ISN's Impact

Educational site visit to Cambodia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bernadette Thomas travelled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia for an educational site visit and evaluated the possibility of carrying out an acute kidney injury incidence study. This blog post details the outcome of her trip. Medical Students who are at the end of their medical training assembled for two teaching sessions over two consecutive days. Day...

Nephrology in Sudan aided by ISN collaboration

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This blog post is provided by Elwaleed Elhassan from Wayne State University School of Medicine and Secretary General of the Sundanese American Medical Association (SAMA). Sudan is the third largest country in Africa, with a population of about 30 million. There is no national renal registry but end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is estimated to affect 5,400 new...

This week in ISN Education

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This week ISN Education brings a collection of presentations from ISN leaders on the topic of Acute Kidney Injury that were presented within the context of recent Continuing Medical Education programs in Indonesia and Mexico. The presentations cover recent advances in nephrology and treatment strategies. CLICK HERE for further information. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

ISN Programs in Sudan

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN and the Sudanese American Medical Association recently collaborated on three major educational activities in Sudan, which received ISN endorsement and funding. They were co-organized with help from the Sudanese Nephrology Society. These activities included the Renal Transplantation and Pathology Workshop in 2014 and the International Dialysis Conference in 2015. Each event welcomed ISN faculty from the United Kingdom and the United States. Furthermore, the Renal Review and Update...

ISN Educational Ambassador Program application deadline extended to June 6, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The deadline to apply for the ISN Educational Ambassador Program has been extended to June 6, 2016. Make use of this extra time to send your application. There are so many ways to share your expertise with others. The ISN Educational Ambassador Program reveals how knowledge partnerships are helping renal centers in low-and-middle income countries...

Clinical trial on herbal and alternative remedies for hypertension patients in Senegal

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ISN Clinical and Research Program funded specific research into the efficiency of kinkeliba on non-complicated hypersensitive patients. The project was awarded USD 15,000 in 2013. Completed in early 2014, it received the best clinical research prize at the 2015 ISN World Congress of Nephrology congress and the 10th Conference on Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged...

An-Najah University Hospital carries out first kidney transplants

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A team from the Liverpool International Transplant Initiative and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital carried out the first two kidney transplants at the An-Najah University Hospital in Nablus, on the West Bank on March 26, 2016. The collaboration was made possible thanks to the ISN and The Transplant Society (TTS) Sister Transplant Center Program. The...

Educational Ambassador in Myanmar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Educational Ambassador Hui-Kim Yap recently made a trip to Myanmar. Based at the National University of Singapore, she taught local doctors at two of the country’s major children's hospitals the latest skills relating to dialysis and shared her knowledge of clinical nephrology and acute kidney injury. Myanmar is divided when it comes to public...

EAP: call for applications deadline May 1st, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The deadline for the latest call for applications for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program (EAP) is May 1st, 2016. Don't miss this opportunity to apply for this ISN Program. The Educational Ambassadors Program gives hands-on training and provides ISN members and younger nephrologists with an invaluable opportunity for personal involvement in the Society’s educational programs and ultimately...

APSN co-funds SRC centers in OSEA region

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This year, the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) will co-fund eight ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) from OSEA, South Asia and North & East Asia. Following the recent call for applications, APSN will now continue co-sponsoring seven pairs and lend its support to a new partnership between the Zainoel Abidin Provincial Hospital, Banda Aceh...