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Build a
Mutual Learning Partnership:
Apply to Become an ISN Mentor
The ISN is relaunching its
Mentorship Program, an initiative
to foster mutually beneficial
learning partnerships in kidney
care.
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The program has expanded to include ISN members
worldwide and is now open to associate
healthcare professionals, as well as
physicians.
We are currently welcoming
applications from mentors:
Mentors can apply
year-round, and
applications for mentees open twice
a year in March and
September.
Learn more.
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WCN'22
Call for Abstracts - Present
and Share Your Research
Submitting abstracts to WCN'22
offers you the chance to present on
and exchange the latest in
kidney-related research, boosting
its progress and reach.
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Upload your abstract to share your work
at one of the largest nephrology
meetings and raise your profile within
the kidney community.
If accepted, the WCN will present
your work as part of the congress
program through:
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A digital poster in the
congress poster area
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An audio recording of your
abstract presentation
- Publication in the WCN'22
Supplement to Kidney
International Reports
Questions and feedback from
congress delegates will be
delivered straight to your inbox.
Submission is free for
residents of low-income
countries, as defined
here.
Start preparing your submission now
- the abstract submission deadline
is September 22, 2021.
Find out more about WCN'22.
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Membership
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PERNEFRI organized a World Kidney Day
Press Conference, inviting stakeholders
to discuss the current kidney health
situation and management in Indonesia.
The Ministry of Health, National Health
Insurance BPJS Kesehatan, the
Indonesian Society of Dialysis Nurses,
and the National Kidney Foundation were
all present to discuss the challenges
of providing kidney care and promoting
increased life satisfaction for CKD
patients.
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ISN Participates
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Awards
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ISN 2021
Pioneer Award for Latin America
Presented at SLANH 2021
ISN President Agnes Fogo and
former Regional Board Chair
Walter Douthat presented Pablo
Ulises Massari with the 2021
ISN Pioneer Award for the Latin
America region during the XIX SLANH
Congress 2021 on
June 24.
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Dr. Massari is an
exemplary physician-scientist who has
significantly impacted nephrology in
Latin America. He has contributed
extensively to ISN initiatives through
his roles in several committees. His
professional interests are kidney
transplant and its immunologic
mechanisms, glomerular diseases, global
health policies on kidney disease, and
nephrology education and training.
The ISN congratulates Dr.
Massari on his award
and thanks him for his dedicated
contribution to advancing
nephrology.
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Inspired
by a Colleague? Nominate Them
to Receive an ISN 2022 Award
Is someone working alongside you
making an impact in kidney care
or research?
As an ISN member,
you can honor and reward those
making a dedicated effort to
advance nephrology within your
network by nominating them for the
following awards:
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Nominations are open until
August 27, 2021.
Who received the ISN 2021
Awards? Discover the recipients
and their work here.
Send all nominations, supporting
materials, and questions to the ISN
Awards
Coordinator.
Award winners will be recognized at
the ISN
World Congress of
Nephrology 2022,
from February 24-27,
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Events
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Raising
Awareness Through Inspiring
Tales of Resilience: The ISN
Community Film Event
Relating personal stories of kidney
health challenges and the
resilience needed to face them
raises awareness of the impact of
poor kidney health on patients and
their families and accentuates the
necessity of equitable access to
life-saving treatment.
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The ISN is currently
inviting members
to film an account of people
living with or treating kidney
diseases.
Last year, we received dozens
of inspiring stories. Watch
the 2021 finalists here.
The deadline for
submissions is December 8,
2021.
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Research
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ISN-ACT
Global Trials Focus: June 2021
Every month the ISN-ACT Team
lists interesting new
randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) from around the world.
Highlight:
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A summary of the highlighted trial
is available in French, Mandarin,
Russian, and Spanish.
See the
latest trials here.
Support equal access to nephrology
research, become an ISN
Member!
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Grants
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Past ISN
Fellow Helps Initiate Kidney
Transplant Program in Egypt
Dr. Ali Shendi, a
former ISN Fellow, has helped
initiate a kidney transplant
program in Zagazig University
Hospital in Egypt.
