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Features  Grow Professionally With the ISN: Join or Renew Your ISN Membership for 2023 to Access Valuable Resources Discover how ISN membership can strengthen you professionally, including a new ISN distinction, “Fellow of the ISN”; (FISN), and member-only content on our newly-upgraded educational platform. Learn more Kidney International Publishes the ADA-KDIGO Consensus Report on Diabetes Management in CKD Access clear direction on CKD screening and diagnosis, glycemia monitoring, lifestyle therapies, treatment goals, and pharmacologic management from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes and the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) collaborative report. Read more Partnership Arising from ISN Mentorship Program Generates Investigation Into Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis Using Digital Spatial Profiling Mentee Dr. Emmy Bell, and ISN President and Mentor Agnes Fogo, have developed a translational project combining renal pathology and patient clinical kidney outcomes to investigate hypertension-associated disease pathophysiology. The study will apply NanoString GeoMx® software to help identify clinical phenotype heterogeneity. Find out more    ISN News   EDUCATION  Five ISN Social Media Initiatives Nominated for Awards Find out more Download and Share New Tools on Complement 3 Glomerulopathy in the Complement-Mediated Kidney Diseases Toolkit Read more and download ‘Evaluation of Kidney Disease’ and ‘Approach to Kidney Disease, Part I’: Watch and Share Two New Modules in the Open-access Online Kidney Education for Primary Care Physicians Curriculum Access the course here The ISN “Are Your Kidneys Healthy?” Quiz Now Available in Bangla! Read more and take the quiz Video Abstract on APPEAR C3 Trial - Watch Now! A short video on the benefits of alternative pathway inhibition with iptacopan in C3 glomerulopathy. View video abstract This video abstract is supported by a grant to ISN from Novartis.  Research  ISN Holds First Consensus Meeting on Guidance for Optimal Pre-clinical Animal Studies in Translational Nephrology (TRANSFORM) Read more Explore the Aug-Sep ISN Global Trials Focus Selection, including on the Role of Clinical Pharmacists in Enhancing Hemodialysis Patient Adherence and Clinical Outcomes Access here  GRANTS  The Far-reaching Impact of the ISN Emerging Leaders Program Read more  Events  Get Ready for WCN'23: the Latest Updates on the Congress Venue and Program, Plus All the Practical Information You Need to Optimize Your Attendance Access here Make a Short Film to Raise Awareness of the Impact of Kidney Diseases for the ISN Community Film Event Read more and submit a film  Advocacy  ISN Young Nephrologists Committee Member Appointed to the WHO Youth Council Find out more The ISN Makes Recommendations in the Review of Updated Appendix 3 to the WHO Global NCD Action Plan Read more  WEBINARS  UPCOMING WEBINARS Tuesday, October 18  I  1 p.m. CEST Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC) Webinar: Understanding Basic Concepts of Clinical Research for Literature Appraisal: What Every Nephrologist Should Know Register now Friday, October 21  I  11 a.m. CEST ISN Series on Transplantation - Part 2: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) and Kidney Transplantation Register now Monday, November 14  I  10 a.m. CET ISN Series on Transplantation - Part 3: Personalized Care & Therapies: Individualized Risk and Treatment after Transplantation Register now RECORDED WEBINARS ISN Series on Transplantation - Part 1: COVID-19, Vaccinations and Transplantations This is open-access. Watch now Join or renew your membership here to access these webinars Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology - an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers Initiative: Immunosuppression vs Post-transplant Viral Infections: Walking a Fine Line Watch now ISN-IPNA - “Across the Lifespan” Joint Webinar: Ethics in Pediatric Nephrology - a Global Perspective   Watch now ISN-ISPD Webinar: Urgent Start Peritoneal Dialysis Watch now ISRNM-ISN Webinar: Protein-energy Wasting - Screening, Assessment, and Management in Low- and Middle-Resource Settings Watch now  COVID-19  Access the Latest ISN Journal Articles on Covid-19 Access the articles  KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL SELECTION  'Controversies in Nephrology' Point: Recommendations on Nutritional Intake of Potassium in CKD: It's Now Time to Be More Flexible!  Counterpoint: Should We Liberalize Potassium Intake in CKD? No, We Should Not From the Editors: Potassium Intake in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease KI editors review this edition's debate on the pros and cons of restricting potassium intake for patients with CKD.  KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS EDITORIAL SELECTION  Gender Differences in Experiences and Expectations of Haemodialysis in a Frail and Seriously Unwell Patient Population In a study assessing the experiences of patients on dialysis, males were more likely to prioritize achieving physical goals, whereas females were more likely to prioritize wanting to feel well and reported feeling depressed. Recognizing that men and women approach treatment expectations differently could improve personalized care plans for patients on dialysis. Access article