Around the World With the ISN Continuing Medical Education Program: Speakers Supported in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Indonesia, Ivory Coast and the Philippines
In April, Dr. Augusto César Soares dos Santos (Brazil), supported through the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, attended the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN) 39th Annual Convention.
Dr. Augusto César Soares dos Santos, alongside ISN North and East Asia Regional Board member Professor Sydney Tang (Hong Kong) and ISN OSEA Regional Board member Dr. Muh Wong (Australia) at the PSN convention
Dr. Soares presented on kidney stone control and the impact of artificial intelligence on nephrology.
Participants at a workshop on POCUS at the PSN 39th Annual Convention
During the same month, the ISN supported Professor Meg Jardine (Australia) to present an overview of the “KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease” at the 16th Indonesian Nephrology Forum and 23rd Jakarta Nephrology and Hypertension Course & Symposium on Hypertension 2024.
Watch a video of the event, including Professor Jardine’s presentation, here
Professor Jardine presents on CKD at the 16th Indonesian Nephrology Forum and 23rd Jakarta Nephrology and Hypertension Course & Symposium on Hypertension 2024
In May, the ISN supported three speakers to deliver talks in French at the 6th Congress of the Ivoirian Society of Nephrology in Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast. Professor Thierry Lobbedez (France) presented on peritoneal dialysis, Professor Faiçal Jarraya (Tunisia) discussed medication use in hemodialysis, and Professor Michel Jadoul (Belgium) spoke on APOL 1 and nephrology.
Professor Jarraya at the 6th Congress of the Ivoirian Society of Nephrology
Dr. Hubert Yao, one of the meeting organizers, commented on the importance of the congress content: “More than 90% of our patients are diagnosed with end-stage chronic kidney disease. There is a waiting list for hemodialysis in our country, so we need a prevention policy and an understanding of other modalities of replacement therapy, such as peritoneal dialysis, as well as increased access to renal transplantation.”
Also in May, the ISN supported three speakers to present an ISN CME course: “Update in Nephrology and Transplantation” at the 6th Congress of Nephrology Bosnia and Herzegovina: Professor Ziad Massy (France), Professor Sanjin Racki (Croatia) and Professor Raymond Vanholder (Belgium).
Professor Raymond Vanholder presents at the 6th Congress of Nephrology Bosnia and Herzegovina
The course included workshops on induction therapy for living-related and cadaveric kidney transplants, treatment strategies for patients experiencing acute graft rejection, and nursing care demonstrations.
One of the meeting organizers, Professor Damir Rebić, said the meeting provided an effective platform for “A very effective discussion on how to improve the transplantation program in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
