[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This year’s chair of the WCN Scientific Committee, Professor Claire Sharpe from King’s College London, UK, shares her recommendations from the program and emphasizes the advantages of a virtual congress. “Being Scientific Committee chair during these unusual times has been a roller coaster, but it’s been an exciting process as we’ve gone from planning a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As an ISN voting member, exercise your right to cast your vote for the next ISN President-Elect and your ISN region’s Regional Board Deputy Chair/Council member. To vote, login to your MYISN account at www.theisn.org, click on the “Leadership Elections” tab, and follow the prompts. You can review the candidates’ short bios/CVs and statements before...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Young Nephrologist Committee will host a Spotlight Webinar “Spotlight on Young Nephrologists: ISN opportunities to shape the future of global kidney health,” presenting exciting avenues for personal development, scientific growth, and career advancement through ISN activities. The webinar, which takes place at 4 p.m. on February 10, 2021, will host four remarkable global nephrology...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Throughout 2021, the ISN will present a series of interviews with our Collective-Member Societies. For this edition, we interviewed Rudolf P. Wüthrich, President of the Swiss Society of Nephrology. This society has been an ISN Collective-Member for over a decade. In 2019, the ISN launched a new partnership with the Swiss Society of Nephrology and the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With less than two months to go before World Kidney Day (WKD) 2021, the WKD 2021 Activities Guide provides ideas and tips for planning online activities to highlight the theme Living Well With Kidney Disease. Given the various coronavirus restrictions in place worldwide, the way you celebrate WKD 2021 depends on the framework set by...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN’s ‘Spotlight Sessions,’ highlighting ISN initiatives in advocacy, research, and education, will be broadcast as a special series of webinars throughout the year. Alongside presentations on ISN activities, these webinars will also include Q&A sessions with those involved in ISN’s worldwide work to answer any questions you may have on the projects and how to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tune in to two conversations in episode seven of the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast (GKCP) series, “The Multiple Voices of CKDu and Tools to Help Clinical Trials to Thrive in Nephrology.” Shuchi Anand and Mike Spigler talk about their participation at the recent American Kidney Fund Unknown Causes of Kidney Disease Summit held...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN has selected 12 centers to become ISN Interventional Nephrology (IN) Training Centers. The ISN warmly congratulates the selected centers listed below and extends thanks to the Interventional Nephrology Working Group and ISN Programs Chair, David Harris, for helping with the selection process. Zenith Medical and Kidney Center, Nigeria, Africa All India Institute of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN Clinical Research Program supports research and education programs in low-to-middle income countries that help detect and manage non-communicable chronic diseases such as CKD, AKI, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The deadline for online submission of proposals is May 1, 2021. Proposals are reviewed by an ISN for approval before they are submitted online. To...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN-ACT (Advancing Clinical Trials) and NephJC are partnering to increase awareness of ongoing trials in nephrology and improve understanding of what it takes to design and conduct clinical trials, especially in terms of different trial designs. The ISN-ACT produces the Global Trials Focus, a monthly list that identifies and summarizes recent interesting trials relevant...
