Learn below about activities organized by the ISN’s 10 Regional Boards occurring across the globe.
South Asia Regional Board Webinar: Case-based discussion and update on the management of IgA Nephropathy
IgA nephropathy is one of the most common glomerular diseases, worldwide. The diagnostic histologic hallmark is dominant or codominant IgA staining on kidney biopsy; however, patients may present with various clinical syndromes ranging from asymptomatic abnormalities noted on urinalysis, nephritic syndrome, nephrotic-nephritic syndrome to rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with crescentic transformation. There is substantial heterogeneity in the...
“A Boost to Developing Peritoneal Dialysis in Bangladesh”: ISN Granting Programs Support Hands-on Training and Scientific Meeting in Bangladesh
Dr. Stanley Fan presents a training session to staff at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in Dhaka ISN Granting Programs complement each other to connect experts and support the development of healthcare centers in low-resource settings, as demonstrated by recent ISN initiatives in Bangladesh. The ISN Educational Ambassadors Program (EAP) supported Educational Ambassadors Dr. Stanley...
The challenge of achieving an international program of renal interventionism with practice and training of fellows
La Nefrología Intervencionista ha experimentado un crecimiento global con especial interés en las nuevas generaciones. Actualmente hay una crisis de identidad en la Nefrología, caracterizada por la pérdida o “abandono” de procedimientos que se han delegado a otras especialidades; tales como: la implantación de accesos para hemodiálisis o diálisis peritoneal, biopsias renales, diagnósticos de...
ISN Supports International Speakers at the XXXI Brazilian Congress of Nephrology
Delegates at one of the scientific sessions at the 16th Brazilian congress held in September The ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program supported Hernán Trimarchi (ISN Latin America Regional Board member) and Paul Palevsky to participate as ISN speakers at the XXXI Brazilian Congress of Nephrology in September. Hernán Trimarchi presented the talk, “Tratamento da Nefropatia...
Join the ISN President at the 52nd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology
The conference will take place in a hybrid format from December 1-4, 2022, in Pune, India. On Dec 1, ISN President Agnes Fogo will present a guest lecture, "The Targeted Podocytes," from 5.20-6 p.m., and the opening message in the inauguration ceremony at 6.30 p.m. (Indian time; convert to your time zone here). On Dec 2,...
Join ISN Supported Speakers at the ISN CME Immunologic Kidney Diseases Sessions at the 17th BANTAO Congress
The ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program is supporting the 17th BANTAO Congress (Balkan Cities Association of Nephrology, Transplantation and Artificial Organs), taking place in Antalya, Turkey, November 10-12. ISN supported speakers, ISN Eastern and Central Europe Regional Board Chair Vladimir Tesar (Czech Republic), Andreas Kronbichler (Austria) and Mårten Segelmark (Sweden), will present at the...
ISN CME Program Supports Vietnamese Urology and Nephrology Association Congress
From left to right: Dr. Huong Thi Bich Tran, Dr. Vivek Kute, Dr. Thu Thi Ngoc Du, and Dr. Sam Minh Thai The 19th Ho Chi Minh City Urology and Nephrology Association (HUNA) and the 16th Vietnam Urology and Nephrology Association (VUNA) Congress 2022 took place in Qui Nhơn City, Bình Định, Vietnam, from 18-20...
South Asia Frontiers: Infections and the kidneys
The Frontiers Meeting in New Delhi focused on the bidirectional relationship between infections and kidney diseases. Infections can cause both acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) through a variety of mechanisms, while patients with all kidney diseases, especially those on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients, have a greatly heightened propensity to...