[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN Biennial Report 2019-2020 is now available on the ISN website. Consult the report here. The report highlights the challenges, successes, and global impact of ISN and its members in the timeframe that saw us celebrate ISN's 60th anniversary, adopt a new brand identity, and adjust to COVID-19 restrictions. It is a summary of remarkable achievements...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN was saddened to learn of the death of esteemed colleague, Professor Momir H. Polenakovic, from Covid bronchopneumonia on March 6, 2021. Prof. Polenakovic founded the Macedonian Society of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Artificial Organs (MSNDTAO) and was co-founder of the Balkan Association of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation and Artificial Organs (BANTAO). He organized many international...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN congratulates R. Pecoits Filho and R. Pine (US and Brazil) on winning the 2021 ISN Community Film Event with the film “Life Beyond the Transplant.” Bruno, from Brazil, lost his business when he became ill with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Since undergoing a kidney transplant in 2019, he has made a full recovery and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN thanks all WCN'21 delegates for their engaged participation in the Virtual World Congress of Nephrology 2021. After enjoying several days of Raising-the-Curtain sessions and pre-congress courses, President Vivek Jha (2019-2021) welcomed attendees to the main congress on Friday, April 16. His presidential address was followed by a timely Stewart Cameron lecture on propaganda...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN Immediate Past President, Vivekanand Jha, announced the launch of The ISN framework for developing dialysis programs in low-resource settings at the annual Global Kidney Policy Forum held at WCN'21 on April 16, 2021. Read more on this initiative in "Bringing equity in access to quality dialysis," recently published in The Lancet. The framework, developed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ~ Vivekanand Jha The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in many parts of the world. While some countries seem to have this in their rear view mirror, others are still struggling to manage the repeated surges. The unique predicament of patients with kidney disease during the pandemic, especially those on dialysis and kidney transplant...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ISN warmly welcomes Professor Agnes B. Fogo as the 2021-23 ISN President. Professor Fogo completed her medical and pathology training at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. Her main research interests are focused on progression of chronic kidney disease and crosstalk between tubules and glomeruli. She has created an online Atlas of Renal Pathology with the American...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The book “Nephrology Worldwide” has been published in electronic and print format by Springer Nature. The ISN contributed the chapter, “Nephrology Worldwide: A Perspective from the International Society of Nephrology,” co-authored by Titi Chen, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, David Harris, and Vivekanand Jha. This chapter is offered in the WCN’21 Delegate Bag. The book features content from...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN President, Vivekanand Jha, welcomes all delegates to WCN'21 in the first edition of the WCN Daily Shows, to be broadcast throughout the congress. Discover a step-by-step guide to the WCN'21 virtual platform and all its features.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/0ESexS80OlQ"][vc_btn title="Watch video" style="flat" shape="round" skin="primary" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F0ESexS80OlQ||target:%20_blank|"][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The objective of the ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (GKHA) is to provide a snapshot of individual country and regional health system characteristics, as well as specific elements relevant to the management of patients with kidney failure in terms of the WHO health systems building blocks. Our collection of manuscripts from the ten ISN regions,...
