[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ISN Global Kidney Health Summit: setting a blueprint for tackling global CKD epidemic Last July 2016, the ISN convened a Global Kidney Health Summit in Vancouver, Canada to develop a new, integrated approach to tackling the epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This Lancet Kidney Campaign update is authored by ISN President Adeera Levin...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] With support from Fondazione della Comunità Bergamasca, Fluorseals SPA, and the ISN, the Mario Negri Institute ran the Scientific Writing Academy (SWA) welcoming students from all corners of the world to share tips and experience on submitting project proposals. This edition was led by Martin de Borst, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Today is World Obesity Day and ISN is joining the World Obesity Federation in its call to end childhood obesity. While it is widely recognized that obesity increases the risk for a variety of chronic diseases and conditions – including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, liver disease, and certain cancers - the important role that it...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The results from a Global Burden of Disease study published today in The Lancet indicate that across the world deaths from chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasing among both women and men. In Mexico, CKD is now the second cause of ‘years of life lost’ after ischemic heart disease, and the third cause is diabetes. The International...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nephrologists from the ISN Sister Renal Center partnership between the Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education in Minsk, Belarus and the Charite Clinic in Berlin, Germany brought their experience and knowledge of modern nephrology to this yearly gathering. Klemens Budde, who leads the support center, spoke about complications of renal transplantation. In the dialysis section, Torsten...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The city of Sarajevo was the location for a recent ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) course, updating local nephrologists on the latest in nephrology care. It was also a chance for participants to take part in the ISN Regional Workshop and discover more about ISN Program activities in Eastern and Central Europe. Prof. Fred Finkelstein...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Autophagy has been shown to be an essential mechanism by which cells remove defective molecular and cell organelle components, thereby renewing themselves constantly and especially after cell injury. Dysfunction of this pathway has since been shown to be important in the development of many acute and chronic degenerative diseases, including acute kidney injury and chronic...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The deadline to apply for the ISN Sister Renal Centers, ISN Sister Transplant Centers and Educational Ambassadors Programs is extended to October 17, 2016. Send your application online now. ISN Programs give you access to the latest nephrology training and open doors to building long-lasting partnerships with renal centers and experts globally. Bear in mind...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Education is happy to announce a new series of webinars for the coming weeks. The webcast focusing on living donor guidelines is now available. ISN Education organises short webinars lasting a maximum of 30 minutes. Presented by renowned ISN experts, they take place every month and are followed by a live Q&A session. This is...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN members can now put forward their nominations for the Bywaters Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to help understand acute kidney injury. Deadline for nominations is October 17, 2016. The awardees are selected from candidates nominated by ISN members. The 2017 Bywaters Award and Certificate will be presented at the World Congress of Nephrology in Mexico...
