIMG National Congress, presented to the whole scientific community two volumes dedicated to this pathology, distributing them to more than 7,500 general practitioners. A very important initiative aimed at increasing the attention on the issue and supporting patients and their families. As shown by an epidemiological study conducted by Dr Salvatore Campo in the Sicily Region, it is very important that general practitioners can thoroughly know and recognize this disease in order to fully take in charge the patient.