Insight

January 23, 2023

 Features 
Cast Your Vote Today! The 2023 ISN Leadership Elections are Open: A Message From ISN President, Agnes Fogo
The ISN President Agnes Fogo encourages all members to help shape the ISN’s future by casting their vote in the ISN leadership elections by February 17.
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New! Join the ISN as a Group and Save on Your Membership Fee - Now Open to All Countries. But Hurry - the Membership Year is Already Underway!
All four income groups designated by the World Bank - low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high-income countries - are now eligible to register for ISN Joint membership.
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“A Boost to Developing Peritoneal Dialysis in Bangladesh”: ISN Granting Programs Support Hands-on Training and Scientific Meeting in Bangladesh
The ISN Sister Renal Centers, Educational Ambassadors, and Continuing Medical Education Programs complement each other to connect experts and support the development of healthcare centers in low-resource settings, as demonstrated by recent ISN initiatives in Bangladesh.
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 ISN News 
 EVENTS 
“Even Medical Doctors Can Make a Good Quality Film!” Dr. Vui Eng Phui on Winning the 2019 ISN Community Film Event - Watch the Video Interview and Submit Your Film
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Are You in the WCN'23 Loop? The First
Pre-congress Newsletter is Out!
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 Grants 
Provide Professional Support, Develop Leadership Skills and Grow Your Network - Apply by March 1 to Become an ISN Mentor
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 ISN Participates 
Become a Trainer for the Saving Young Lives Initiative: Register for the WCN'23 Workshop Now - Spaces Are Limited!
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Help Improve Kidney Transplant Trials on Urinary Tract Infections: Take the Australasian Kidney Trials Network Survey and Share It With Your Patients
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 RESEARCH 
Pin Your Trial Network on the ISN Network of Trial Networks Map!
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Catch Up! Recorded Webinar on Mixed Methods Research in Kidney Care Now on the Academy
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 Advocacy 
The Pros and Cons of Public-Private Partnerships for Dialysis Services in Low-resource Settings: Join the Webinar on February 9
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Get Airtime on WKD Social Media Channels and Encourage Others to Participate in World Kidney Day: Share a Short Film on Your 2023 WKD Activity
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 Education/Academy 
Listen to the Latest Global Kidney Care Podcast on Evaluating Interventions for Minimal Change Disease in Adults With Nephrotic Syndrome
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Watch Two Groundbreaking Films From the 1970s on Vascular-Tubular Relationships in the Mammalian Kidney - Now Available in the ISN Academy Archives
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UPCOMING WEBINAR
Thursday, February 9  I  2 p.m. CET
ISN Webinar: Pros and Cons of Public Private Partnership in Developing Dialysis Services in Resource-limited Settings
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RECORDED WEBINARS
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ISN Webinar:
Mixed Methods Research in Kidney Care
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Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology - an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers Initiative:
Renal Amyloidosis Presenting as Glucocorticoid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome
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ISN Webinar: How to Apply for the Clinical Research Program: Tips and Tricks From the Program Chairs on What Makes for a Successful Application
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 ISN JOURNALS 
COVID-19
Access the Latest ISN Journal Articles on Covid-19
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KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL SELECTION
Uncovering Risk Factors for Kidney Injury in Children With a Solitary Functioning Kidney
A nationwide, multicenter study of children diagnosed with congenital or acquired solitary functioning kidney before adulthood indicates that a significant proportion will develop kidney injury over time, with kidney agenesis and being overweight as principal risk factors.
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KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS EDITORIAL SELECTION
Long-term Outcomes of Children and Adolescents With Biopsy-proven Childhood-onset Lupus Nephritis
The long-term outcomes of Chinese pediatric patients with childhood-onset lupus nephritis were found to improve with the use of immunosuppression, cautious drug tapering, and assurance of medication adherence.
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