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The ISN Academy is the International Society of Nephrology’s educational platform, designed and curated by the ISN Education Working Group (EWG). The ISN Academy has hundreds of hours of original content developed and published each year under EWG’s guidance and review. You will find content from regionally diverse group of presenters and contributors, from high and low to middle-income countries to ensure relevance to all who work in the nephrology community.

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West Indonesia nephrologists attend PD Masterclass in Malaysia

As part of the ISN’s capacity building partnership with the Indonesian Society of Nephrology (PERNEFRI), 2 doctors from Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital in Palembang, Indonesia (West Indoniesa) participated in a 2.5-day workshop held at Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban in Malaysia in June 2019. The Masterclass included a comprehensive training in standard operating procedure, management of complications...

CME interventional nephrology training in Nigeria

With support from the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital and the George Institute for Global Health in India organized a specific training course on interventional nephrology, specifically tailored to the needs of nephrologists in resource-poor settings. Some 77 participants from across four of the six geopolitical zones of...

ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus: Transplant, glomerular diseases and pediatric nephrology

In July 2019, the second series of clinical trials curated by the ISN Advancing Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) team will get us thinking about nephrology research and encourage more discussion about transplant, glomerular diseases and pediatric nephrology: from the role of EPO post-transplant, tacrolimus dosing in Asian transplant recipients to the optimal duration of steroids...

@ISNeducation: Reaching out to the global community

As members of the @ISNeducation Social Media team, nephrologists from institutes worldwide have taken on a stronger presence on social media. They are sharing knowledge more widely and gaining access to a global nephrology community, expanding their network, and making a global name for themselves. It is a continuing challenge for nephrologists worldwide to present...

ISN Academy launches the ISN RenPath quick case series

The ISN Academy is launching the ISN RenPath quick case series, an online educational program aimed at nephrologists and renal pathologists. From July 8, 2019, interact online with expert presenters and engage with other learners on a broad scope of cases relating to renal pathology. From cases of treated amyloid and progressive proteinuria to...

ISN Academy: WCN 2019 session resources now available!

The ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) drew crowds from all over the world. Now that we have all returned home, delve into the educational experience of WCN 2019 from the comfort of your computer, tablet or phone via the ISN Academy portal. As an ISN Academy member, it is also a great opportunity to...