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Last Chance to Share Your Kidney Health Story on a Global Platform – Deadline for ISN Community Film Event Submissions is Midnight CET Tonight

Your short film highlighting the everyday challenges in the lives of those in your community living with kidney conditions can raise awareness to help improve patient outcomes worldwide. Submit your film here before midnight CET tonight, January 10, 2022. Previous editions have demonstrated the potential to live well with kidney diseases through accounts of dialysis and transplant...

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The Global Impact of the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic on In-Centre Haemodialysis Services: An International Society of Nephrology – Dialysis Outcomes Practice Patterns Study Survey

The ISN collaborated with the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study on a web survey assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hemodialysis centers. Using a combined approach of random sampling and open invitation, researchers collected data between March 2020 and March 2021 from 412 centers in 78 countries across all ten ISN regions....

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Watch the Latest Kidney International Video Abstracts

The ISN Video Abstract Series is a new initiative by the @ISNeducation Social Media Team showcasing key articles from ISN Journals on social media platforms. Watch the latest episodes on the ISN Academy: A Mathematical Estimation of the Physical Forces Driving Podocyte Detachment Combination Treatment with Rituximab, Low-Dose Cyclophosphamide and Plasma Exchange for Severe Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis

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Connect with the International Nephrology Community at WCN’22 – Register at the Regular Rate Until January 26

Join the thousands of delegates who have already confirmed their presence at the 2022 World Congress of Nephrology (WCN'22) – register now for an outstanding program of science, education, and networking opportunities. Why register now? You benefit from the regular rate when you register before midnight CET, January 26, 2022. After this date, late registration...

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Discover the Career Path of Jamaica’s First Pediatric Nephrologist in the Latest ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast

Roberto Pecoits-Filho and Smeeta Sinha meet pediatric nephrologist Maolynne Miller to discuss what inspired her career choice, some of her many accomplishments, and what she would still like to achieve in kidney care. Listen to Season 2 Episode 3: The Work and Journey of Maolynne Miller: Jamaica's First Pediatric Nephrologist here. Miller founded the Jamaica Kidney...

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Meet the Official World Kidney Day 2022 Supporters

The ISN is pleased to present the World Kidney Day 2022 supporters. This year, the campaign centers on efforts to increase education and awareness of kidney health to reduce the stubbornly high CKD knowledge gap at all levels of kidney care. Our campaign supporters are building a collection of patient-focused and educational resources to bridge this...

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ISN Congratulates its Second Emerging Leaders Cohort

The ISN is delighted to welcome its second cohort of candidates for the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). After reviewing many worthy applications from all 10 ISN regions, the ELP Steering Committee selected 12 successful candidates from 11 countries based on criteria to form a strong, collaborative cohort. Over the course of two years, the cohort will...

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Taking Stock and Moving Forward: A Rewarding Year for the ISN Encourages Optimism for 2022

Dear ISN Community, It was an honor to take up my ISN Presidency at the Virtual WCN’21, the first virtual congress in ISN’s history, conducted successfully despite an incredibly challenging global environment. The innovative WCN'21 virtual platform demonstrated the ISN's commitment to global inclusion, a key theme throughout the year. Indeed, the ISN firmly believes that...

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Championing best practices in patient advocacy and education

As an NBA Champion and Olympic gold medalist, retired professional basketball player Alonzo Mourning recognizes the potential his high profile has to inspire others. At the height of his basketball career, Mr. Mourning was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare and incurable genetic kidney disease with the potential to derail his career and...

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Designing and implementing more innovative clinical trials

The traditional large clinical trial, where participants are individually randomized to receive single agents or placebo, continues to hold a central place in nephrology, but the benefits of other trial designs are emerging. Professor Meg Jardine is director of the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre and kidney health research team at the University of Sydney, Australia....

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Robyn Langham previews the WCN’22 program and highlights the benefits of attending online or in person

This year’s chair of the WCN scientific committee, Professor Robyn Langham from the University of Melbourne, Australia, shares her top tips for the program and explains the advantages of offering both online access and a real-world meeting in Kuala Lumpur. “The ISN is a truly global nephrology community, and we’re very conscious of the contribution...

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Organelle crosstalk and its role in kidney health

Studying the molecular mechanism behind acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) can help us understand how these conditions develop and look for new ways to diagnose, treat, and even prevent them. Professor Reiko Inagi is a division chief of CKD pathophysiology at the University of Tokyo School of Graduate Medicine in Japan....

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Understanding COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury

Professor Vincenzo Cantaluppi researches acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients and is director of the Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Unit at Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy. Professor Cantaluppi believes there are several unmet needs in AKI, including the need for early diagnosis, prevention of AKI-associated distant organ dysfunction and progression toward chronic kidney...

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Watch Episode Three of the ISN Member Open Mic Series: David Martin Atuhe

ISN members are health professionals from across the globe working to reduce the burden of kidney diseases and provide optimal kidney care for patients. The ISN Member Open Mic series offers ISN members the chance to share their professional experiences with the ISN member community. Watch Episode Three In this latest edition, David Martin Atuhe, from Uganda, currently completing an ISN...

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Global Survey of Kidney Nutrition Reveals Shortage of Qualified Dieticians

The paper, “Assessing Global Kidney Nutrition Care,” will shortly be published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) Global Kidney Health Atlas (GKHA) Committee partnered with the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM) to develop a Global Kidney Nutrition Care Atlas. 155 ISN-affiliated countries completed...

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Discover Key Speakers at the ISN Frontiers Meeting on Infections and the Kidney in New Delhi, India

The ISN Frontiers Meeting in New Delhi will focus on bi-directional relationships between infections and kidney diseases. Discover the four-day program here. More than ever, the need to better understand the complex relationship between infections and kidney diseases and develop effective treatments is urgent.: Join a global panel of clinical and scientific experts in the endeavor to...

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Register for the ISN Frontiers Meeting in Bergamo, Italy, at the Early Bird Rate

Register here to benefit from the early bird registration fee. ‘Complement-related kidney diseases: classification, genetics, and treatment,' an ISN Frontiers Meeting co-hosted by the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, will take place June 23-25, 2022. Explore the program here. Get involved: Submit your abstract here. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters and published in Kidney International Reports. ISN members from low-resource...

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