Over 5,000 people worldwide have already visited ISN's recently launched, open-access, online resource to assist you in trial design, study conduct, data management, data analysis, and publication. More than ever, clinical trials in nephrology are needed to generate high-quality evidence to inform all aspects of care for patients with or at risk of kidney disease,...
In collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), the ISN i3C (International Consortium CKDu Collaborators) group has developed the ISN Observatory of CKDu to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge to raise awareness of the urgent issue of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology. The input of experts in the field of CKDu provides both the ISN...
As part of its Collaboration Plan with the World Health Organization (WHO), the ISN i3C (International Consortium CKDu Collaborators) group has developed a CKDu Observatory Map to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge in order to raise awareness of the urgent issue of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology. Be the first to access...
The ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas team has prepared summary slides of the ISN GKHA 2019 focusing on each ISN region individually. ISN invites members to share the results from their region with colleagues and key stakeholders to support discussions on and advocate for kidney health care with relevant national and regional health/policy/education officials. The new material contains...
Every month the ISN-ACT Team lists interesting new randomized controlled trials from around the world. Highlights: Keeping it simple with restriction: fluid restriction as good as diuretics and oral salt for SIAD Deciding HDF or HD: nothing to lose sleep over See the latest trials here.
“High water intake and low urine osmolality are associated with favorable metabolic profile at a population level: low vasopressin secretion as a possible explanation” by ISN Hydration For Kidney Health (ISN-H4KH) Research Grant awardee, Sofia Enhörning, was published in the European Journal of Nutrition in February. Sofia Enhörning et al, investigated if low total water intake or high...
Prof. Philip KT Li Honorary Professor of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong and President of Hong Kong College of Physicians, and represents ISN on the WKD Joint Steering Committee Dr. Guillermo García García Research Professor, University of Guadalajara Health Sciences Center, and Director of Nephrology, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, Mexico, and represents IFKF on the WKD...
The Lilian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) will now be awarded annually. ISN is grateful to Thomas Kaplan and the Recanati-Kaplan Foundation for their generosity in making this possible. The Lillian Jean Kaplan Prize recognizes individuals exhibiting excellence and leadership in PKD clinical or basic research that improves...
Kidney International Supplements (KIS) has published a set of papers describing the background, rationale, and action plans for developing a strategic approach to increase access to integrated end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) care worldwide over the next decade. Read this special edition here. Following March 2018's second Global Kidney Health Summit organised by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the primary...
The ISN Advancing Clinical Trials Toolkit is designed to assist in carrying out meaningful and robust clinical trials, or to become involved as a trial site, with the primary intention of improving patient care. Available online for the first time at the ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN), Congress delegates are invited to experience the...
