Department Activities

On March 12, 2026, a “Nephrology School” was held to commemorate World Kidney Day. Abay Musaevich Shepetov, Head of the Department of Nephrology, spoke, congratulating colleagues on World Kidney Day

Invited was vascular surgeon Sultan Akimzhanovich Iliev, who shared his clinical cases and methods. Four papers were presented:

“Vascular Access Problems: Proximal Segment Stenosis of the AVF” by Abay Musayevich Shepetov, Head of the Nephrology Department, S.D. AsfendiyarovKazakh National Medical University

“Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty as a Method for Correcting Central VenousStenosis (Clinical Case)” by Sultan Akimzhanovich Iliev, Vascular Surgeon, Phlebologist, Central City Clinical Hospital, UO3, Almaty

“Diagnosis and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infections” by Nurlybek Shyraylym Nurlybekkyzy, Second-Year Resident, Nephrology Department, S.D.Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University

“Comparison of Sodium Bicarbonate and Heparin as Solutions for Blocking Catheters in Hemodialysis” by Saifulla Nurtileu Farkhatuly, Second-Year Resident, DepartmentNephrology of the Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov