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Onconephrology: cancer, chemotherapy and the kidney – an international symposium this September in New York

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and is rapidly becoming a global pandemic. Cancer patients with kidney disease have a worse prognosis with higher mortality and morbidity. The emergence of onconephrology represents a field dedicated to understanding and treating the complex renal problems that arise in cancer patients. The American Society of...

July 3, 2015CME, Education, Events, NewsRead more...

Sign up for ISN Education webinars in July and August

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Education webinars are a great was to stay up to date with the latest in nephrology. They are also a great way to spark discussion with others working in the field. Registration is now open to join the latest webinars in July and August. ISN Education organises short webinars of maximum 30 minutes, every...

July 2, 2015Education, NewsRead more...

Canada honors ISN President Adeera Levin

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN is delighted to announce that today the Government of Canada has appointed Adeera Levin as a Member of the Order of Canada. The Order recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation, and recognizes people in all sectors of Canadian society. This is Canada’s highest honor, and a wonderful recognition of...

July 1, 2015Governance, NewsRead more...

Fellow in Nigeria focuses on the importance of nephropathology

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Fellow Christopher Obiorah just returned from his training at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, USA. He hopes to improve standards of care and start a renal pathology program in his home country. Based at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital in Nigeria, he joined the team at Brigham and Women's Hospital for...

June 30, 2015Fellowship, NewsRead more...

Venezuela institute offers valuable interventional nephrology training

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Fellows Shahbaj Ahmad and Israel David Campos Gonzalez gained hands-on experience in interventional nephrology procedures thanks to valuable training in the renal department at the Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo in Venezuela. Israel David Campos Gonzalez from Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez in Mexico City explains how his knowledge on renal ultrasound and mapping...

June 30, 2015Fellowship, NewsRead more...

Latest ISN Educational Ambassador visit to Mongolia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Following a great ISN Sister Center partnership, the State Second General Hospital of Mongolia welcomed ISN Educational Ambassador Mohamed Atta for an interactive clinical nephrology training course. Junior nephrologists were trained in the latest renal biopsy procedures and monitored the patients before and after the biopsy. Dr Atta worked on understanding local needs to advance...

June 30, 2015Educational Ambassador, NewsRead more...

Join us in London!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN is taking part in the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) congress this week. If you are planning to attend this event in London, come visit us at the ISN exhibition booth (D140) from Thursday, May 28 to Sunday, May 31, 2015. Participate in our draw for three free individual memberships....

June 26, 2015Events, News, Other AdvocacyRead more...

Understanding the CKD and obesity link in China

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Some 15,000 community residents aged between 18 and 75 years old were involved in an epidemiological study across Southern China. Based on a grant from the ISN Clinical Research Program, the project got further political and financial support from China (3 million RMB Yuan) and led to a grant from the European Union Seventh Framework...

June 16, 2015Clinical Research, NewsRead more...

Balkan endemic nephropathy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Members of the Society of Nephrology, dialysis and transplantation in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized screenings in Bosanska Posavina, as a part of the "Program Program of detection of chronic kidney diseases in high-risk population in Bosnia and Herzegovina". The project is supported by the ISN Clinical Research Program. They looked into Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), a...

June 12, 2015Clinical Research, Membership, NewsRead more...

West Lake Forum brings international and local faculties together in China

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] International experts from across the United States, Chile and Italy recently joined local speakers including renowned nephrologists from across China and Hong Kong at the 3rd Nephrology Update Meeting, West Lake Forum in Hangzhou, China. Translational lectures reviewed recent advances in renal physiology, pathophysiology of electrolyte alterations, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, renal replacement therapy and...

June 10, 2015CME, ISN's Impact, News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...