[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Professor Vidya N Acharya has died at the age of 75 years after a short illness. In 2013, ISN had selected her to be the first recipient of its Pioneer Award for South Asia, a greatly deserved recognition for her unstinting leadership and commitment, particularly as an educator, which has done so much to move...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Education is airing a webinar by Dr. Nathan Levin on Friday May 16, 2014 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time). It will focus on the value of sodium restriction in dialysis patients. You can register for the event by clicking HERE. This webinar will focus on the success of sodium restriction and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As a collaborative effort between ISN and The Transplant Society (TTS), the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) has been active in many arenas since the Declaration of Istanbul was first promulgated. DICG was established in 2008 to promote the Principles and Proposals of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DOI)....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN is happy to announce the winners of the free passes for the upcoming International Vicenza Course on Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Hemodialysis (HD) and Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) taking place in Vicenza, Italy from June 10-13, 2014. These are the four lucky winners: Adrian Catalin Lungu Amaryllis Van Craenenbroeck Guillermo Alcides Pinzon Velasquez Usama Elewa ...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ISN-ANIO India Committee is happy to announce the names of those who have won entry to the Indukaka Ipcowala Advanced Apprenticeship Program. This apprenticeship gives physicians or allied healthcare personnel the chance to gain practical experience and specific skills in renal pathology, transplantation, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury or dialysis. The following applicants...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There are only a few days left to send in your nominations for the ISN elections. Deadline is Wednesday April 30, 2014 to send in your nominations for ISN President Elect and council. The ISN Nominating Committee has launched a call for ISN members to nominate potential candidates for the ISN President and council members...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN is happy to announce the endorsement of two Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses, taking place in India and Indonesia over the coming months. These will coincide with local meetings and respond to training needs in these regions. The Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology is jointly funding the travel of two speakers. India continues to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN is a global organization with many ‘moving parts’, and has organically grown over the last 50 years. With the changing needs of the nephrology community, technical and economic advances around the world, ISN has recognized the importance of improving our ability to hear the advice, concerns and opportunities from all regions of the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Building sustainable and self-sufficient medical care in the developing world is the message that ISN is sending through a recent article published on April 12, 2014 in The Lancet. Since the 1980s, ISN has used its resources for education and training to help advance nephrology in low-income and middle-income countries worldwide through five outreach programs....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Extrinsic” regulation of renal function by factors such as circulating hormones or nerves is critically important for body homeostasis and has been extensively studied. The kidneys also have a substantial capacity for “intrinsic” regulation of their physiology and pathophysiology, involving a large and growing number of paracrine and autocrine factors including, but not limited...
