[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] November 30, 2015 is the deadline to apply for the Hydration for Kidney Health research initiative (H4KH). Candidates from all disciplines can apply for the New Investigator and the Hydration and Kidney Health grants. Randomized and cohort controlled as well as observational studies contain kidney function data and some hydration measures. This initiative supports the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN is happy to announce the launch of ISN’s new Journal: Kidney International Reports (KI Reports). KI Reports is designed to be a sister journal of Kidney International published in open access format. KI Reports will publish a broad range of articles encompassing clinical and translation research. Jai Radhakrishnan, Founding Editor of Kidney International Reports,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It is with great pleasure that I announce the launch of ISN’s new Journal: Kidney International Reports (KI Reports). KI Reports is designed to be a sister journal of Kidney International published in open access format. KI Reports will publish a broad range of articles encompassing clinical and translation research. Additionally we encourage the submission...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN announces a new publisher for Kidney International (KI) and an improved educational offering. As of January 2016, Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services will publish KI. “We are extremely pleased to be entering into this relationship with Elsevier,” says ISN Executive Director Luca Segantini. “Kidney International serves...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This year, Saving Young Lives (SYL) project representatives from Western Africa will meet in Dakar from December 5 to 7, 2015, during the first International course on dialysis in Western Africa. More than 250 attendees are expected to attend the first Dialysis conference, organized by the Senegalese Society of Nephrology. The course will tackle both...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN will have its usual presence at ASN Kidney Week this November. This will be an opportunity to share more information about the 0by25 initiative with the nephrology community in a couple of AKI dedicated sessions. Since the launch of the 0by25 initiative in 2013, ISN has made considerable progress in its fight against Acute...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The next ISN Regional Workshop is taking place in Zhuhai, China on November 19, 2015 from 2 to 4pm, in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of Nephrology. An opportunity not to be missed as ISN Regional Workshops are now the go-to meeting to meet participants and leaders involved in the ISN...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many thanks to everybody who took part in ISN's biennial World Congress of Nephrology (WCN). It was a great pleasure to host this congress in the wonderful city of Cape Town, South Africa. For those who were unable to attend the event, ISN Education has prepared this comprehensive reperitory of presentations that given during the Congress. We hope...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The latest edition of ISN News is now available to read. This issue focuses on the 0by25 initiative. After the results of the Global Snapshot Survey, several pilot projects are now in the pipeline. You can also read about ISN programs that have taken place in Russia and Nepal focusing on AKI and transplantation as...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Registrations are now open for a course set up by SAMA, a non-profit professional organization of Sudanese American physicians. As part of its educational programs, it offers this annual comprehensive renal review course to consultants and trainees in Sudan in partnership with the Sudanese Nephrology Society. It covers aspects of basic renal physiology, electrolytes and...
