The book “Nephrology Worldwide” has been published in electronic and print format by Springer Nature. The ISN contributed the chapter, “Nephrology Worldwide: A Perspective from the International Society of Nephrology,” co-authored by Titi Chen, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, David Harris, and Vivekanand Jha. This chapter is offered in the WCN’21 Delegate Bag. The book features content from...
ISN President, Vivekanand Jha, welcomes all delegates to WCN'21 in the first edition of the WCN Daily Shows, to be broadcast throughout the congress. Discover a step-by-step guide to the WCN'21 virtual platform and all its features. Watch video
The objective of the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (GKHA) is to provide a snapshot of individual country and regional health system characteristics, as well as specific elements relevant to the management of patients with kidney failure in terms of the WHO health systems building blocks. Our collection of manuscripts from the ten ISN regions,...
Dr. Salusky and Dr. Agarwal with First Transplant Patient Laxmi Bhavani in November 2017 The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, and the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India, were in an ISN Sister Renal Centers partnership from 2012-2017. They integrated a range of ISN granting programs within the collaboration to progress successfully...
The ISN, in partnership with the International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA), is developing a case-based online teaching program in pediatric nephrology, “Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology,” to support the training needs of active Sister Renal Centers (SRC) pairs and other centers in LMICs. Four Grand Round sessions will be broadcast throughout 2021. Additional editions may...
The Indonesian Society of Nephrology (PERNEFRI) has joined the ISN as a Collective-Member Society, further strengthening a mutual commitment to advancing kidney care in South East Asia. The ISN and PERNEFRI have enjoyed a constructive partnership over the last few years, notably through a capacity- and awareness-building initiative established to increase equitable and sustained access...
Connect with an extraordinary group of experts at WCN’21: "Battling pseudoscience in the age of misinformation.” Professor Timothy Caulfield on tackling pseudoscience and misinformation in the age of COVID. "Polygenic Risk Scores – Are They Ready for Translation to Clinical Practice?" Professor David Hunter on whether polygenic risk scores can help disease prevention and prognosis. "Understanding Cellular Oxygen Sensing...
Get to know ISN's ten global regions through presentations from ISN Collective-Member Societies at the Raising-the-Curtain sessions. Discover the complete program and find out what time your region features here. Register for the Raising-the-Curtain sessions via the WCN’21 Portal using code RAISING21, free of charge. If you have already registered for WCN'21, these sessions are included...
The deadline to apply for an ISN Fellowship is May 1. The ISN has developed a Hybrid Fellowship curriculum to complement ISN Fellows’ in-center training using online resources, now imperative due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hybrid Fellowship curriculum comprises two phases: Online Fellowship Foundation Course (pre-application) Fellowship Online Components (during training at host center) Phase 1 – ISN...
Join us for seven diverse, on-demand pre-congress courses - whatever your specialty, your experience, or your location, find a pre-congress course to suit your professional needs: Clinical Trials Course Interventional Nephrology Course Nephrology Annual Review Course Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Symposium Peritoneal Dialysis Course Renal Pathology Course Quality Improvement and Clinical Leadership Course Live courses and Q&A sessions will be hosted...
The ISN is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the: Alfred Newton Richards Award Roscoe R. Robinson Award Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease ISN Pioneer Awards The 2021 winners are honored for their commitment to nephrology. Award winners will be recognized at The ISN World Congress of Nephrology 2021,...
To illustrate important clinical trial methodologies, Augusto Cesar Soares dos Santos and Brendan Smyth, ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit subgroup members, are developing a series of stories based on various toolkit topics. The first of these narratives outlines trial randomization methods through a fictional clinical discussion. Access chapter one
A joint initiative from NephJC and the International Society of Nephrology, #NephTrials is the newest initiative in #NephTwitter. It is a tweetchat aimed at increasing awareness about ongoing trials in nephrology, and to inform the wider nephrology community about what nephrology trialists consider when designing and conducting trials. The hope is that this will...
The ISN i3C (International Consortium CKDu Collaborators) group has redesigned the ISN Observatory of CKDu map. Access the map and share your data here. The map facilitates collaboration and data exchange to raise awareness of the urgent issue of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu). This initiative was developed as part of ISN’s 2018-2020 Collaboration Plan...
The “Acute Kidney Injury Across Two Continents: An Anglo-Indian Virtual AKI Symposium” was held on March 5 and 6, 2021, organized by the ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) pair between the Nephrology Department at Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, India (emerging center), and the Department of Renal Medicine, Heartlands Hospital Birmingham, UK (supporting center) currently at...
The ISN Academy has had accreditation renewed by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for a further two years. Modules will be credited with one European CME credit (ECMEC®) per hour of e-learning provided that users complete the module and relevant assessment. Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)...
The YNC is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Young Nephrologists Awards: Dr. Julian A. Marschner (Germany) - best basic science abstract, “A kidney-on-the-chip approach using primary human tubular cells in a 3D co-culture system.” Dr. Marschner is currently completing postdoctoral work developing complex in vitro assays to gain mechanistic insights into processes of...
The ISN, alongside its partners in the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health (GCCH), contributed to MediaPlanet’s cardiovascular health campaign with the article “Circulatory diseases – a growing global problem,” to be published in the Guardian newspaper. Read the article here from tomorrow, March 30. Circulatory diseases are the world’s leading cause of disability and death and...
The ISN and KDIGO have partnered to create tools on CKD early identification and intervention for kidney health professionals, primary care physicians, and nurses working in primary care settings. Access the toolkit here. The ISN-KDIGO CKD Early Identification & Intervention Toolkit includes quick guides, infographics, teaching tools, as well as research articles, webcasts, and reports. The toolkit...
Raising-the-Curtain Sessions WCN’21 launches with special Raising-the-Curtain sessions connecting ISN’s ten global regions to highlight issues and initiatives in each area. Starting with the ISN Oceania and South East Asia Region and ending with the ISN Latin America Region, take a world tour from East to West between April 12-14. Discover the complete program and find...
