[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN i3C (International Consortium CKDu Collaborators) group has redesigned the ISN Observatory of CKDu map. Access the map and share your data here. The map facilitates collaboration and data exchange to raise awareness of the urgent issue of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu). This initiative was developed as part of ISN’s 2018-2020 Collaboration Plan...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The “Acute Kidney Injury Across Two Continents: An Anglo-Indian Virtual AKI Symposium” was held on March 5 and 6, 2021, organized by the ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) pair between the Nephrology Department at Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, India (emerging center), and the Department of Renal Medicine, Heartlands Hospital Birmingham, UK (supporting center) currently at...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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)...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The YNC is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Young Nephrologists Awards: Dr. Julian A. Marschner (Germany) - best basic science abstract, “A kidney-on-the-chip approach using primary human tubular cells in a 3D co-culture system.” Dr. Marschner is currently completing postdoctoral work developing complex in vitro assays to gain mechanistic insights into processes of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN, alongside its partners in the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health (GCCH), contributed to MediaPlanet’s cardiovascular health campaign with the article “Circulatory diseases – a growing global problem,” to be published in the Guardian newspaper. Read the article here from tomorrow, March 30. Circulatory diseases are the world’s leading cause of disability and death and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN and KDIGO have partnered to create tools on CKD early identification and intervention for kidney health professionals, primary care physicians, and nurses working in primary care settings. Access the toolkit here. The ISN-KDIGO CKD Early Identification & Intervention Toolkit includes quick guides, infographics, teaching tools, as well as research articles, webcasts, and reports. The toolkit...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Raising-the-Curtain Sessions WCN’21 launches with special Raising-the-Curtain sessions connecting ISN’s ten global regions to highlight issues and initiatives in each area. Starting with the ISN Oceania and South East Asia Region and ending with the ISN Latin America Region, take a world tour from East to West between April 12-14. Discover the complete program and find...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Watch all seven ISN Community Film Event finalists’ thought-provoking films here. The Mountain in His Blood Aham Kushalini A Successful Story of an Underprivileged Female Haemodialysis Patient A Struggle for a Normal Life Stop chronic kidney disease in rural areas Mehwish – Challenging the Challenges (Story of a Dialysis Patient) Life Beyond the Transplant Ready to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of ISN’s global campaign to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for the three million patients worldwide currently undergoing dialysis, the ISN held the webinar, “Prioritization of Dialysis Patients in National Covid-19 Vaccination Programs - Lessons Learned from Successful Campaigns,” on March 9, 2021. The webinar highlighted methods and results from campaigns carried out in Italy,...
