Author - Reema Parmar

ISN Advocacy Newsletter – Bridging the Gaps – July 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bridging the Gaps: ISN Advocacy In Action to Advance Kidney Health [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Welcome members and allies to the third edition of Bridging the Gaps, the ISN’s quarterly update on how we are advocating and collaborating with partners to tackle the global burden of kidney disease. Despite the ongoing workplace challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, a huge...

Discover and Explore the WCN’22 Program at a Glance

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The WCN’22 Program at a Glance presents the congress schedule in its virtual format.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Access the Program at a Glance" shape="round" color="danger" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theisn.org%2Fwcn%2Fprogram%2Fprogram-at-a-glance%2F||target:%20_blank|"][vc_column_text]Participants from around the world can follow the virtual event through live-streamed sections of the congress, making WCN’22 accessible to all. All virtual sessions are recorded and made available on-demand directly after the live stream,...

Emphasis on Advancing Kidney Health through EU Funding Programs and Partnerships at the Annual European Kidney Forum

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN’s partner, the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), alongside the MEP Group for Kidney Health, held its annual European Kidney Forum on June 18, bringing together high-level stakeholders to discuss concrete policies to benefit kidney patients in Europe. This year’s forum, “Unmet needs & challenges in access to treatments in Europe: the case of...

Access and Share the WCN’21 Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Symposium

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Symposium held three didactic sessions at WCN'21, in collaboration with the Global Renal Exercise Network (GREX), on dialysis challenges, renal nutrition, and improving self-management of kidney disease. These sessions are now available on-demand and free of charge on the ISN Academy. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Access the Symposium" shape="round" color="danger" size="xl" align="center"...

Saving Young Lives Continues AKI Training with Online Workshop

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Saving Young Lives (SYL) Project hosted its first online acute kidney injury (AKI) workshop on May 4 with 45 attendees from across Africa and Asia.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title="Access the Recording" shape="round" color="danger" size="xl" align="center" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theisn.org%2Finitiatives%2Fsaving-young-lives%2F%23syl-resources||target:%20_blank|"][vc_column_text]The two-hour workshop began with lectures on AKI pathogenesis and non-dialytic management and peritoneal dialysis for AKI in children and adults. Participants then...

Past ISN Fellow Helps Initiate Kidney Transplant Program in Egypt

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dr. Ali Shendi in the post-transplant clinic at Zagazig University hospital in Egypt with the center's first kidney transplant patient Dr. Ali Shendi, a former ISN Fellow, has helped initiate a kidney transplant program in Zagazig University Hospital in Egypt. The center performed a first kidney transplant in late 2020 and carried out a second successful transplant...

Raising Awareness Through Inspiring Tales of Resilience: The ISN Community Film Event

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Relating personal stories of kidney health challenges and the resilience needed to face them raises awareness of the impact of poor kidney health on patients and their families and accentuates the necessity of equitable access to life-saving treatment. The ISN is currently inviting members to film an account of people living with or treating kidney...

Inspired by a Colleague? Nominate Them to Receive an ISN 2022 Award

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is someone working alongside you making an impact in kidney care or research? As an ISN member, you can honor and reward those making a dedicated effort to advance nephrology within your network by nominating them for the following  awards: Bywaters Award Jean Hamburger Award Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize Nominations are open until August 27,...

ISN 2021 Pioneer Award for Latin America Presented at SLANH 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN President Agnes Fogo and former Regional Board Chair Walter Douthat presented Pablo Ulises Massari with the 2021 ISN Pioneer Award for the Latin America region during the XIX SLANH Congress 2021 on June 24. Dr. Douthat was able to present Dr. Massari with the award in person in a studio in Cordoba, Argentina, in...

ISN Talks and Joint Session at the MSN and CAST Congresses 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 36th Congress of the Malaysian Society of Nephrology (MSN), ‘Strengthening the Basics, Embracing Advances in Nephrology,’ will take place virtually from July 23-24, 2021. The MSN is an ISN Collective-Member Society and will co-host WCN'22 alongside the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology. The congress will be held in conjunction with the virtual 17th Congress of...