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ISN Webinar: New Perspectives in the Management of CKD in T2D – the Emerging Role of MRAs

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="11824" img_size="full" label=""][vc_column_text]Despite the recent advances in the management CKD in T2D, there are residual risks that need to be tackled by new therapies. This webinar will review the role of MRAs, including data from recent clinical trials, on the treatment of the progression of CKD in T2D.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Learning objectives: Describe the current understanding...

December 10, 2020Events, NewsRead more...

ISN Journals eDigest: A Companion to December Editions

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN released a companion ISN Journals eDigest last week to coincide with the December issue of Kidney International dedicated to the COVID-19 pandemic. Packed with complementary material, including visual abstracts, video abstract, and podcast, the ISN Journals eDigest content is also available on the ISN website. Look out for more ISN Journal eDigests in the...

December 7, 2020Journals, NewsRead more...

Join/Renew Your ISN Membership for a Gift that Keeps on Giving

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As many of us worldwide are looking at holidays spent closer to or at home, treat yourself to a well-deserved gift of ISN membership. As an ISN member, you’ll have access to our outstanding publications, online learning at the ISN Academy, and member discounts for events such as the upcoming Virtual WCN’21. But more importantly,...

December 7, 2020Membership, NewsRead more...

Pseudoscience, Gender Propaganda, Disease Burden, and Oxygen-Sensing Mechanisms: WCN’21 Plenary Topics Presented by World-Class Experts

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Don’t miss out on WCN’21’s outstanding plenary speakers and content. Enjoy award-winning speakers as they share expert insights at Virtual WCN'21. Register here.[/vc_column_text][porto_blockquote view="with-borders"]Professor Sofia Ahmed, University of Calgary, Canada: "Sex and gender in nephrology: proper care or propaganda?" A recipient of the 2020 American Society of Nephrology Distinguished Mentor Award, Professor Sofia Ahmed is a strong...

December 7, 2020Events, NewsRead more...

CORONATION: Upload Bulk Data to Register Patients Affected by COVID-19 on the Global COVID Registry

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CORONATION, developed by the ISN in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, is the Coronavirus global observational registry, a data entry portal accessible to nephrologists worldwide to collect anonymous data on individual people with kidney disease and the COVID-19 infection. The initiative was set up in response to the growing need to gather data to...

December 7, 2020Advocacy, COVID-19, NewsRead more...

World Kidney Day (WKD) 2021: Social Media Toolkit and Resource Library Available Now

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The World Kidney Day (WKD) 2021 social media toolkit is now available on the WKD website. The toolkit contains information and resources to develop your social media campaign to raise awareness of kidney health and spread WKD’s message: Living well with kidney disease. The toolkit proposes ideas to help you create your own social media campaign, including visuals...

December 7, 2020Advocacy, News, World Kidney DayRead more...

European Commission’s Pharmaceutical Strategy to Tackle Unmet Kidney Care Needs

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN welcomes the European Commission’s “Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe,” released on November 25, 2020. Aspects of the strategy’s objectives are reflective of ISN’s vision of equitable access to kidney health and include: Re-thinking policies to stimulate innovation in areas of need, and patient-centered, health system-oriented pharmaceutical innovation to address long-term care settings. Investing in...

December 7, 2020Advocacy, European Union, NewsRead more...

Apply for ISN Regional Training Center Recognition: Advance Kidney Care in your Region

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ISN is currently calling for applications from health care centers to become recognized as an ISN Regional Training Center. The deadline to apply is January 8, 2021. Find full eligibility criteria and guidelines on how to apply here. ISN Regional Training Centers provide nephrology training to local doctors and health professionals in low, lower-middle, or upper-middle-income...

December 7, 2020Grants, NewsRead more...

Hemodialysis Laughter Therapy in Australia

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_message color="info"]To honor 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, the ISN continues to present accounts from nurses around the world:[/vc_message][vc_column_text]Laughing as a group while on dialysis sounds a little strange. How can you pretend to laugh? How can you laugh when you’re in pain, feel tired, and are stuck to...

December 7, 2020Advocacy, News, Other AdvocacyRead more...

AKI CRRT 2020: Join Colleagues Online

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 4th Asia Pacific AKI CRRT conference will take place from December 13-15, 2020, in Bangkok, Thailand. The event is presented by the Nephrology Society of Thailand (NST) and the Thai Society of Critical Care Medicine and CRRT Inc., in collaboration with the ISN, the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN), the Kidney Foundation of...

December 7, 2020ISN Participates, NewsRead more...