Tag - Latin America

The challenge of achieving an international program of renal interventionism with practice and training of fellows

ISN admin2023-12-19T10:19:31+00:00

La Nefrología Intervencionista ha experimentado un crecimiento global con especial interés en las nuevas generaciones. Actualmente hay una crisis de identidad en la Nefrología, caracterizada por la pérdida o “abandono” de procedimientos que se han delegado a otras especialidades; tales como: la implantación de accesos para hemodiálisis o diálisis peritoneal, biopsias renales, diagnósticos de...

OSEA Regional Board Webinar on Equity in providing dialysis care in South-East Asia (CME Activities)

ISN admin2023-12-19T10:14:54+00:00

Dialysis is the most prevalent form of kidney replacement therapy affecting 2-7 million people worldwide. There is a disproportionate projected growth rate in dialysis requirement mostly in Asia countries. However, dialysis remains a cost-ineffective intervention in terms of health gains per unit of expenditure. Despite that, health systems prioritized dialysis because it serves an identifiable population that would otherwise die. In low-income and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), dialysis has grown...

South Asia ISN Frontiers: Advances in Infectious Disease Diagnostics

ISN admin2023-12-19T10:21:28+00:00

South Asia ISN Frontiers: Advances in Infectious Disease Diagnostics Watch recording on ISN Academy

North & East Asia Regional Board Webinar: Genetic and Clinical Characteristic of IgA Nephropathy in Asia – Implications on Therapeutic Strategies

ISN admin2023-12-19T10:21:41+00:00

This webinar organised by the ISN North and East Asia regional Board will address IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common form of glomerulonephritis worldwide. However, its incidence, gender distribution, clinical presentation and progress, and pathogenic initiating factors are largely variable. To assess the heterogeneity of this disease, a clinical survey was recently conducted on the...

Eastern & Central Europe Webinar: Metabolic evaluation of patients with kidney stones

ISN admin2023-12-20T09:49:30+00:00

Kidney stones are a common disease that causes significant morbidity for patients, has a high recurrence rate, and can lead to unfavorable outcomes like chronic kidney disease. To prevent stone recurrence and associated complications it is essential to recognize underlying metabolic disorders that are the cause of kidney stone formation. A comprehensive analysis of...