In recognition of Early Career Researchers, the ISN and Kidney International (KI) are calling for nominations toward selecting four best original research papers (two each in basic and clinical science) published in KI in 2019 and 2020. The nomination period opens on January 21, 2021. Papers will be assessed on the novelty of research, robustness, and...
This 0by25 multicenter, non-randomized study evaluated the feasibility of using point-of-care (POC) serum creatinine and urine dipstick testing alongside an educational program to facilitate the identification and management of AKI in three low-resource countries. Access the study here. The researchers hypothesized that a lack of awareness of and access to diagnostic and therapeutic care contributed to...
Members of the WCN’21 Social Media Team have now been selected from the many applications received over the past few months. This team of health professionals ensures comprehensive social media coverage of WCN’21 to keep delegates informed, updated, and engaged throughout the congress. Please join us in welcoming the WCN’21 Social Media Team: Krishna Agrawaal; Ahmed Akl;...
The ISN South Asia Regional Board (SARB) held its first postgraduate student’s program, “PG Connect,” on January 17, 2021. More than 500 registered for this “case-based learning” course. Faculty developed two case presentations: immunological work up pre-transplant, and antibody-mediated rejection. SARB is chaired by Dr. Manisha Sahay and Dr. Singh Shah.
Look out for the first edition of ISN’s new quarterly newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. This new bulletin will focus on ISN’s advocacy initiatives and collaborations toward reducing the global burden of kidney diseases. The newsletter will highlight the favorable influence advocacy actions have on the kidney health agenda, the opportunities and challenges facing advocates, and...
“Milestones in nephrology and welcoming the future: the 61st anniversary of the International Society of Nephrology ” has been published in Kidney International. The year 2020 marked ISN’s 60th anniversary. In honor of this achievement, the ISN Research Working Group, supported by the ISN Young Nephrologists Committee, highlighted 60 + 1 breakthrough discoveries of significant...
The WCN’21 Program is now accessible online. Discover the full scientific program and summary. Get to know WCN’21’s diverse and timely topics presented by 170+ worldwide speakers: CKDu & kidney disease at the intersection of environment and occupation Impact of COVID 19 pandemic on renal services in LMICs What's important to me? Patients' priorities when living with ESKD Managing renal...
The ISN-Advancing Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) initiative developed the paper, “The International Society of Nephrology Advancing Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Network: current activities and future goals,” which is now available in the December edition of Kidney International (KI). The manuscript highlights the need for high-quality clinical trials in the field of nephrology. It outlines the ISN-ACT network’s...
Honorable chair, distinguished delegates, The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) welcomes the Director General’s report and supports its recommendations on how to achieve better oral health as part of the universal health coverage and noncommunicable disease agendas. Globally, more than 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases which disproportionally affect marginalized populations and those from a...
The paper, “Availability and Affordability of Kidney Health Laboratory Tests around the Globe,” has been published in the American Journal of Nephrology. The manuscript, produced by the KDIGO Controversies Conference leaders in collaboration with ISN, surveyed a representative subset of ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) respondents from April to June 2020 to ascertain the availability and...
On January 7, 2021, the ISN became a member of the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI), a public-private partnership formed in 2012 by the American Society of Nephrology and the US Food and Drug Administration to enhance patient safety and foster innovation in the treatment of kidney diseases. KHI has more than 100 diverse and international...
Following the KDIGO Controversies Conference, the report, “Early Identification and Intervention in CKD,” held in 2019, has been published in Kidney International. “The Case for Early Identification and Intervention of Chronic Kidney Disease: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference,” forms the basis for a series of tools jointly developed by...
Only two weeks left to submit a film to the ISN Community Film Event and compete for the Best Film Award 2021. Act now and submit by February 3. The Film Event supports the 2021 World Kidney Day theme of “Living Well with Kidney Disease.” Submissions will be added to the World Kidney Day world...
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Initiatives to mark the ISN’s 60th anniversary took place throughout the year. In January, two new series focusing on influential research papers were launched. The Insight newsletter presented Kidney International’s “Milestones in Nephrology” series, a monthly highlighting of five influential papers on critical topics in nephrology over the last few decades. The Breakthrough articles, developed...
The ISN appreciates all its sponsors and partners for supporting the ISN mission of advancing kidney health worldwide through education, grants, research, and advocacy. We are grateful for the enduring support of many of our sponsors and partners over many years, welcome new sponsors during 2020, and look forward to continuing our work together...
As COVID-19 continued to impact the way we share knowledge, the ISN Academy went into high gear to connect ISN members around the world, providing a timely platform to share education, science, and resources. The Academy immediately and consistently provided ISN members and the public with information, guidelines, and resources on COVID-19. Academy users rose...
In July 2020, all three of the ISN journal websites (https://www.kidney-international.org/, https://www.kireports.org/, and https://www.kisupplements.org/), were converted from traditional article pages to a new responsive design format to better respond to the needs of readers and the devices they’re using. Kidney International Current Impact Factor 8.945 Submissions: 2745 Countries submitted: 72 Original research articles Reviewed: 506 Original research articles Accepted: 90 KI...
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, ISN granting programs continued to thrive by adapting to different ways of collaborating, and launching new initiatives. Fellowships In January, ISN announced its first Detlef Schlöndorff Fellow, set up in honor of the late, influential nephrologist and former Editor of Kidney International. Dr. Etienne Ntabanganyimana, from the Gihundwe Hospital in Rwanda, was selected...
ISN Participates In June, ISN was present to interact with the public at the ERA-EDTA Congress. In July, the ISN was represented at APCN2020. Germaine Wong delivered, ‘Clinical Care of COVID-19 Infection: Perspective of a Frontline Nephrologist’, ISN President-Elect Agnes Fogo presented the Chan Woon-Cheung Award Lecture, and ISN President Vivek Jha gave his talk, ‘Preventive...
