[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 7, 2021, the ISN became a member of the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI), a public-private partnership formed in 2012 by the American Society of Nephrology and the US Food and Drug Administration to enhance patient safety and foster innovation in the treatment of kidney diseases. KHI has more than 100 diverse and international...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following the KDIGO Controversies Conference, the report, “Early Identification and Intervention in CKD,” held in 2019, has been published in Kidney International. “The Case for Early Identification and Intervention of Chronic Kidney Disease: Conclusions from a Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference,” forms the basis for a series of tools jointly developed by...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Only two weeks left to submit a film to the ISN Community Film Event and compete for the Best Film Award 2021. Act now and submit by February 3. The Film Event supports the 2021 World Kidney Day theme of “Living Well with Kidney Disease.” Submissions will be added to the World Kidney Day world...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Initiatives to mark the ISN’s 60th anniversary took place throughout the year. In January, two new series focusing on influential research papers were launched. The Insight newsletter presented Kidney International’s “Milestones in Nephrology” series, a monthly highlighting of five influential papers on critical topics in nephrology over the last few decades. The Breakthrough articles, developed...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN appreciates all its sponsors and partners for supporting the ISN mission of advancing kidney health worldwide through education, grants, research, and advocacy. We are grateful for the enduring support of many of our sponsors and partners over many years, welcome new sponsors during 2020, and look forward to continuing our work together...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As COVID-19 continued to impact the way we share knowledge, the ISN Academy went into high gear to connect ISN members around the world, providing a timely platform to share education, science, and resources. The Academy immediately and consistently provided ISN members and the public with information, guidelines, and resources on COVID-19. Academy users rose...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In July 2020, all three of the ISN journal websites (https://www.kidney-international.org/, https://www.kireports.org/, and https://www.kisupplements.org/), were converted from traditional article pages to a new responsive design format to better respond to the needs of readers and the devices they’re using. Kidney International Current Impact Factor 8.945 Submissions: 2745 Countries submitted: 72 Original research articles Reviewed: 506 ...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Despite COVID-19 restrictions, ISN granting programs continued to thrive by adapting to different ways of collaborating, and launching new initiatives. Fellowships In January, ISN announced its first Detlef Schlöndorff Fellow, set up in honor of the late, influential nephrologist and former Editor of Kidney International. Dr. Etienne Ntabanganyimana, from the Gihundwe Hospital in Rwanda, was selected...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN Participates In June, ISN was present to interact with the public at the ERA-EDTA Congress. In July, the ISN was represented at APCN2020. Germaine Wong delivered, ‘Clinical Care of COVID-19 Infection: Perspective of a Frontline Nephrologist’, ISN President-Elect Agnes Fogo presented the Chan Woon-Cheung Award Lecture, and ISN President Vivek Jha gave his talk, ‘Preventive...
