Education

Launching this Week: First Session of the “Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology” Program

The first "Grand Rounds" session, “Management of Renal Bone Disease,” will be presented by Ruskshana Shroff from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK, and Sukanya Govindan, Mehta Multispeciality Hospitals, Chennai, India, on Friday, April 30 at 3 p.m. CEST. Pooja G N (India) and Marcelo Orias (USA) are also speakers at the event.  Register here.  This session will...

EACCME Extends Accreditation for the ISN Academy

The ISN Academy has had accreditation renewed by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for a further two years. Modules will be credited with one European CME credit (ECMEC®) per hour of e-learning provided that users complete the module and relevant assessment. Through an agreement between the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS)...

World Kidney Day: Listen to the New ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast

Join Roberto Pecoits-Filho and Smeeta Sinha in conversation with Philip Kam Tao Li and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, co-chairs of the World Kidney Day (WKD) Steering Committee. Listen to episode eight of the ISN GKHP here. Their discussion covers the 2021 WKD theme, "Living well with Kidney Disease,” and the need to increase education and awareness about effective...

Watch the ISN Middle East Regional Board Webinar on Glomerulonephritides

Following the success of its first webinar in 2020, the ISN Middle East Regional Board held its second webinar on January 21, "Epidemiology and Management of Glomerulonephritides – Middle-East Perspective." Watch a recording of this webinar here. The webinar, introduced by Dr. Shahrdzad Ossareh, ISN Middle East Regional Board Chair, discussed: Epidemiology of glomerulonephritides in the Middle...

Spotlight on ISN Activities: ISN Research Initiatives

The second in the ISN ‘Spotlight Session,’ ISN Research Spotlight: How we bridge gaps, build capacity, and connect communities, will take place on March 2, 2021, at 3 p.m. CET.  Register here. Join a panel of ISN members dedicated to advancing kidney health research to explore the challenges, opportunities, and global impact of ISN research initiatives....

The World Kidney Day Webinar on March 11: Bringing Together the Community for Kidney Health

World Kidney Day 2021: Living well with kidney disease will be broadcast at two different time slots on World Kidney Day (WKD), March 11, 2021: 11 March, 11 a.m. CET and 10 p.m. CET. Use a time zone converter to select a session. Register here. The webinar, featuring prominent figures in kidney health, will bring together the WKD...

Watch the ISN International Consortium CKDu Collaborators on Kidney Biopsy

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...

Follow the POCUS Curriculum on the ISN Academy

The new POCUS curriculum on the ISN Academy aims to encourage the nephrology community’s interest in the procedure and provides the basics to start scanning. With the growth of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency room and intensive care and cardiac units, a full POCUS examination is now considered standard procedure in many...

Spotlight on ISN Activities: An Informative Series of Webinars

ISN’s ‘Spotlight Sessions,’ highlighting ISN initiatives in advocacy, research, and education, will be broadcast as a special series of webinars throughout the year. Alongside presentations on ISN activities, these webinars will also include Q&A sessions with those involved in ISN’s worldwide work to answer any questions you may have on the projects and how to...

Conversations on CKDu and Clinical Trials: Listen to the New ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast

Tune in to two conversations in episode seven of the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast (GKCP) series, “The Multiple Voices of CKDu and Tools to Help Clinical Trials to Thrive in Nephrology.” Shuchi Anand and Mike Spigler talk about their participation at the recent American Kidney Fund Unknown Causes of Kidney Disease Summit held in...