Learn below about activities organized by the ISN’s 10 Regional Boards occurring across the globe.
Join the ISN President at the 18th International Congress of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation
ISN President Agnes Fogo will present two talks during the pre-congress sessions on October 20, 2021: 8 a.m. Tehran time: Updates in Definition and Classification of Lupus Nephritis 2:35 p.m. Tehran time: Nephropathologic Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus The 18th International Congress of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation is hosted by the Iranian Society of Nephrology and will take...
The ISN Presents Eastern and Central Europe Pioneer Award and Supports CME Course at BANTAO 2021
The 16th BANTAO Congress (Balkan Association of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Artificial Organs) will be in hybrid format from October 29-31, 2021, in Tirana, Albania. The event provides a fitting platform to present László Rosivall with the ISN 2021 Pioneer Award for the Eastern and Central Europe region on October 30, 2021, at 11:10 a.m. CEST....
Sister Renal Centers’ Workshop – Supporting Partnerships Worldwide
Some of the participants at the SRC Workshop on May 20, 2021 The Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Committee held a workshop for SRC pairs currently at level A or B on the SRC Program on Thursday, May 20, 2021. SRC Committee Chairs Marcelo Orias and Chih-Wei Yang hosted the workshop attended by 22 SRC partnerships and...
Celebrating ISN Collective-Member Societies: The Korean Society of Nephrology
Professor Chul Woo Yang, President of the KSN Throughout 2021, the ISN is presenting its Collective-Member Societies through a series of interviews. As part of the current focus on the ISN South Asia region, we spoke to the President of the Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN), Professor Chul Woo Yang, about KSN's recent initiatives to...
Senegal to Inaugurate Largest Dialysis Center in Western Africa
The ISN is pleased to share that Senegal will soon have the largest dialysis unit in Western Africa. The ISN Dialysis Working Group chair, Abdou Niang, recently presented the project to Senegal’s President, Macky Sall. This brand-new unit will be part of the four-story Dalal Jamm Hospital in Dakar. This major referral hospital receives patients who are...
Virtual Edition: 2021 ISN Scientific Writing Course
The ISN Online Scientific Writing Course, cohosted by the Sociedad LatinoAmericana de Nefrología e Hypertensión (SLANH), began on Saturday May 8. The course, comprising four live sessions via Zoom, will take place on consecutive Saturdays until May 29. SLANH's President, Dr. Alejandro Ferreiro Fuentes, introduced the first session, welcoming ten selected participants - young ISN...
Watch the ISN Middle East Regional Board Webinar on Glomerulonephritides
Following the success of its first webinar in 2020, the ISN Middle East Regional Board held its second webinar on January 21, "Epidemiology and Management of Glomerulonephritides – Middle-East Perspective." Watch a recording of this webinar here. The webinar, introduced by Dr. Shahrdzad Ossareh, ISN Middle East Regional Board Chair, discussed: Epidemiology of glomerulonephritides in the Middle...
Nephro-Connect 2021, Part 2, Held by ISN South Asia Regional Board
After a well-received and successful first online learning session, the South Asia Regional Board will hold part 2 of the case-based discussion, “NEPHRO-CONNECT,” on Sunday, February 21, 2021, from 6-8 p.m. IST. Faculty developed two case presentations: Post-transplant infectious disease Post-transplant TMA See brochure for information on the program and registration. SARB is chaired by Dr. Manisha Sahay and...