[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Educational Ambassador Stefano Picca from the Children’s Research Hospital in Rome (Italy) recently collaborated with Laurence Adonis-Koffy at Abidjan’s Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yopougon (Ivory Coast) to design a much-needed lecture on pediatric acute kidney injury, its causes and treatment. This training was held at the University hospital for all members of the pediatric staff...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Through the Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, you work with a great number of experienced and knowledgeable teachers to improve care and discuss strategies and ideas to expand services for patients in your region. What's in it for you? Your healthcare workforce gets a chance to partner with other renal professionals, strengthen their skills and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Through our partnership with the Canadian Society of Nephrology Nurses and Technologists (CANNT), we are setting out to help nurses in lower-middle-income countries benefit from free ISN Academy membership. Like us, CANNT is committed to supporting nurses globally. Every Canadian nurse who signs up as either an ISN Academy member or ISN Full member before December...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] End-stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) Summit Working Group leaders are meeting at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week to begin planning the implementation of the ESKD strategic plan to improve worldwide access to integrated ESKD care. Key activities have been identified and prioritized across eight themes: Estimates of ESKD Burden and Treatment Coverage; Advocacy;...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You now have until October 31, 2018 to apply for the ISN-ANIO Clinical Nephropathology Certificate Program. Open to all, this year-long online course covers the main principles and practices of nephropathology. If you are a pathologist or nephrologist living in a low-or lower-middle-income country, you get free tuition fees and priority access when you apply. Looking to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We each have our story to tell about becoming an ISN member. It is great to share how the experience has contributed to advancing care for patients with kidney disease in our own part of the world. Being part of the ISN Community is definitively a valuable and enriching experience. Over 25 years ago, as...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN Nominating Committee has launched a consultation with ISN membership in preparation for the 2019 leadership elections. The Nominating Committee welcomes suggestions from any member of ISN in relation to potential candidates for President-Elect. To suggest a candidate for the President-Elect position, please send an email to Dominique Tudor, naming the ISN member who you think should...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are happy to announce our partnership with Amgen, Astra Zeneca, Baxter and Danone Nutricia Research for the upcoming ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2019, taking place from April 12 to 15, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. These are just a few of several valuable sponsors who have supported previous editions of our congress and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Once a month, the team behind ISN-ACT (Advancing Clinical Trials) collect and publish a list of important nephrology trials from the latest medical literature. Each trial is reviewed in context and assessed for its risk of bias in key areas. The ISN-ACT is an ISN initiative that sets out to leverage existing infrastructures within ISN to improve...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A call for Late Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts is now open until January 21, 2019. These will be considered for potential oral presentation in special sessions at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2019. Late-Breaking Abstracts must include ground-breaking and unique data. If you have data in the pipeline, the Scientific Program Committee would be...
