Support the Kidney Community in SudanVia partnership with Direct Relief, help us deliver aid to the kidney community in Sudan. Donate Now May 19, 2023 “Kidney Health for All: Preparing for the unexpected, protecting the vulnerable” is the call to action from World Kidney Day 2023. Many countries around the world are being affected by natural...
ISN Interventional Nephrology Training Centers will host trainees for two types of curriculum: Foundation course (2-4 weeks): specific interventional procedures; observational and hands-on training with patients. Advanced course (3 months): a broad spectrum of procedures, especially endovascular procedures; hands-on training with patients. The ISN will support trainees from lower, lower-middle, or upper-middle income countries according to World Bank...
Bangkok, March 30, 2023, 10 a.m. ICT – Today (March 30, 2023), at the Professor Donal O’Donoghue Global Kidney Policy Forum at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN 2023) in Bangkok, Thailand, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) presented the highlights from its third, 2023 edition of the ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). A...
In March 2021, the ISN launched the “Are Your Kidneys Healthy” quiz to raise awareness of kidney disease globally. Since then, the quiz has had over 364,000 visitors from 188 countries. The quiz takes 1 minute to complete and is currently available in 15 languages with more to become available later in 2023. Share the...
The ISN is intensely saddened by the updates on the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Our thoughts are with the people affected by this tragedy, and our condolences go to the victims’ families and friends. As a professional medical society, the ISN has been in active communication with kidney health professionals on the ground to...
152nd WHO Executive Board: Honorable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, We note with disappointment the report by the Director-General recognizing that the world is not on track to achieve the SDG 3 targets but welcome the valuable guidance to Member States through the four priority areas of action. Circulatory diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease, are...
152nd WHO Executive Board: Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, We applaud the Director-General for his report and welcome the ten proposals, rooted in the key principles of equity, inclusivity, and coherence, to build a safer world together. People living with circulatory conditions have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The health impact of NCDs, including diabetes, dyslipidaemia,...
152nd WHO Executive Board: ISN regrets that the updated Appendix 3 presented today does not include strengthening the prevention of kidney disease. Kidney dysfunction is the 8th leading global risk factor for death globally, with an estimated 3.12 million deaths per year attributed to kidney dysfunction. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) will be 5th leading cause of...
Best Clinical and Basic Science publications in Kidney International – KI-ISN Early Career Researcher Award Kidney International and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) acknowledge the immense contribution made by Early Career Researchers (ECR) across the globe. We would like to recognize ECR contributions by selecting the four best original research papers published in Kidney International (2 basic and...
More than 250 speakers delivered scientific content at WCN'22, so there's plenty to catch up on if you missed any sessions. All virtual and in-person content is still available on-demand to WCN'22 delegates until May 31, 2022. Congress delegates: Access the WCN'22 content here. If you were unable to attend the event, you can still register...
Thanks to generous and dedicated support from the Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital in Italy, the St. John's Medical College and Hospital in India has now graduated from the ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program after completing a fulfilling six-year journey. The long-term goals of the collaboration were to optimize transplant outcomes and develop a sustainable...
The ISN is pleased to welcome several incoming committee and working group chairs to their new roles, which officially began at WCN'22. The ISN congratulates all ISN members appointed to these roles and looks forward to working together productively alongside them toward advancing kidney care worldwide. ISN-ACT (Advancing Clinical Trials) Committee Chair Meg Jardine (Australia) Twitter: @jardine_meg Deputy Chair Deputy Chair (Canada) Twitter: @adeeralevin CPC...
"Global Status of Infrastructure and Opportunities for eHealth: Implications for Kidney Care Delivery in Low Income and Lower-middle Income Countries" has been published in the BMJ. Read the paper here. The paper describes the status of eHealth services and infrastructures across the ten ISN regions, using data from the World Health Organization's (WHO) third global survey...
Does your center need expert guidance to improve its kidney health care services? The ISN welcomes applications to the Educational Ambassadors (EA) Program. We can connect you with an expert to develop and deliver relevant training tailored to your center's needs. If you're already in contact with an expert, you can submit a joint application. Virtual and hybrid training programs are...
The Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN) hosts its 42nd Annual Convention, ‘Soaring to New Heights,’ from April 25-30, 2022. This entirely virtual convention brings together the world’s leading experts in kidney care as they present the latest updates in treating kidney disease patients. ISN Past President Vivekanand Jha will deliver the talk, ‘COVID-19 and the Kidneys:...
Access the content at Seminars in Nephrology and ScienceDirect. Given the topic's relevance in these critical times, free access to the Seminars in Nephrology journal on "Conflict Nephrology" has been granted for six months (Volume 40, Issue 4, July 2020, edited by Sahar H. Koubar, Mohamed H. Sayegh).
Thursday, March 10, 2022 As we observe World Kidney Day 2022 and recognize all the incredible advances in our field, we must pause and remember members of the kidney community in war-torn countries. This year’s World Kidney Day theme, “Kidney Health for All,” underscores harsh inequities that currently exist around the world. Global attention is...
Watch to the talk on Academy Andrew Allegretti, MD MSc Director of Critical Care Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Ignacio: Good morning and welcome to our series of interviews from the International Society of Nephrology with experts and authors of articles relevant to nephrology and COVID 19. My...
Watch to the talk on Academy This interview has been redacted for clarity and brevity. Ladan Golestaneh, M.D., M.S. Professor, Department of Medicine (Nephrology) Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ignacio P: Welcome to this ISN meeting, podcasts and interviews. My name is Ignacio and one of the second-year nephrology fellows at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health crisis with an estimated 850 million affected individuals. The State of the Global Nephrology Workforce: A Joint ASN-ERA-EDTA-ISN Investigation addresses whether there are enough kidney doctors-or nephrologists available to care for the growing number of people around the world with CKD, and whether their training is...
