History of our foundation goes well back for several years. It is the continuation of the Atatürk University Chronic Kidney Diseases Treatment Foundation.
To overcome problems during establishment of a hemodialysis center, Dr. Ayla San formed the Ataturk University Medical School Chronic Kidney Diseases Treatment Foundation, in 1980. Through the foundation, a modern two stories dialysis center was put in service in 1984. Again through the foundation, by organizing 2nd Nephrology Congress, the continuation of Nephrology Congress that could not have been done for a long time, was provided.
She opened lots of dialysis centers associated with the foundation (particularly in Gümüşhane and Kars) or contributed in establishment of them. She assumed dialysis responsibility of eastern Turkey by training many doctors, nurses and technicians
In 1992 Tissue Matching Laboratory was set within the foundation and in 1993 again within the foundation, Nephrology and Hypertension Polyclinic was established.
The Ataturk University Chronic Kidney Diseases Treatment Foundation, which delivered important services in the eastern region, was relocated to Ankara and renamed as Anatolia Kidney Foundation in 1995 to serve better and expand its services nation wide. Also a Health, Education, and Research Center was established within the foundation. Within the center, as a health activity, Kidney Diseases and Hypertension Polyclinic was established and a health check –up on was carried out in Gümüşhane, which was selected as a pilot area. The foundation expanded its service area being a consulting office in health services.
The center prepared a course for a private dialysis center as an education activity and carries on two research projects at the moment. Two books written by Ayla San named ‘Dialysis in our Country, Past and Present’ and ‘History of Dialysis and Transplantation in our Country’ has been widely demanded and admired. She also concluded her incomplete duty by finishing the book named ‘Turkish Nephrology History’. The newspaper ‘Renaliz’ issued every four months is a publication that is completely for educational purposes and has been the first scientific nephrology newspaper in Turkey and again broadly admired. Renaliz analyses every subject in nephrology in a detailed fashion. 22 issues of Renaliz is published in 7 years. The 23rd issue will have been published by the end of this year.
These comprehensive symposiums were held, which go under the titles of “The First Congress on Hemodialysis and Quality in Turkey” (May 14, 2003-Ankara), “The Symposium on Chronic Renal Failure and Nutrition in Turkey”,(October 24, 2003, İstanbul), “The Second Congress on Hemodialysis and Quality in Turkey” (July 1-3, 2004- Trabzon), “The Second Congress on Chronic Renal Failure Nutrition and Metabolism in Turkey” (November 25-27, 2004- Ankara),”The Book of The Third Congress on Hemodialysis and Quality in Turkey” (March 24-26, Bolu) Anatolia Kidney Foundation’s Third Renal Diseases and Nutrition Congress” was actualized within the Celebration of Anatolia Kidney Foundation’s Tenth Year at Ankara University Medical School, Morphology Building, Senior Professor Abdülkadir Noyan Lecture Hall on 3rd October 2006. In this congress we hold “MY ANATOLIA” photograph exhibition in cooperation with The Establishment of Photographical Arts. Also its catalogue which includes all photographs of this exhibition. Furthermore Anatolia Kidney Foundation Day was arranged within May 8-14 2006 Foundation’s Week concerned 2006 Foundation Civilization Year. As part of these celebrations attention will be drawn to the spirit of World Kidney Day on 9 May 2006. A panel discussion has been organised for kidney health professionals to focus on "Early detection and prevention in renal diseases. By the way our foundation arranged “The Invitation to the Regard of Turkish Language” photograph exhibition in cooperation with The Establishment of Photographical Arts. In this context we aimed to notify by photographs that degenerations and invasions by foreign languages in our native language. We will hold “Intensive Care and Nephrology Symposium” in Konya, on September 7-9 2006 in cooperation with Konya Seljuk University, Meram Medical School, Nephrology Section.
