The ISN has developed an educational toolkit to raise awareness of complement-mediated kidney diseases (CMKDs). Discover the toolkit here. CMKDs, although less well-known and considered rare, are an important and complex area of kidney health that needs to be better recognized to provide optimal care. The toolkit is designed to increase understanding of CMKDs and support clinicians in their clinical practice. Other...
The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) will take place in hybrid format, May 26-29, 2022, in Seoul, Korea. The ISN will participate in two sessions: Basic Science Symposium: A session hosted by the ISN North and East Asia Regional Board, on Thursday, May 26, from 10:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m....
The 65th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN) will take place in hybrid format, June 10-12, 2022, in Kobe, Japan. ISN President Agnes Fogo and JSN President Naoki Kashihara will chair a joint ISN-JSN session on Sunday, June 12, from 9-11 a.m. Japan Standard Time, which will include talks from: · Agnes Fogo...
The 20th Congress of the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM) will take place in a hybrid format, June 16-18, 2022, in Guangzhou, China. The ISN and the ISRNM will hold a joint session on June 16 from 6:45-8 p.m. China Standard Time. The ‘Joint ISN-ISRNM Collaborative GKHA Session’ includes talks from: David Johnson...
To mark International Nurses Day on Thursday, 12 May, the latest Global Kidney Care Podcast edition honors nurses' important role in kidney care Listen to the podcast here. This episode, "Innovative Nursing in Nephrology: PD Catheter Insertion," was led by the ISN Kidney Health Professionals working group. Roberto Pecoits-Filho and Smeeta Sinha are joined by: Elaine Bowes, Clinical Nurse Specialist PD...
The National Kidney Foundation Samoa (NKFS) plays an important role in increasing awareness of chronic kidney disease in Samoa. As part of World Kidney Day 2019, the NKFS ran a successful month-long community screening campaign for chronic kidney disease (CKD). The survey results were analyzed by Dr. Malama Tafuna'i’, a doctor at the ISN...
The ISN Frontiers Meeting ‘Complement-related Kidney Diseases: Classification, Genetics, and Treatment' will take place in Bergamo, Italy, from June 23-25, 2022. Register for the ISN Frontiers Meeting in Bergamo here. Lectures and discussion sessions will provide attendants with up-to-date research in C3G and MPGN and offer a platform for participants to contribute, generating the basis for future research...
Klara Paudel instructs participants at the PSN Biennial International Conference workshop The ISN Continuing Medical Education Program supported Klara Paudel, consultant nephrologist, Nepal, to attend the Pakistan Society of Nephrology's Biennial International Conference 2022, held from 18-22 March. Dr. Paudel presented at a pre-conference workshop on hands-on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and interventional nephrology and delivered a talk...
Please join us in congratulating Sumit Mohan, deputy editor of Kidney International Reports, on having received the National Kidney Foundation (NFK) Excellence in Transplantation Award, which recognizes exceptional research contributing novel insights to improved access to kidney transplantation. Dr. Mohan is an associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University. Among several significant outcomes, Dr. Mohan’s...
ISNeducation Social Media Team members Divya Bajpai, Sibel Bek, Didem Turgut, Suman Behara, Sourabh Sharma, and Mohammad A. Gawad. have developed a quiz on onconephrology: Take the onconephrology quiz here! The quiz was developed to accompany the @ISNEducation Nuances in Nephrology Webinar: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Nephrotoxicity in Native and Kidney Transplantation available to ISN members on the...
Watch "Why Kidney Stones Form" here. This first module of the Kidney Stone Course is open access until April 28. Register for the webinar on the metabolic evaluation of patients with kidney stones here. Presentations from the webinar, including Q&A sessions, will be available to ISN members on the ISN Academy as course modules. Kidney stones are a...
Watch the latest video abstract here. This episode presents the Kidney International paper: Safety, Pharmacodynamics, and Exposure-response Modeling Results from a First-in-human phase 1 study of Nedosiran (PHYOX1) in Primary Hyperoxaluria Discover more video abstracts on the ISN Academy. The ISN Video Abstract Series is an @ISNeducation Social Media Team initiative showcasing key articles from ISN Journals on social media platforms.
The new deadline for abstract submissions and travel grant applications is May 4, 2022. Submit your abstract here. All accepted abstracts will be published in Kidney International Reports. Take advantage of a valuable opportunity to present your research work on bi-directional relationships between infections and kidney diseases to a diverse audience at the ISN Frontiers Meeting in...
The ISN submitted a statement to the World Health Organization’s intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) calling on member states to prioritize ongoing prevention, screening, and treatment for kidney disease in national COVID-19 response and recovery plans in support of global kidney health during pandemics. This statement follows a joint statement submitted by the ISN and the...
The Lithuanian Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Association (LNDTA) has joined the ISN as a Collective-Member Society, strengthening a mutual commitment to advancing nephrology in the Eastern and Central European region. LNDTA members will enjoy the full benefits of ISN membership for a tailored membership fee. Collective Society status increases global activity and visibility through ISN...
In February, in conjunction with WCN’22, the ISN held a meeting with leaders of ISN Affiliated Societies to discuss their achievements over the past two years and strengthen existing ties between ISN and its Affiliated Societies. ISN President Agnes Fogo and ISN Secretary-General and Treasurer Fergus Caskey moderated session one, which covered North America and...
Nephrologists under 35 who are ISN members can win a free pass to the 40th Vicenza Course on acute kidney injury (AKI) and critical care in nephrology. As part of the ISN’s collaboration with this internationally-renowned scientific course, two complimentary registrations are available for the 2022 edition dedicated to acute kidney injury (AKI) and continuous renal...
All accepted abstracts will be published in Kidney International Reports. Submit your abstract here. The deadline is April 20. The ISN Frontiers Meeting in New Delhi, India, offers researchers studying bi-directional relationships between infections and kidney diseases an opportunity to present their work to a diverse audience. The meeting, hosted by the Indian Society of Nephrology, will...
The ISN welcomes and looks forward to a close collaboration with the Libyan Society of Dialysis to help achieve equitable access to sustainable kidney health in the Libyan region and worldwide. ISN Affiliated Societies benefit from increased visibility through ISN endorsement and greater networking opportunities at ISN events. Discover all the advantages available to ISN...
The response to the #ShowYourKidneys online challenge has been outstanding, with almost 500 mentions made on Twitter between February 8 and March 28, reaching over 12 million people online! The challenge, launched as part of the World Kidney Day (WKD) 2022 campaign, is a simple, fun way to highlight where the kidneys are in the body and...
