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Inside View: Young Nephrologists Committee Member on Selecting ISN Emerging Leaders Cohort

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), a new ISN initiative launched earlier this year, announced its first cohort in November. The ELP is an initiative bringing together outstanding individuals to work on different aspects of leadership to impact the global kidney health agenda through collaborative projects aligned with ISN’s mission and vision. The ISN received 71 applications,...

December 21, 2020News, Young nephrologistsRead more...

ISN President Presents at Patient Support Group Conference

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kidney Warriors Foundation, India's largest kidney patient support group, held the virtual conference, “Patient Advocacy in kidney transplantation, renal diet and dialysis, for bringing uniform treatments and renal practices across major cities in India,” on December 20, 2020. Patient-centeredness is a central tenet of health care delivery: only patients can fully understand the challenges of...

December 21, 2020Advocacy, News, Other AdvocacyRead more...

ISN-DOPPS Launch Survey to Assess Impact of COVID-19 on Kidney Units

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN and the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) Program at Arbor Research Collaborative for Health in Michigan, United States, are conducting a survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care of patients undergoing chronic dialysis for the treatment of kidney failure. People with kidney diseases are particularly vulnerable to...

December 21, 2020Advocacy, DOPPS, NewsRead more...

Help Advance Kidney Health Worldwide, Together – Apply for ISN Regional Training Center Recognition Today

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN Regional Training Centers are institutions of excellence in low and middle-income countries within an ISN region that provide nephrology training to local doctors and health professionals from low and middle-income countries through ISN grants. These centers serve as a hub for ISN kidney care initiatives within an ISN region and facilitate locally-relevant research and...

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ISN Is Pleased to Announce Four New Named Fellows

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN Executive Committee and Council have approved four “ISN-Named Fellows.” These ISN members – early-career nephrologists – have contributed significantly to various outputs of ISN’s research activities. Find out more about these ISN-Named Fellows here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1608307298423{margin-top: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 5px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;border-bottom-color: #c1c1c1 !important;border-bottom-style: dotted !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN GKHA Fellow – Isabelle Ethier Dr....

December 21, 2020News, ResearchRead more...

ISN-KDIGO Survey on Global Availability and Affordability of Kidney Health Laboratory Tests Featured in AJN

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Journal of Nephrology (AJN) has published the ISN-KDIGO manuscript, “Availability and Affordability of Kidney Health Laboratory Tests Around the Globe.” Read the full, open-access article here. Laboratory testing of kidney health measures is essential to diagnose and monitor kidney diseases. The availability and affordability of kidney health laboratory tests across countries remain largely undefined. The...

December 21, 2020News, ResearchRead more...

2019 Pioneer Award for NIS and Russia Presented at ANNIS 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Professor Valery Pilotovich Professor Valery Pilotovich, Nephrology and Urology Department of Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, was presented with the 2019 ISN Pioneer Award for the NIS and Russia region at the 6th Congress of the Association of Nephrologists of New Independent States (ANNIS) held in Minsk, Belarus, on December 7, 2020. The ISN Pioneer...

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Global Trials Focus

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every month the ISN-ACT Team lists interesting new randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from around the world. Highlight: Corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide may be superior to tacrolimus and rituximab in the treatment of primary membranous nephropathy at the cost of increased adverse events See the latest trials here. A summary of the highlighted trial is now available in French,...

December 21, 2020News, ResearchRead more...

Healthcare Centers: Become Recognized as an ISN Regional Training Center Apply by January 8, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Regional training centers are institutions of excellence in low and middle-income countries within an ISN region which: Provide nephrology training to local doctors and health professionals from low and middle-income countries through ISN grants. Serve as a hub for ISN kidney care initiatives within an ISN region. Facilitate locally-relevant research and advocacy strategies. Have...

December 18, 2020NewsRead more...

Global Coalition for Circulatory Health call to action on Universal Health Coverage

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Global Coalition for Circulatory Health (GCCH), of which ISN is a member, has been calling on governments to do more to address the growing concern of cardiovascular diseases (including diabetes) since its creation in 2017. The urgent need to address cardiovascular diseases has become even more pressing this year as a result of...

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