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The center performed a first
kidney transplant in late 2020
and carried out a second
successful transplant in May
this year. Dr. Shendi
commented, "This represents
the great success of my
fellowship. Despite all the
challenges, we established
a team and set the
logistics to start our
program - huge progress in
nephrology practice in our
area."
Dr. Shendi,
now Assistant Professor of
Nephrology at Zagazig,
undertook an ISN Fellowship at
the UCL Department of Renal
Medicine, London, supervised by
Clinical Associate Professor
Mark Harber from 2014-2015.
Have you improved kidney health
in your region since returning
home from an ISN Fellowship?
Send your story to fellowship@theisn.org.
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Saving
Young Lives Continues AKI
Training with Online Workshop
The Saving
Young Lives (SYL) Project
hosted its first online acute
kidney injury (AKI) workshop on May
4 with 45 attendees from across
Africa and Asia.
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The two-hour workshop began with
lectures on AKI pathogenesis
and non-dialytic management and
peritoneal dialysis for AKI in
children and adults.
Participants then engaged in
interactive AKI case-study
sessions in smaller groups led
by SYL facilitators.
The SYL Project plans to
organize additional virtual
workshops in the future to
continue facilitating AKI care
in low-income countries during
the pandemic.
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EDUCATION
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Access
and Share the WCN'21 Nursing
and Allied Health Professionals
Symposium
The Nursing and Allied Health
Professionals Symposium held three
didactic sessions at WCN'21, in
collaboration with the Global Renal
Exercise Network (GREX), on
dialysis challenges, renal
nutrition, and improving
self-management of kidney
disease.
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These sessions are now available
on-demand and free
of charge on the ISN Academy.
All ISN members are
encouraged to circulate this
content among nursing and other
allied health professional
colleagues. The
material provides an ideal basis
for broadcast in small lunchtime
training sessions within health
centers.
Read more here.
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Explore
the ISN - KDIGO CKD Early
Identification and Intervention
Toolkit
Access user-friendly guides,
infographics, teaching tools,
articles, and webinars to
support the early
identification and intervention
of chronic kidney diseases.
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Additional open-access tools coming
soon, including regional-specific
materials, PCP- and AHP- specific
materials, and a podcast.
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Monday,
July 5, 4 p.m. CEST
ISN-SEN
Webinar:
Síndrome
CardioRenal: Más Allá de la
Creatinina (in Spanish)
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Speakers:
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Maria
Dolores
Salmerón
Rodriguez,
Spain
Marco
Montomoli,
Spain
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Moderator:
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Gregorio
Romero-Gonzalez,
Spain
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ISN-KDIGO
Webinar:
Central
and Peripheral Arterial
Diseases in CKD
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Advocacy
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Emphasis
on Advancing Kidney Health
Through EU Funding Programs and
Partnerships at the Annual
European Kidney Forum
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COVID-19
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Kidney International
(KI) on COVID-19
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Kidney International
Reports (KIR) on
COVID-19
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Kidney International Editorial
Selection
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Use of
Peritoneal Dialysis for Acute
Kidney Injury During the
COVID-19 Pandemic in New York
City: A Multicenter
Observational Study
This multicenter, retrospective,
observational study of 94 patients
who received acute PD in New York
City in the spring of 2020 set out
to
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demonstrate the feasibility of
acute peritoneal dialysis for acute
kidney injury during the COVID-19
pandemic.
Results indicated that male sex
and mechanical ventilation on
admission were significant
predictors of mortality. The
authors concluded that rapid
implementation of an acute PD
program was feasible despite
resource constraints and could
be lifesaving during similar
crises.
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Kidney International
Reports Editorial
Selections
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Long
Term Renal
Outcomes in
Children with
Acute Kidney
Injury
Post-Cardiac
Surgery
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Recalibration
of the Renal
Angina Index
for Pediatric
Septic Shock
Two related
investigations
focus on
children with
AKI; one study
examines
long-term
outcomes, while
the second
observes the
efficacy of the
renal angina
index (RAI) to
predict severe
AKI.
A
commentary on
these papers
discusses a recent
shift in the AKI
paradigm to improve
understanding of
risk
stratification,
disease-specific
phenotypes, and
incorporating novel
biomarkers to
optimize clinical
care and outcomes
in this patient
population.
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