Kidney disease does affect 1:10 adults. It is defined as: “abnormalities of kidney structure and/or function present for greater than three months, with implications for health.” A recent New York Times article describes a debate between nephrologists whereby some assert that lower eGFR is not necessarily kidney disease, and that because most older individuals with impaired kidney...
This international survey is looking to examine the views of nephrologists, nephrology nurses and nephrology technologists on sex hormones in women with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). It is supported the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary and The Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Canada. You can take part in this survey by following the...
We took time out with Adeera Levin to congratulate her on becoming the new ISN President and find out what is in store for ISN over the next two years. Adeera Levin is only the second female president in the history of ISN, and strongly hopes it won’t be another 40 years before the next...
We also seek applicants for one to three stipends, €1,000 each, generously supported by the International Summer School of Renal Pathology (ISSRP) (endorsed by the Renal Pathology Society, the International Society of Nephrology, the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association and the Italian Society of Nephrology), to defray part of the cost of...
The developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa are under threat by an emerging epidemic of kidney disease. Populations are no longer solely affected by ‘diseases of poverty’ such as HIV/TB/malaria but also ‘diseases of affluence’ such as diabetes and hypertension. Disease is often asymptomatic until end-stage disease develops requiring expensive treatment options such as transplant or...
ISN’s Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements to be published by Elsevier as of January 2016. New York, NY, February 17, 2015 - Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the global medical society devoted to advancing kidney care worldwide, announced today that Elsevier will publish ISN’s...
Read the latest op-ed by ASN Past President Sharon M.Moe: How To Cure Kidney Disease? Let's Start by Restoring NIH Funding. "It is clear that medical research in kidney care is imperative. However, investment in kidney research has stagnated. While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services spends billions each year to care for patients with...
There are just a few days to go to register for the next ISN Nexus symposium in Brisbane, Australia. Register for the regular rate before August 22, 2014. This meeting promises to be an interesting one as it focuses on Hypertension and the Kidney. It will take place from September 25 to 28, 2014 at the Brisbane...
ISN is happy to announce that the 2013 impact factor for Kidney International (KI) has risen by almost 10% on last year to 8.520. This now places KI as third amongst 75 urology and nephrology journals, and second amongst nephrology journals. And KI Supplements, after being listed on Pubmed from this year, has achieved its first...
Mark your calendar for the ISN Research and Prevention Program application deadline on October 1st, 2014. If you are interested in applying for this ISN Program, make sure to send your application online before this date. CLICK HERE to find out more. During the last call, the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) co-sponsored (50%) two visits in...
In most countries, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is not a healthcare priority even though it is seen as a silent killer. A multinational inventory summarizing CKD burden and current practices across 17 European countries, Israel and Canada has just been released. Under the umbrella of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), The Alberta Kidney Disease...
ISN would like to congratulate ISN President Elect Adeera Levin for receiving the 2014 Kidney Foundation of Canada Medal for Research Excellence. CLICK HERE to read the full press release. A nephrologist and researcher at St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, and the University of British Columbia, she is the first British Columbia researcher to receive this...
Building sustainable and self-sufficient medical care in the developing world is the message that ISN is sending through a recent article published on April 12, 2014 in The Lancet. Since the 1980s, ISN has used its resources for education and training to help advance nephrology in low-income and middle-income countries worldwide through five outreach programs....
“Extrinsic” regulation of renal function by factors such as circulating hormones or nerves is critically important for body homeostasis and has been extensively studied. The kidneys also have a substantial capacity for “intrinsic” regulation of their physiology and pathophysiology, involving a large and growing number of paracrine and autocrine factors including, but not limited...
Thanks in large part to an ISN Research and Prevention grant, we are learning about many important aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Tanzania. Preliminary data suggest that the burden of CKD is likely to be as substantial (if not greater) than that of the United States and Europe, and alarmingly, we are finding...
ISN President Giuseppe Remuzzi and Richard Horton recently contributed their perspective on the issue of Acute Renal Failure to the Lancet. To read the full article CLICK HERE.
The African Pediatric Nephrology Association has opened a call for submitting articles to its official journal - The African Journal of Pediatric Nephrology. These can include original research articles on renal diseases in children as well as fluid and electrolyte metabolism, a clinical quiz on pediatric nephrology, letters to the editor and review articles. Manuscripts...
I was recently adjourned by John Feehally - who had a mail exchange with fellow nephrologists from Syria - about the desperate and tragic situation in the country. We have all seen the news broadcasts that describe the terrible consequences of a war that does not seem to come to an end. However, it is very...
You are invited to submit original research articles on renal diseases in children as well as on fluid and electrolyte metabolism, a clinical quiz on pediatric nephrology, letters to the editor and review articles to African Journal of Paediatric Nephrology (Afr J Paed Nephrol). The manuscript may be written in English or French. Afr J...
Yesterday I was asked to consult on a young boy of 20 who has chronic kidney disease and has been on hemodialysis for a few months. Why do I tell this, you may wonder? The point is that this guy is in jail, and I went to visit him there, Regina Coeli, an old...
