Every month the ISN-ACT Team lists interesting new randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from around the world. Highlights: Daily, weekly, or monthly cholecalciferol dosing regimens are similarly effective in children with CKD View the latest trials here. A summary of the highlighted trial is now available in French, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish. Support equal access to nephrology research: Become an ISN...
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...
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...
This year, the ISN Community Film Event is running in collaboration with the 2021 World Kidney Day (WKD) Campaign, “Living Well with Kidney Disease.” In addition to the ISN Community Film Award for 2021, a “WKD 2021 Best Film” award will go to the film that gets the most votes on World Kidney Day. All...
The ISN has partnered with several leading organizations to deliver expert knowledge in specialty subjects at WCN’21, including: KDIGO and the ISN’s joint session, the KDIGO Conference on Dialysis: Getting the Basics Right, will provide insights for improving clinical practices on dialysis for all nephrologists despite variation varying global practices. The session will be held...
A series of pre-congress newsletters will be released over the next three months featuring congress highlights, including: current scientific perspectives on congress topics up-to-date information on special events in-depth interviews with prominent WCN’21 speakers on their scientific areas of expertise Starting next week, look out for the first of these in your inbox to stay informed on congress...
The ISN has introduced a new interactive feature as part of Virtual WCN’21 activities. The 𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟 #ISNWCN Social Media Wall will display all social media posts that include the World Congress of Nephrology’s official hashtag #ISNWCN. The Walls platform is an easy-to-use social media tool that collects and displays content from multiple social media platforms. All...
The ISN participated in the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board, which took place virtually from January 18-26, 2021. The ISN submitted four statements on: Oral health and its correlation with kidney and cardiovascular diseases Social determinants of health Prevention and control of diabetes Read the full statements here. The first two statements, one of...
Prof. Schrier served in ISN leadership for more than twenty years. He was elected to the ISN Council in 1978. From 1981 - 1991, he served as Treasurer. He then led ISN as President-Elect in 1991, up until he was announced as ISN President from 1995 to 1997. Prof. Schrier remained an active supporter...
The ISN was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Robert William Schrier, a giant of global nephrology and modern medicine. Alongside his many achievements in academic nephrology, Bob Schrier committed himself to the ISN and became one of its most effective and innovative leaders. He served in ISN leadership for more than twenty...
Meet the moderator and keynote speakers Moderator Speaker Speaker Richard Horton Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist at WHO Sir George Alleyne Director Emeritus, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) The 3rd ISN Global Kidney Policy Forum (GKPF) at Virtual WCN’21 will build on the work started in Mexico City in 2017 and continued in Melbourne in 2019 by bringing together key decision-makers and...
Kidney International has published many exciting research papers by Early Career Researchers across the globe in the last 2 years. We would like to recognize the exceptional quality of their research and their contribution to advancing kidney health by calling for nominations from our membership for the best original research papers published in Kidney International in 2019 and 2020....
Honorable chair, distinguished delegates, The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) urges the WHO and member states to accelerate action to tackle the social determinants of health. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the highest risk comorbidity for severity of illness and death from COVID-191, and disproportionately affects the poor and disenfranchised. The social gradient impacts outcomes...
World Health Organization Executive Board 148th Session Agenda Item 6: Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases Oral Health As Members of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, the World Heart Federation, International Diabetes Federation, International Society for Nephrology, and World Stroke Organization thank you...
BRIDGING THE GAPS: ISN ADVOCACY TACKLES THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF KIDNEY DISEASE Welcome, members and allies, to the inaugural edition of Bridging the Gaps, the ISN’s quarterly update on how we’re advocating and collaborating with partners to tackle the global burden of kidney disease. As you know, about 850 million people worldwide have some sort of...
Honorable chair, distinguished delegates, This statement is delivered on behalf of the International Diabetes Federation, the International Society of Nephrology, the World Heart Federation, the World Stroke Organization and the NCD Alliance. Circulatory diseases are the world’s number one cause of disability and mortality. Every year, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and stroke are responsible for...
Astellas has produced three videos on anaemia of CKD. As part of its commitment to building capacity in healthcare professionals, the ISN is currently hosting the open-access content on the ISN Academy: ‘Expert insight: Anaemia of CKD’ - Sunil Bhandari, a consultant in general medicine and nephrology, presents insights on the burden of anaemia of CKD and...
In recognition of Early Career Researchers, the ISN and Kidney International (KI) are calling for nominations toward selecting four best original research papers (two each in basic and clinical science) published in KI in 2019 and 2020. The nomination period opens on January 21, 2021. Papers will be assessed on the novelty of research, robustness, and...
This 0by25 multicenter, non-randomized study evaluated the feasibility of using point-of-care (POC) serum creatinine and urine dipstick testing alongside an educational program to facilitate the identification and management of AKI in three low-resource countries. Access the study here. The researchers hypothesized that a lack of awareness of and access to diagnostic and therapeutic care contributed to...
Members of the WCN’21 Social Media Team have now been selected from the many applications received over the past few months. This team of health professionals ensures comprehensive social media coverage of WCN’21 to keep delegates informed, updated, and engaged throughout the congress. Please join us in welcoming the WCN’21 Social Media Team: Krishna Agrawaal; Ahmed Akl;...