The ISN Programs continue to offer a broad range of educational and training activities to nephrology communities in developing countries. Many of these take place onsite and respond to local needs. This latest publication reveals the success of the programs in 2013. You can now find out more about the success of these programs and discover more...
An ISN Regional Workshop is taking place on Saturday December 20, 2014 in Kolkata India, at the Hotel Hyatt Regency. If you are planning to attend the Annual conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology in Kolkata India, please take the opportunity to come to this ISN Regional workshop. This event is open to public...
The deadline for applications for the ISN Clinical Research and Prevention Program is coming up on October 1st, 2014. If you are thinking of applying, make sure to do so before this date. We are particularly looking for applications from the Asia Pacific region. You can find out more about this program and the application...
The deadline for the latest call for applications for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program (EAP) is October 1st, 2014. Don't miss this opportunity to apply for this ISN Program. Do you want to share your expertise with other doctors in the developing world? Are you looking for an expert to help train local doctors in...
The ISN Regional Committee for Latin America organized a Regional Workshop during the XVII Congress of the Sociedad Latino Americana de Nefrologia y Hipertension (SLANH) held in Santiago, Chile, from August 20 to 24, 2014. A great means to communicate and share ideas between nephrologists in the region and ISN leaders, the workshop also helped...
An ISN Program Regional Workshop is taking place on Saturday December 13, 2014 from 2 to 4 pm at the Intercontinental Hotel, Festival City, Dubai United Arab Emirates. If you are planning to attend the 12th Congress of the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation and 6th ISN - EMAN Update Course in Nephrology...
ISN is pleased to announce that the Sociedad Latino Americana de Nefrologia y Hipertension (SLANH) has agreed to co-sponsor the Educational Ambassadors Program for a total amount of 10,000 USD a year, next to already supporting the ISN Fellowship Program for an amount of 14,000 USD every year. Eligible candidates must come from Latin America and be a...
Because of previous political restrictions, this was the first ISN visit to Myanmar since the late 1990s when a number of visits were made involving senior ISN leaders (including Clarkson, Dirks, Schrier, Atkins and Kerr). During the restrictions, healthcare spending was severely restricted (1.5% of GDP). There has now been significant change with the...
The ISN Program team is pleased to announce the results of the latest call for applications for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program. We would like to thank the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology and the Sociedad Latino Americana de Hipertension y Nefrologia for co-funding certain visits from this session. CLICK HERE for the full list of...
An ISN Program Regional Workshop is taking place on Saturday August 23, 2014 from 8.30 to 10.15am, at the Hotel Casa Piedra (room Cordillera) in Santiago, Chile. If you are planning to attend the VII Congreso de la Sociedad Latin Americana de Nefrologia e Hypertension from August 19 to 23, 2014, take the opportunity to...
Mark your calendar for the ISN Research and Prevention Program application deadline on October 1st, 2014. If you are interested in applying for this ISN Program, make sure to send your application online before this date. CLICK HERE to find out more. During the last call, the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) co-sponsored (50%) two visits in...
Last year, Belarus became one of the top 10 countries for organ donation and deceased donor kidney transplantation. This achievement would not have been possible without a valuable partnership between renal centers in the UK, Belarus and Russia. In 2010, an ISN Sister Centers collaboration between the Kidney Unit at Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, UK and...
Dr Lalathaksha M. Kumbar, an interventional nephrologist from Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA, visited the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in Chennai, India this March. The department of nephrology is one of the oldest departments in the hospital and its staff were looking for training in interventional nephrology. Department Chief Prof. P Soundararajan...
The deadline for the latest call for applications for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program (EAP) has now been extended to May 31st, 2014. Don't miss on this opportunity to apply for this ISN Program. Do you want to share your expertise with other doctors in the developing world? Are you looking for an expert to...
ISN is happy to announce the endorsement of two Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses, taking place in India and Indonesia over the coming months. These will coincide with local meetings and respond to training needs in these regions. The Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology is jointly funding the travel of two speakers. India continues to...
ISN is a global organization with many ‘moving parts’, and has organically grown over the last 50 years. With the changing needs of the nephrology community, technical and economic advances around the world, ISN has recognized the importance of improving our ability to hear the advice, concerns and opportunities from all regions of the...
Building sustainable and self-sufficient medical care in the developing world is the message that ISN is sending through a recent article published on April 12, 2014 in The Lancet. Since the 1980s, ISN has used its resources for education and training to help advance nephrology in low-income and middle-income countries worldwide through five outreach programs....
Partnerships are important when trying to build a career in nephrology and get the best fellowship training. Through the Fellowship Program, ISN has partnered with some 13 organizations, societies and universities - offering a little something for everyone. ISN Fellows receive hands-on training in advanced host institutions, allowing them to acquire state-of-the-art knowledge in basic...
My latest trip as ISN President took me to India, where I visited nephrology renal centers in Bangalore and Chennai. I discovered more about local facilities and progress being made to improve care - especially in pediatrics. The annual meeting of the Indian Society of Nephrology Southern Chapter, in Bangalore was my first stop. One...
The ISN Global Outreach (GO) Fellowship Program is happy to announce that it has hit a record high in applications for its latest call for applications. For the first time since 2009, the program has received a total of 44 applications and all before the closing of the deadline December 15, 2013. The ISN Fellowship session...