Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is the fastest growing chronic non-communicable disease caused by modifiable lifestyle risk factors as discussed previously, CLICK HERE. It is important to highlight the effect of dietary habits on the onset and progression of CKD. Positive caloric balance (consuming more calories than are burned daily) has a negative impact on onset and...
Following the call for applications, the Hydration for Kidney Health (H4KH) Committee is happy to announce the names of those who have been selected for the New Investigator and Hydration and Kidney Health grants. The H4KH research initiative called for candidates from all disciplines relevant to kidney disease (clinical, health services and population health disciplines)...
According to the data released by The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last week, the prevalence of obesity in the United States is at an all time high. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a metric used by organizations worldwide to define and classify severity of obesity. A recent study involving 3.38 million veterans with normal...
The Aristide Le Dantec hospital in Dakar hosted a dialysis workshop with the Senegal Society of Nephrology. Peritoneal and hemodialysis were the main focus. A Saving Young Lives (SYL) session presented the challenges and opportunities of setting up an AKI treatment program in Western Africa, while it emphasized the value of peritoneal dialysis (PD). SYL...
The ISN-ANIO India Committee called for young nephrologists and diabetologists (both junior faculty and physicians in specialist training) working in India to submit research projects focused on diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Five applications have been received for the 2015 Diabetic Kidney Disease Research project. A Grants Committee of eminent nephrologists and diabetologists from India and...
This blog post is provided by the Saving Young Lives Initiative following the team's recent visit to Senegal. In December 2015, the Senegalese Society of Nephrology held its first course on dialysis in West Africa. More than 300 delegates attended this highly successful conference. The course tackled peritoneal and hemodialysis and hosted side events for allied...
The ISN-ANIO India Committee is calling for young nephrologists and diabetologists (both junior faculty and physicians in specialist training) working in India to submit research projects focused on diabetic kidney disease (DKD). The Committee is welcoming applications for: Clinical research projects directed at prevention and early treatment of DKD Successful projects should be pragmatic and relevant to...
November 30, 2015 is the deadline to apply for the Hydration for Kidney Health research initiative (H4KH). Candidates from all disciplines can apply for the New Investigator and the Hydration and Kidney Health grants. Randomized and cohort controlled as well as observational studies contain kidney function data and some hydration measures. This initiative supports the...
This year, Saving Young Lives (SYL) project representatives from Western Africa will meet in Dakar from December 5 to 7, 2015, during the first International course on dialysis in Western Africa. More than 250 attendees are expected to attend the first Dialysis conference, organized by the Senegalese Society of Nephrology. The course will tackle both...
ISN will have its usual presence at ASN Kidney Week this November. This will be an opportunity to share more information about the 0by25 initiative with the nephrology community in a couple of AKI dedicated sessions. Since the launch of the 0by25 initiative in 2013, ISN has made considerable progress in its fight against Acute...
The latest edition of ISN News is now available to read. This issue focuses on the 0by25 initiative. After the results of the Global Snapshot Survey, several pilot projects are now in the pipeline. You can also read about ISN programs that have taken place in Russia and Nepal focusing on AKI and transplantation as...
ISN 0by25 initiative steps up the fight against AKI Since the launch of the 0by25 initiative in 2013, ISN has made considerable progress in its fight against Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), notably in 2015 with the publication of a new 0by25 Lancet Commission and the results of the Global Snapshot study. Building on this success, the next phase of the initiative...
We raise awareness about drinking plenty of water to keep our kidneys in shape. However, hydration and kidney health is an important research area that needs more support worldwide. A collaboration between ISN and Danone Nutricia Research, the Hydration for Kidney Health (H4KH) research initiative sets out to expand new data sources. By engaging new...
A first ISN Continuing Medical Education course took place in Fiji’s capital Suva, from September 18 to 19, 2015, uniting the country’s medical community to talk about better kidney health. This meeting was made possible thanks to a developing ISN Sister Renal Center partnership with Australia. Dr Amrish Krishnan (Fiji) and Dr Angus Ritchie (Australia)...
Danone Nutricia Research and ISN have created the Hydration for Kidney Health Research (H4KH) Initiative to stimulate the interest of both established and new researchers to explore the role of hydration in kidney health. Applications are open until November 30, 2015. The H4KH initiative will expand the level of scientific evidence, on the effects of...
A training course on peritoneal dialysis (PD) at the Noura Children’s center, Soba University Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan is helping doctors in Uganda set up their own PD program. Saving Young Lives (SYL) is leading the initiative in its mission to develop sustainable programs for treating acute kidney injury (AKI) in sub-Saharan Africa and South East...
The Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology – Hemodialysis (SONG-HD) is an international initiative that aims to establish a core outcome set for hemodialysis trials, to improve the quality of reporting, and the relevance of trials conducted in people on hemodialysis. The outcomes will be developed based on the shared priorities of patients, caregivers, clinicians, researcher, and...
Since the launch of the 0by25 initiative in 2013, ISN is now focusing on gathering evidence, building awareness and taking action. ISN strongly believes that it is possible to overcome the burden of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) by deploying need-driven and evidence-based solutions to patients, healthcare professionals, the private sector as well as governments and...
A training course on peritoneal dialysis (PD) at the Noura Children’s center, Soba University Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan is helping doctors in Uganda set up their own PD program. The initiative was led by Saving Young Lives, a project that develops sustainable programs for treating acute kidney injury (AKI) in sub-Saharan Africa and South East...
A couple of weeks ago, when a mail inviting me to contribute to the ISN blog landed in my inbox, I instinctively hit the delete button. After all, is my life not already too busy? There are grant applications and manuscripts to write and review, PhD theses to pore over, classes to take, presentations...