Furthermore, the foundation informs the public by Renaliz paper and public meetings about organ donation. It gives place to warnings and informative slogans about organ donation and also about other health issues in the calendars that have been published since 1990. The scientific community also admires services of the foundation. The foundation is quickly accepted in Ankara since there was a great necessity for a foundation like ours.
Our foundation believes that there is lack of education beneath every problem in our country and attaches very much importance to the education. The foundation delivered prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places to doctors and nurses for the articles communicated in the congresses carried out for the last 3 years. For the last 7 years the foundation delivers Anatolian Kidney Foundation Special Prize. (First Award was given in The First National Hypertension and Renal Diseases Congress on May 26-30, 1999 in Antalya) In addition, Education Encouragement Prize also has been given since 2003.
Ayla San graduated from Ankara Medical University in 1967 and received Internal Medicine and Nephrology degrees in 1972 and 1983, respectively. She realized the first dialysis in the Eastern after she was appointed to establish Nephrology Department in Erzurum Ataturk University. She founded a dialysis center in 1984 and made Ataturk University among the frontiers in the country. She organized the second national Nephrology Congress and led to continuity of the congress for a long while. She worked as the only nephrologist in the Eastern Turkey, assisted in the establishment of many dialysis centers, particularly for Gumushane and Kars public hospitals, and trained many dialysis staff. She became professor in 1988. In 1991, she founded Tissue Typing Laboratory and in 1993 she established Nephrology and Hypertension Outpatient Clinic. Ayla San worked in several administrative positions and also served as the Director of Internal Medicine Department for a long time. She is a member of Turkish Nephrology Association since 1973, assumed responsibility of Eastern Turkey and also worked as a board member for the same association. She has been also a member of Health Ministry Scientific Committee for Dialysis since 1993.
Ayla San graduated from Ankara Medical University in 1967 and received Internal Medicine and Nephrology degrees in 1972 and 1983, respectively. She realized the first dialysis in the Eastern after she was appointed to establish Nephrology Department in Erzurum Ataturk University. She founded a dialysis center in 1984 and made Ataturk University among the frontiers in the country. She organized the second national Nephrology Congress and led to continuity of the congress for a long while. She worked as the only nephrologist in the Eastern Turkey, assisted in the establishment of many dialysis centers, particularly for Gumushane and Kars public hospitals, and trained many dialysis staff. She became professor in 1988. In 1991, she founded Tissue Typing Laboratory and in 1993 she established Nephrology and Hypertension Outpatient Clinic. Ayla San worked in several administrative positions and also served as the Director of Internal Medicine Department for a long time. She is a member of Turkish Nephrology Association since 1973, assumed responsibility of Eastern Turkey and also worked as a board member for the same association. She has been also a member of Health Ministry Scientific Committee for Dialysis since 1993.
Ayla San has many memberships related to her profession both national and international, such as EDTA (since 1979), ISN (since 1981), NKF (since 2000) and ASH (since 2001). She participated in many congresses both in locally and abroad, and has 155 articles and 26 Nephrology booklets. She also edited 4 books. Ayla San gave speech in 36 conferences and joined 107national and 43 international congresses in total. She took on Nephrology counseling in several magazines. She participated training programs in Istanbul University for 8 months, and in Miami Medical University for 6 months related to nephrology and in Osaka National Cardiovascular Center for 6 months concerning transplantation and its follow-up. She also participated in nephrology course of Harvard University in Boston. She renamed Ataturk University Medical Faculty Chronic Kidney Diseases Treatment Foundation that she established in 1980 as Anatolian Kidney Foundation and relocated its headquarters to Ankara in 1996. She formed ‘Health, Education, and Research Center’ within the foundation. Two books of her, namely, ‘The Past and The Present of Dialysis in Turkey’ and ‘Dialysis and Transplantation in Our Country’ are published in Turkish. Ayla San is the chief - editor of a 4-monthly periodical called ‘Renaliz’ that reached to 25th issue.