title: Introduction to the proceedings.
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, ST 220, Boston, MA 02215, USA. tsteinma@bidmc.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Theodore I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Steinman
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome