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Circulate an International Survey to Help Develop Physical Activity Guidelines for PD Patients

An international survey has been developed to help design exercise guidelines for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Access the survey in English, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai. The survey on exercise and physical activity practices and perceptions among PD clinicians is supported by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis and approved by the University of South Australia Human...

Apply to Join the Second Cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program Before October 15

Iqbal Abdul Hafidz Are you an early-career professional interested in developing leadership skills to shape and advance the future direction of global kidney health? Apply to the ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) here. Iqbal Abdul Hafidz, from Malaysia, was one of ten successful candidates in the first ELP cohort. He comments, "This has been a truly amazing experience -...

Kidney International Publishes the KDIGO 2021 Guideline for Glomerular Disease Management

The guideline was developed to assist clinicians caring for patients with glomerulonephritis while being mindful of implications for policy and cost. Read the "KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Glomerular Diseases" here. Kidney International also presents an executive summary of the guideline in their October issue. The guideline provides practical, evidence-based recommendations and useful...

Share a Story from Your Community: Submit a Film to the ISN Community Film Event

Raise awareness of issues affecting kidney patients and those who care for them by sharing their stories with a global audience at the ISN Community Film Event. Submit your film here. Shortlisted films will be screened during the ISN Community Film Event, taking place during WCN’22. The audience will vote for the Best Film Award 2022. The...

Meet Three Newly-Appointed ISN-KI Editorial Fellows and Seven ISN-KI Editorial Interns

Please join us in welcoming the 2021 ISN-KI Editorial Fellows who will train alongside the Kidney International (KI) editorial team from October 2021 to April 2023. ISN-KI Clinical Editorial Fellow Amélie Bernier-Jean, Canada, nephrologist and early career clinician-scientist at the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur in Montreal. She received the KI reviewer of the year award.   ISN-KI Basic and...

Introducing the Second Detlef Schlöndorff ISN Fellow

Ahmad Naseer Kaihan has become the second Detlef Schlöndorff ISN Fellowship recipient. His training is supported by the Detlef Schlöndorff Fellowship Fund. Ahmad Naseer Kaihan will travel from his home center, the Payem Sehat Hospital in Afghanistan, to the MGM Healthcare center in India. He will spend 12 months training in clinical nephrology under supervision...

Prepare Your Abstract Submission and Travel Grant Application for the ISN Frontiers Meeting in Bergamo, Italy, from June 23-25, 2022

The ISN will shortly start accepting abstracts to the ISN Frontiers Meeting, ‘Complement-related kidney diseases: classification, genetics, and treatment’ on these topics. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters at the meeting and published in Kidney International Reports. A selection of authors will present their abstracts orally.  The deadline is February 16, 2022. Find out more...

Ten Days Left to Apply to the ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers Program

Apply to the Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program here. The deadline is October 15, 2021. The Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program, a joint initiative of the ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS), fosters global partnerships between health centers to improve treatment and outcomes for kidney transplant patients in low-resource settings. A sister center partnership set up...

Join Us for the Presentation of the ISN Pioneer Award for North America and the Caribbean

The 4th Jamaican Paediatric Nephrology Conference 2021, hosted by the Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation with support from the International Pediatric Nephrology Association, will take place virtually on October 24, 2021, in Jamaica. Register for the conference here. The conference will include the presentation of the ISN 2021 Pioneer Award for North America and the Caribbean to...

Chapter Three of the Narrative Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit to Be Unveiled in the Next Edition of Insight

Narrative storytelling is a great way to explain complex topics to make them more accessible. Using a fictional clinical discussion, the third chapter of the Narrative Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit will outline what it takes to become a trial site: A group of nephrologists aiming to become a trial site share their experiences...

Join us Tomorrow for the Second Webinar on MRAs and DKD Management

The webinar, "Amplification of the presentation of the main results of the FIGARO trial," will take place at 3 p.m. on October 5. Gerasimos Filippatos, Greece, Javed Butler, USA, and Adeera Levin, Canada, will examine the results of the FIGARO-DKD study and assess its implications for clinical practice in nephrology and cardiology: Trial design and main...

Celebrating ISN Collective-Member Societies: The Panamanian Society of Nephrology and Hypertension

Dr. Karen Courville, SPNH president (far left), alongside Dr. Norman Bustamante, SPNH secretary, and staff members at the Dr. Gustavo N. Collado Hospital of the Caja de Seguro Social (CSS) in Chitré, Herrera, on World Kidney Day 2018 The ISN’s series on Collective-Member Societies shifts its focus to the Latin America Region and spotlights the Panamanian...

Register for the ISN Webinar on Conclusions from the International Home Dialysis Roundtable

Join us on October 28, 2021, at 2.30 p.m. CET to explore findings on home dialysis from the International Home Dialysis Roundtable (Roundtable supported by Baxter). Register for the webinar here. Mallika Mendu, Simon Davies, Daniel Gallego, and Vivekananad Jha will examine: Best practices Successful strategies Overcoming challenges Read the paper "Expanding Utilization of Home Dialysis: An Action Agenda from...

You Are Invited: Connect with the Global Kidney Community – Register for WCN’22

Registration for the 2022 World Congress of Nephrology (WCN'22) is now open: Register here. Be part of a global gathering to exchange the latest in kidney science and clinical applications. The congress will connect kidney health professionals through a robust virtual program to advance equitable kidney care worldwide. In-person activities in Kuala Lumpur will be announced if...

Join the ISN President at the Minas Gerais Congress of Nephrology

ISN President Agnes Fogo will present a talk on acute glomerulonephritis on September 24, 2021, from 2.05-2.35 p.m. Brazilian time (convert to your time zone here) at the 14th Congresso Mineiro de Nefrologia/5th Simpósio Mineiro de Transplante Renal. Hosted by the Sociedade Mineira de Nefrologia, the event will be held virtually from September 23-25, 2021.  Consult...

ISN in Action: Join Us for the ISN-SIN Joint Session at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Italian Society of Nephrology

The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN) will be held in hybrid format from October 6-9, 2021, in Rimini, Italy.  Listen to Agnes Fogo, ISN president, on the topic "ISN in Action" on October 9. She will focus on activities within the Sister Renal Centers and Mentorship granting programs.  This presentation is...