ISN headed to Samoa recently to begin developing partnerships with the medical community on the island. The visit revealed how strengthening the ties between ISN, the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology (ASPN), the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) and the National Kidney Foundation Samoa (NKFS) provides valuable training to local doctors...
Kidney diseases have so far been underestimated in many respects: most people are not aware of their impaired kidney function. In general, kidney diseases are “silent diseases”, most often there are no apparent early symptoms. Many people with kidney diseases are not aware that they have been living with higher risks of cardiovascular diseases, infections,...
We announce with regret the recent death of past ISN President, Don Seldin. Seldin was born in New York, USA and after training in medicine and nephrology moved to Dallas where he spent the rest of his career building a formidable teaching and research department at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He was President...
We joined the Danone Nutricia Hydration congress in Évians-les-Bains, France, in support of our longest-standing corporate member. We have been working with Danone Nutricia since our 50th anniversary celebrations in 2010. The collaboration also began in Évians-les-Bains when we established a link with the Danone Nutricia Hydration Research Center. Since then, we have worked together...
With support from the ISN Young Nephrologists Committee, two ISN members recently took part in the 36th Vicenza course on acute kidney injury (AKI) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). A valuable opportunity for members of the ISN community to make worthwhile contacts while learning more about issues affecting their patients. The ultimate goal for this generation of professionals is...
Following March's second Global Kidney Health Summit in the United Arab Emirates, the outputs from this meeting are currently being written for publication. In the meantime, here is what came out the first Global Kidney Health Summit held in Canada in 2016. During the first ISN Global Kidney Health Summit, a selected group of 85 international key...
The Sister Renal Center partnership between New Mansoura General Hospital in Egypt and the UK's Sheffield Teaching Hospitals held its seventh interventional nephrology workshop on April 19 and 20, 2018. This course included seven hands-on workshops and welcomed around 40 trainees from nine governates in Egypt. Teaching faculty came from different universities and institutes across the country including Cairo, Ain Shams,...
We sat down with Pierre Ronco to discover what lies ahead for one of nephrology’s leading journals and hear about his plans to respond to the challenges of publishing and education within the field. What do you enjoy the most about heading such a high-ranking journal? Pierre Ronco: ‘It is a privilege and a huge responsibility. Fortunately,...
Sanjib Kumar Sharma, long-standing member of ISN, recently met Nepal’s Labor Minister to discuss acute kidney injury (AKI) prevention. He talked about the ISN 0by25 initiative and the ongoing efforts of the 0by25 pilot studies. AKI is a common disease for labour workers. He says: 'These patients are a particularly vulnerable group due to the presence of...
The ISN Fellowship program prides itself in training physicians from emerging countries, with the ultimate goal of helping them improve the standards of care on a regional level. Since 1985, the ISN Fellowship Program has supported over 800 fellows from 90 countries. Our testimonies reveal how the program encourages professional fulfilment, ambition and aspiration, helping...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has now begun and @ISNeducation has created a tournament of its own! The Nephrology World Cup showcases the richness and diversity of global nephrology scholarship. To start playing, register at the link below before June 21, 2018. The team has scoured the global scientific landscape to find some of the most...
Past ISN President and previous ISN Programs Chairman William G Couser is set to receive this year's John P Peters Award from the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). A great testimony to his long-standing contribution to nephrology. William Couser is currently Affiliate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington...
Children of African descent are three times more vulnerable to chronic kidney disease (CKD). There also exists limited data on the GFR-based evaluation of renal function in sub-Saharan Africa compared to hospital-based data, which may not be representative of the general population. An eight-month study supported by an ISN Clinical Research grant seeks to determine the prevalence of...
Every two years, the ISN presents awards that acknowledge exceptional contributions to the field of nephrology and we need your help to determine the candidates. We are now accepting nominations to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to and reward the doctors on a regional level who have carried out extraordinary efforts to advance...
During this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), besides the plenary and committee discussions, there was a myriad of side events organized by member states and Civil Society Organizations, which provided an in-depth overview of pertinent issues affecting universal health coverage and called for action on non-communicable diseases. ISN co-sponsored a side event organized by the Global...
Once every two years, ISN Regional Boards are tasked to organise a ‘workshop’ within the context of one of their regional meetings, with the aim of providing outreach to unaware nephrologists of ISN programs and activities in the region. The workshops have taken many formats; most often, they consist in open meetings where ISN...
As of today we are at the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplantation Association's (ERA-EDTA) 55th congress, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark. If you are in the neighborhood, come by to say hello! Take the opportunity to meet our staff, find out more about being a member and get the latest on our...
It is with great sadness that ISN announces the passing of Dr Filoteo Alano, a pioneer of nephrology in the Philippines and co-founder of the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN). Dr Filoteo gathered the first trained Filipino nephrologists and, along with his colleagues, formed the Philippine Society of Nephrology in 1971. He helped set standards...
ISN looks forward to representing the kidney health community at this week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO), this assembly’s program is a busy affair for ISN. Two major agenda points are set to be agreed upon among the WHO member states. This includes the organization’s...
In Europe, the law is changing on how we communicate with you, we want to make sure that we only send you messages that will be of interest to you. Before May 25, 2018, select the news you want to receive from ISN, including our weekly ISN Insight newsletter, educational opportunities and information about grant...
