Education

Do you want to host the next Scientific Writing Course?

We are seeking bids from interested organizations. Apply by March 1, 2019! The Scientific Writing Course (SWC) is a three-day course given by experts in the field of scientific writing. It can help you, physicians, and researchers in your region to improve their scientific writing skills, so they have all the tools to get published across...

Gain the skills to improve care in your region

Through the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, you work with a great number of experienced and knowledgeable teachers to improve care and discuss strategies and ideas to expand services for patients in your region. What's in it for you? Your healthcare workforce gets a chance to partner with other renal professionals, strengthen their skills and gain...

ISN-ANIO CNC applications: deadline is now October 31st

You now have until October 31, 2018 to apply for the ISN-ANIO Clinical Nephropathology Certificate Program. Open to all, this year-long online course covers the main principles and practices of nephropathology. If you are a pathologist or nephrologist living in a low-or lower-middle-income country, you get free tuition fees and priority access when you apply. Looking to...

ISN EAP kick starts dialysis nurse training in Sudan

Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo, Professor of Nursing at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, recently visited Sudan to share skills and knowledge, providing focused and onsite training for senior dialysis nurses. This course was made possible through the  ISN Sister Center partnership between centers in Sudan and Brazil. The Dr. Salma Dialysis Center...

Play in the Nephrology World Cup

The 2018 FIFA World Cup has now begun and @ISNeducation has created a tournament of its own! The Nephrology World Cup showcases the richness and diversity of global nephrology scholarship. To start playing, register at the link below before June 21, 2018. The team has scoured the global scientific landscape to find some of the most...

Supporting our programs: Meet KRUK and Renal Association

Our community helps us offer more training opportunities for our members.  Kidney Research UK and the Renal Association provide us with valuable support so that we can offer more educational opportunities to ISN members. As an ISN partner since 1990 and the leading charity committed to developing treatments, patient information and raising vital public awareness, Kidney...

China’s regional training centers partner to help each other

In response to the uneven state of nephrology care in China, ISN Regional Training Centers are responding to the educational needs of local medical communities. Ming-hui Zhao, ISN's regional board chair for North East Asia, explains how regional collaboration is key to improving treatment for patients. In Beijing and Shanghai, care is advancing while in...

Following up on care with Albania’s nephrology community

Some 130 participants joined a panel of international and local speakers in Tirana, Albania for the first ISN Continuing Medical Education Program in the country. Together they aimed to put the spotlight on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and teach more about how to improve follow-up and renal replacement therapy. This event was endorsed by ISN and...

A new online kidney assessment tool!

I am thrilled to share that our online kidney health assessment tool is now available in Chinese and Punjabi, in addition to English. To start using the tool, CLICK HERE. Throughout March (Kidney Month), all the BC Renal Agency Kidney Smart activities will drive traffic to the assessments, which provide people with a quick overview of their...

UK and Egypt sister centers take education up a level

Teams from Mansoura International Hospital (Egypt) and the UK's Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS recently played a important role in leading training activities during kidney week at Minya University in Egypt. Local professionals took part in several valuable, hands-on workshops, focusing on interventional nephrology, parathyroidectomy, continuous renal replacement therapy, nutrition, renal and Dopper ultrasound as well as engineering. The week of activities also...

Going beyond the unknown

The Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) Consortium sets out to educate us about the international effort to fight CKDu, helping to understand the causes and slow down the impact of this mysterious form of CKD.   Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) constitutes a fatal and progressive loss of kidney function. It has...

ISN Frontiers: At the heart of the matter

Masaomi Nangaku shares his thoughts on the upcoming first edition taking place next year in Tokyo, Japan and focusing on the link between Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease. As part of the local organizing committee, Masaomi Nangaku says: ‘This new event format will make more cutting-edge science available to a global audience, breaking down cross-regional...

The ISN-ANIO Clinical Nephropathology Certificate Program is open for applications

We have joined forces with the American Nephrologists of Indian Origin (ANIO) to bring you the Clinical Nephropathology Certificate Program. This year-long online course is open to all and covers the main principles and practices of nephropathology. If you are a pathologist or nephrologist, living in a low- and middle-income country, you get free tuition...

Apply for the University of British Columbia’s Advanced Training in Nephrology Clinical Fellowship Program

The Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia is pleased to offer a position in the Advanced Training in Nephrology Clinical Fellowship Program. This Fellowship is a post-certification program, and is open to those who have completed at least 2 years of nephrology in an accredited training program. A certificate from UBC Division of Nephrology...

Exciting times for learning

Moving from a traditional classroom to an exciting, widely interactive and community-based online learning platform, the ISN Academy portal and app focus on quality and variety of content for everybody’s training needs. Following the launch of the ISN Academy during the ISN World Congress of Nephrology in Mexico City, ISN members, old and new, have...

Five worthwhile reasons to become an ISN Affiliated Society

As a growing national society, it is a challenge to generate new members and retain them, promote activities and build a voice while raising awareness about the cause of patients with kidney disease. Bringing in some support by joining a global nephrology community will effectively strengthen your position as a Society. Our community is already...

Great news from SWC 2017 graduate in Nepal

Congratulations to Dr Kirshna Agarwal from Nepal, one of the 2017 ISN Scientific Writing Course (SWC) graduates. After attending one of the hands-on sessions of the course, he applied for a research grant at the Nepal Health Research Council, Ministry of Health. He was happy to let us know that his proposal was selected and...

ISN Scientific Writing Course 2017

There is nothing new about the disparity that exists regarding specific health needs and clinical challenges in the developed and resource limited nations. Are medical advances that emerge in clinical research from the developed nations truly relevant and applicable to the rest of the world? To dig further into this issue, the ISN Clinical Research...

India’s students join the Science Writing Course

The Scientific Writing Course starts today in Bangalore, India. We wish all students a great learning experience and hope they pick up many new writing skills and valuable tips, helping them to successfully get published. It is the first regional meeting of its kind in the region. Each workshop helps physicians and researchers from different...