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Features  Emerging Infections, Climate Change, and the Microbiome - ISN Past President and ISN Frontiers Meeting-New Delhi Chair, Vivekanand Jha Presents Highlights from the Scientific Program on Kidneys and Infections - Register Now! Why is this meeting important and what can you expect from days one and two of the program? Find out here! Read More From ISN Fellow to Emerging Leader: Maximizing Personal Potential Through ISN Granting Programs to Advance Kidney Care in Nigeria Find out how Onu Ugochi Chika's ISN Fellowship became a foundation to an impressive range of kidney care initiatives and ongoing improvements to her home healthcare center. Find Out More Working Toward Improved AKI Services in Latin America: The Saving Young Lives Project Holds First Workshop in Colombia A two-day hybrid workshop in Bogota included lectures and hands-on workshop, the latter allowing individual participants to practice catheter insertion under expert supervision. Read More    ISN News     Events  Promote Your Research: Submit an Abstract to WCN'23, Bangkok, Thailand Submit Your Abstract Advancing the Discussion on Rare Diseases: Frontiers Meeting in Bergamo Highly Rated by Delegates  Find Out More Update on ISN Frontiers Meeting-New Delhi Find Out More  Grants  The ISN Welcomes 15 New ISN Interventional Nephrology Scholars    Read More Up to Twelve Months of Training to Benefit Kidney Health in Your Community: Apply for an ISN Fellowship Before October 1 Apply Now Young Nephrologists in China: Apply to Train in Clinical Nephrology Through the IACN-ISN-HKSN Scholarship Apply Now Register for the Webinar Sessions to Meet Sister Centers Programs Leaders and Get Tips On Applying to the Program Register Here Advance in Your Career and Make Life-long Learning Connections: Apply to the ISN Mentorship Program as a Mentee Before September 1 Apply Here  Awards  Credit Where It’s Due: Nominate a Candidate for the ISN 2023 Awards Nominate Now  ISN Participates  The ISN Supports Women in Nephrology, WIN ICON 2022 Read More  Research  Explore the ISN Global Trials Focus’ June Selection Featuring Advance Care Planning Coaching for People with CKD Access here  Education  New Infographic! Finerenone Found to Reduce Risk of Clinically Important Kidney Outcomes in CKD Patients with Type 2 Diabetes The infographic was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Bayer AG. View Here Access All Modules of the Kidney Stone Course on the ISN Academy Access Here UPCOMING WEBINARS Wednesday, July 20  I  4 p.m. CEST ISN-KDIGO Webinar Series on Complement in GN: What’s New in the Management and Treatment of Glomerulonephritis - A Look at IgAN and MN Register Now Monday, July 25  I  12 a.m. CEST ISN-IPNA - Across the Lifespan Joint Webinars: Adolescents and Young Adults Transition Register Now RECORDED WEBINARS ISN Frontiers Webinar: Advances in Infectious Disease Diagnostics Watch Now Expert Insights: Ethical Aspects of Kidney Care for Women Watch Now  Journals  Watch the Latest ISN Video Abstract on the Association of Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients The latest episode from the @ISNeducation Social Media Team presents a paper from Kidney International: Association of Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy Assessed by Heart Rate Response During Exercise with Intradialytic Hypotension and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients Watch the Video  KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL SELECTIONS  High-sensitivity Cardiac Troponin and the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Kidney Impairment This study describes hs-cTnI testing on the diagnosis, management, and outcomes of myocardial infarction in patients with and without kidney impairment. The results demonstrate that hs-cTnI testing increased identification of myocardial injury and infarction but failed to address disparities in management and outcomes between those with and without kidney impairment. Access Article Clinicopathological Characteristics of High-altitude Polycythemia-related Kidney Disease in Tibetan Inhabitants Findings from a kidney biopsy-based clinicopathological study on high-altitude polycythemia (HAPC) demonstrate pathological changes of HAPC-related kidney disease in both glomerular and extraglomerular vascular lesions, suggesting the critical role of chronic hypoxia and secondary hemodynamic changes in the pathogenesis of this disease. Access Article  KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS EDITORIAL SELECTION  Parenthood with Kidney Failure: Answering Questions Patients Ask About Pregnancy This review, co-designed by people with personal experience of kidney disease, helps nephrologists to answer the questions most asked by patients when planning for parenthood. It includes summaries of recent relevant studies, visual aids, and key principles of pregnancy management. Access Article