Professor Kirpal Singh Chugh, fondly called the Father of Nephrology in India and a prominent ISN leader, passed away in Chandigarh, India on September 17, 2017. He was 85. After completing his medical training, Dr Chugh wanted to specialise in renal medicine, which was not recognized as a specialty in India at that time. After...
Professor Robin Anthony Jeffrey Eady MBE, was a British dermatologist and the world's longest surviving kidney patient after receiving dialysis from the 1960s. He spoke at a past ISN World Congress of Nephrology sharing his thoughts on living with kidney disease. Read an article on his life, published on The Times online, HERE.
Working together is the most sustainable way to advance nephrology in your region. Linking centers in low-and-middle income countries with established centers of excellence in the developed world, the ISN Sister Renal and Transplant Center Programs have built an active network of sister centers. Find out who they are on our ISN Programs map, applications are...
This recent commentary featured in The Lancet Diabetes Endocrinal 2017 focuses on the need for coordinated efforts and a large international database of patients with diabetes and nephropathy. It refers to ISN and its Advancing Clinical Trials group and Clinical Trial Networks who could be instrumental in achieving this objective. Read more HERE.
Around 400 delegates, mostly from the five major regions of Northwest China as well as nephrologists from Tajikistan, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, took part in the Silk-Road Forum of Kidney Disease, from August 8 to 10, 2017 in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. An ISN endorsed event, the meeting was organised by the National Clinical Research Center of...
Do you recognize the importance of bridging gaps in kidney health care across India? Are you seeking specific training to respond to the needs of your patients? With help from American Nephrologists of Indian Origin (ANIO), nephrologists of the Indian diaspora, and thanks to a partnership with the Indian Society of Nephrology, the ISN-ANIO India Committee...
It was recently reported on Ghana web news that First Sky Group of Companies has donated two million Ghana Cedis to Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, so more patients with acute kidney disease can get free treatment across the country. Korle-Bu hospital has been already involved in many ISN Programs and initiatives including Saving Young Lives and the...
According to the recent Google Scholar metrics, Kidney International is ranked first among all nephrology journals. Google Scholar Metrics provide an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scholarly publications. Scholar Metrics summarize recent citations to many publications, to help authors as they consider where to publish their...
The Australian & New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop its partnership with ISN and provide co-funding for the ISN Programs. Both Societies have expressed their mutual commitment to advancing nephrology in the Asia Pacific region. The Australian and New Zealand Society (ANZSN) promotes and encourages the...
The ISN Clinical Research Program Committee is pleased to announce the results of the May 2017 application round. ISN will fund four project following this recent call for applications. Congratulations to everybody involved in the following projects: Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior, Renal Health self-monitoring application (Brazil) Khaled Mohamed Amin El-zorkany, CKD screening in Menoufia and Assiut...
The Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) and the Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN) recently held their Continuing Medical Education course (CME) in Sendai, Japan. This annual event first began in 2014 to educate and build international communication for young nephrologists in the Asia Pacific region. It has been going strong ever since, encouraging...
The city of Liverpool, also known for its role in British music history, is playing host to the UK’s Renal Association’s annual congress this week. ISN took on a valuable role, co-sponsoring the opening plenary session that focused on the global challenge of acute kidney injury. ISN Programs Chair John Feehally led with an engaging...
The 2016 Impact Factor information for Kidney International (KI) and KI Supplements has now been released. The KI 2016 Impact Factor is 8.395 (an increase from the 2015 IF of 7.683). The Kidney International Supplements 2016 Impact Factor is 5.593 (a decrease from the 2015 IF of 7.026). The increase in the KI 2016 Impact...
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...
The next deadline to apply for the ISN Sister Renal Centers Program is October 1st, 2017. Get to know more about this ISN Program and pick up some tips on submitting an application by joining a special webinar on June 16, 2017. Register to join discussions, learn more about this ISN Program and find out...
For the third time, the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program helped to organise two days of talks in Saratov, Russia - gathering nephrologists from the Volga region and beyond. In collaboration with the Russian Dialysis Society, the meeting brought together over 200 delegates from the Volga, Ural and Central Russia. On April 13 and 14,...
Thanks to support from the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, Nepal welcomed doctors to the first meeting focused on peritoneal dialysis, taking place in March at the Charak Memorial Hospital in Pokhara. A lack of skilled manpower, infrastructure and financial support are some of the main challenges facing the country's medical community today. Patients...
ISN and the Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN) signed a declaration of collaboration at the 60th JSN Congress in Sendai, Japan. The two nephrology societies will collaborate to advance knowledge of kidney diseases through research, and to improve awareness, diagnosis and management to eliminate kidney diseases worldwide. ISN and JSN will strive to: • Raise public...
ISN was very well represented at the 14th Congress of AFRAN which was held recently in Yaounde, Cameroon. The President, President-Elect and two Past ISN Presidents were onsite, as were many other members of the ISN family. It was also the 3rd Congress of The Cameroon Society of Nephrology (SOCANEPH) and the 7th Congress of...
Every month, the ISN-Advancing Clinical Trials (ACT) will share a 'must-read trials list’ highlighting and sometimes analyzing important nephrology trials from the latest medical literature. The inaugural May edition is now available on ISN Academy. Get more information, HERE.
