World Kidney Day (WKD) started with an extraordinary bang this year, as the new website was launched – giving everybody even more of a reason to share what they were doing on the day. The site is filled with new features including an event map, access to bright new materials and social media discussions. The theme of...
Last year, the ISN started an important initiative as part of its overall ISN Education strategy: Global Outreach Postings.Find out more and send in your manuscipt! The aim of this initiative is to grant access to nephrologists from emerging countries to publish manuscripts that are in line with ISN’s mission and of interest to readers...
ISN Education (now ISN Academy) will broadcast live three sessions of the World Congress of Nephrology under the theme Clinical Conditions Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease, taking place in Hong Kong from 31 May to 4 June 3013. Comment the congress live on Twitter: #WCNephrology The following sessions will be streamed: Cardiovascular disease and CKD – pathophysiology 1 June,...
Last year, ISN started an important initiative as part of its overall ISN Education strategy: Global Outreach Postings.Find out more and send in your manuscipt! The aim of this initiative is to grant access to nephrologists from emerging countries to publish manuscripts that are in line with ISN’s mission and of interest to readers from...
ISN Education will broadcast live three sessions of the World Congress of Nephrology under the theme Clinical Conditions Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease, taking place in Hong Kong from 31 May to 4 June 3013. The link to access the live broadcast will be active 30 minutes prior to the sessions Click here to watch the streaming Comment the...
The ISN, through its membership in EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance), is supporting the European Chronic Disease Alliance's open letter to EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso calling for EU political action on chronic diseases. CLICK HERE to read the full letter. Learn more about the ISN's work in advocacy at EU level here.
In the run-up to the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2013, ISN is delighted to exclusively share with you the winners of the ISN awards. The happy recipients will be awarded their prizes during the congress at the Hong Kong Convention Center. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know more about the winners...
ISN, through its membership in EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance), is supporting the European Chronic Disease Alliance's open letter to EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso calling for EU political action on chronic diseases. CLICK HERE to read the full letter.
There is not long to go before the long-awaited World Congress of Nephrology takes place in Hong Kong. From May 31st to June 4th, 2013, the doors of the impressive Hong Kong Convention Center will be open to ISN members who have signed up for this outstanding congress focusing on sustainability and diversity in...
In the run-up to the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2013, ISN is delighted to exclusively share with you the winners of the ISN awards. The happy recipients will be awarded their prizes during the congress at the Hong Kong Convention Center. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know more about the winners...
Just a few days left before the deadline for the ISN Global Outreach Educational Ambassadors Program expires. If you are interested in welcoming an Ambassador to your center, you have until May 1st to submit your application. CLICK HERE to apply. Thanks to the ISN GO Educational Ambassadors Program, centers in the developing world can request an...
Just a few days left before the deadline for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program expires. If you are interested in welcoming an Ambassador to your center, you have until May 1st to submit your application. Thanks to the ISN GO Educational Ambassadors Program, centers in the developing world can request an expert to join them...
The ISN Council Elections are now open and we are looking forward to receiving your votes. As a member of ISN, you have the chance to cast your vote and change the way the ISN Council will look in the next term. Between April 1st and May 15, 2013 you can vote online for...
Lots of stories were published this week about a "laboratory-grown kidney" being transplanted into animals. The experiment published in Nature Medicine by Jeremy Strong and his co-workers from the Massachusetts General Hospital represents an exciting advance on the road to creating organs for those suffering from kidney disease. But how close are we, after this...
Lots of stories were published this week about a "laboratory-grown kidney" being transplanted into animals. The experiment published in Nature Medicine by Jeremy Strong and his co-workers from the Massachusetts General Hospital represents an exciting advance on the road to creating organs for those suffering from kidney disease. But how close are we, after this...
The Nigerian Association of Nephrology joined forces with ISN to organize a Continuing Medical Education course (CME) in Abuja, Nigeria from January 30 to February 6, 2013. The meeting coincided with the society's 25th anniversary this year. Celebrations began with a press conference on January 30, 2013 followed by walk for life and an awareness campaign for...
From April 12 to 14, 2013, I was in Doha, Qatar, taking part in a meeting of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Declaration of Istanbul (DOI), and the Doha Donation Accord. I co-chaired this meeting with Jeremy Chapman, representing the ISN and The Transplant Society respectively. I was happy to see a...
The ISN is happy to announce the outcome of the last call for applications for the ISN Fellowship Program. To get the full list of ISN Fellows who will be joining the program, CLICK HERE. Today, 26 candidates have been successfully accepted into the program and will receive ISN funding for their fellowship. For the first...
The Nigerian Association of Nephrology joined forces with the ISN to organize a Continuing Medical Education course (CME) in Abuja, Nigeria from January 30 to February 6, 2013. The meeting coincided with the society's 25th anniversary this year. Celebrations began with a press conference on January 30, 2013 followed by walk for life and an awareness...
From April 12 to 14, 2013, I was in Doha, Qatar, taking part in a meeting of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Declaration of Istanbul (DOI), and the Doha Donation Accord. I co-chaired this meeting with Jeremy Chapman, representing the ISN and The Transplant Society respectively. I was happy to see a...
