Total nutrition therapy renal: a clinical nutrition education program for nephrologists and other renal health care professionals.

In May 2014, the renal nutrition community gathered in Wurzburg, Germany for the 17th International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease. This meeting was highlighted by outstanding scientific content, excellent attendance, and remarkable social and cultural experiences. This successful meeting was also notable for the implementation of the inaugural ‘‘Total Nutrition Therapy (TNT ) Renal’’, a clinical nutrition course developed by and for nephrologists and other renal health care professionals who treat patients with acute and chronic kidney disease (CKD). TNT Renal Course is modeled after a successful teaching model that provides physicians with the tools necessary to help administer quality patient care focused on clinical nutritional management. With more than 25,000 graduates from more than 30 countries, TNTwas originally developed in 1996 in a partnership between Federaci on Latino Americana de Terapia Nutricional Nutricion Cl ınica y Metabolismo and Abbott Nutrition. There are number of specialty TNT courses focusing on pediatrics, neonatology, critical care, geriatrics, wound healing, and diabetes, and TNT Renal is the most recent addition to this list. TNT Renal initiative is spearheaded by the International Society of renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM) Council and its executive board. Dr. T. Alp Ikizler, past president of ISRNM and ex-officio member of the ISRNM Council is designated as the Chair of the TNT Renal Course and administers the development and implementation of the Course. The content is developed by Drs. Denise Mafra, Daniel Teta, Juan-Jesus Carrero, Roberto Pecoit-Filho, and Katrina Campbell and overseen by an editorial board, which includes Drs. Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Denis Fouque, Christoph Wanner, Miguel Riella, and Peter Stenvinkel. The overall objectives of TNT Renal include the following: