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Young ISN Members Lead ISN Efforts to Improve Kidney Care in LMICs: Update on the Kidney Care Network Project

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dr. Sanjib Sharma and his team at one of several events involving healthcare workers, politicians, and patients to educate and raise awareness of the KCN in Nepal In 2013, the ISN launched the 0by25 Initiative to eliminate preventable deaths from AKI worldwide by 2025. The burden and management of AKI worldwide were initially assessed through an...

Celebrating ISN Collective-Member Societies: The Canadian Society of Nephrology

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) became an ISN Collective-Member Society more than 15 years ago. Since then, the ISN and the CSN have enjoyed a productive collaboration. The CSN supported the ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) in 2011 in Vancouver, which gathered over 5,000 participants from 110 countries. CSN members hosted WCN participants in...

Download and Print Your ISN Membership Card at MYISN

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN members can now check, download, and print their own ISN membership cards. To print your ISN membership card: Login to the MYISN portal Click on your profile icon Click on: “Access/Update my Profile” Select “Current membership”: At the foot of this page, you’ll find a link to all your membership-related information, including your membership...

Watch the ISN International Consortium CKDu Collaborators on Kidney Biopsy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN i3C (International Consortium CKDu Collaborators) has developed a series of innovative digital activities to teach nephrologists and healthcare leaders how to implement a kidney biopsy program. It comprises a series of webinars and educational videos as well as two audio interviews. A selection of this material is already available to ISN members on...

Russian Dialysis Society 11th Annual Meeting Highlights WKD Theme and Marks Kidney Care Milestones at Moscow Hospital

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Russian Dialysis Society will hold its 11th Annual Meeting with CME course in Moscow on March 12, 2021, the day after World Kidney Day (WKD). In line with the WKD theme for 2021, the meeting will highlight living well with kidney diseases. Fergus Caskey, ISN Executive Committee member, will be a key speaker at...

Apply for an IACN-ISN-HKSN Scholarship

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The IACN-ISN-HKSN Scholarship is a region-specific scholarship for young nephrologists living and working in China who plan to train in clinical nephrology. Find out more and apply here. The International Association of Chinese Nephrologists (IACN), ISN, and the Hong Kong Society of Nephrology (HKSN) jointly support three-month scholarships in China or Hong-Kong. In 2020, the ISN awarded...

ISN Joins the European Kidney Health Alliance

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN has joined the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing concrete solutions to the challenges posed by Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Europe. Joining the EKHA further enhances ISN’s ability to raise awareness of CKD’s severity and prevalence as a social and economic burden to patients and society within...

Virtual WCN’21 – A GLOBAL EVENT AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Catch the Early WCN’21 Registration Fee for Two More Days Register before February 17, 23.59 CET for a substantially lower fee. One registration fee, dozens of sessions and activities, and the chance to meet more delegates than ever before: 7 pre-congress courses 45+ congress sessions Interactive poster gallery Networking Industry symposia and showcase ISN Community Film Event [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Register...

Nephro-Connect 2021, Part 2, Held by ISN South Asia Regional Board

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After a well-received and successful first online learning session, the South Asia Regional Board will hold part 2 of the case-based discussion, “NEPHRO-CONNECT,” on Sunday, February 21, 2021, from 6-8 p.m. IST. Faculty developed two case presentations: Post-transplant infectious disease Post-transplant TMA See brochure for information on the program and registration. SARB is chaired by Dr. Manisha...

Review of Current and Future Applications in Artificial Intelligence-assisted Renal Pathology

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Agnes Fogo, ISN President-elect, is a co-author on AI Applications in Renal Pathology published in Kidney International. The paper presents an integrated review on current and future applications in AI-assisted renal pathology, including data collection and analysis in full-stack AI-assisted renal pathology studies and renal pathology-optimized AI techniques. Since synergetic developments of renal pathology and AI...