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Register for Three Days of Specialty Scientific Content at the ISN Frontiers Meeting, Co-hosted by the Mario Negri Institute, in Bergamo, Italy

Register now and benefit from the early bird registration fee. Register here. Join global clinical and scientific experts to examine the latest developments in diagnosis, disease classification, and genetics at the ISN Frontiers Meeting: ‘Complement-related kidney diseases: classification, genetics, and treatment.’ The meeting will be held from June 23-25, 2022. Explore the program here. The ISN is currently accepting abstracts...

November 15, 2021Events, NewsRead more...

Inform, Educate, and Activate Change: Share Your Story on an International Stage to Raise Awareness of Living with Kidney Diseases

Your short film can engage a global audience and make an impact on the lives of those in your community living with kidney conditions by highlighting the everyday challenges in their lives and the lives of those caring for them. The deadline is December 8, 2021. Submit your film here. Past editions have shared how dialysis...

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Calling all ISN Affiliated Societies: Join the Global Nephrology Village at WCN’22!

The ISN invites its Affiliated Societies to showcase their organization from February 24-27, 2022, at the Global Nephrology Village at WCN’22. Participation is free of charge for Affiliated Societies that are also Collective-Member Societies; book now! Reserve your space at the WCN'22 Global Nephrology Village here before January 7, 2022. Get in touch with info@theisn.org for more details...

November 15, 2021Membership, News, WCN'22Read more...

Register for WCN’22: One Registration Fee for Virtual, In-Person, and On-Demand Content

The safety and well-being of healthcare professionals and their patients are at the core of the ISN’s Mission. Our approach to organizing WCN’22 in a pandemic is no different. In response to the continuing and evolving COVID-19 situation, WCN’22 is being planned with both virtual and in-person elements. The main features of the WCN’22 week-long program will...

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Expanding the ISN Network: New Affiliated Society

The ISN is pleased to welcome a new Affiliated Society, the Czech Society of Nephrology (Českà nefrologickà společnost - ČNS). The ISN looks forward to a close collaboration with the CNS to achieve equitable access to sustainable kidney health worldwide. Together with these recent additions, the ISN is proud to work alongside an international community of...

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Attend the ISN-RDS Joint Session at the XVI National Russian Dialysis Conference and XX CME Course

The XVI National Russian Dialysis Conference and XX CME Course will take place in hybrid format from November 19-21, 2021. Elena Zakharova, RDS president, former member of the ISN Executive Committee, and current member of the NIS and Russia Regional Board, will introduce the ISN and the ISN-Russian Dialysis Society (RDS) joint session from 9-9:10...

November 15, 2021ISN Participates, News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

Read the Latest ISN Journals eDigest Highlighting Content from October

Access the latest companion to ISN Journals here. This quarter's eDigest presents a selection of papers from Kidney International Reports on new data on the management and outcomes of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies on ANCA-associated renal conditions. Articles from Kidney International include a study of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis complicating treatment with hydralazine, the role of endothelial cells in glomerular...

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Obituary: Indira Nath 1938-2021

The ISN was saddened to learn of the death of Professor Indira Nath on October 24, 2021. Prof. Nath was an award-winning immunologist. She graduated with an M.B.B.S from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where she later founded and headed the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Early in her career, Prof. Nath worked and...

November 15, 2021NewsRead more...

Put Forward Your Research Article for a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award Before November 30, 2021

Submit your application here. Kidney International (KI) and the ISN will select four of the best original research papers published in KI in 2021 to receive a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award. The winners of these awards (two basic and two clinical science publications) will receive 500 USD each and be invited to present their papers at...

November 12, 2021Awards, Clinical Research, Journals, NewsRead more...

Register for the ISN Webinar on Clinical Management of C3G

The ISN and the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research will hold a webinar on December 9, 2021, at 2 p.m. CEST on: “New Insights into Clinical Management of C3G" The webinar will address: The complement system and its role in C3G Personalized clinical management of patients Preliminary results of clinical trials with complement inhibitors New therapeutic perspectives Register for the...

October 18, 2021Education, NewsRead more...

ISN President and Patient Ambassadors Feature in Film and Article on Chronic Kidney Disease

On September 28, the NCD Alliance launched "Facing Forward," a series of films and articles produced by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions. The series is designed to raise awareness of noncommunicable diseases by hearing directly from patients around the world. We are pleased to share that ISN President Agnes Fogo features in the film on CKD...

October 18, 2021ISN Participates, NewsRead more...

Read Patient Ambassador Stories on Living Well with Kidney Diseases

To raise awareness of the patient experience globally of kidney disease, patient ambassadors Manvir Victor (Malaysia) and Verónica Martínez (Mexico) share personal accounts of living with kidney conditions. Read the full accounts here. Manvir Victor was diagnosed with kidney disease in his mid-thirties and had to begin dialysis immediately. The experience initially had a dramatic effect...

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Green Nephrology, Nanotechnology, Genome Editing, and Patient Advocacy: Discover the WCN’22 Plenary Topics and Speakers

Be part of a global gathering to exchange the latest in kidney science and clinical applications. Register for the 2022 World Congress of Nephrology (WCN'22) here. Join us for the WCN’22 plenary sessions to hear renowned speakers share valuable insights on diverse health issues in kidney care: Green Technologies in Dialysis/Green Nephrology Frances Mortimer, UK Advocacy for Kidney Disease:...

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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...

October 18, 2021ISN Participates, News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

Put Your Story on the Map! Submit a Film to the ISN Community Film Event

The ISN Community Film Event, showcasing global stories on kidney care, now has an interactive map highlighting the diverse scope of the competition and offering a further opportunity for worldwide visibility. Explore the film event map here. The map charts the provenance of films entered in the competition since its launch in 2019. All future films...

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Announcing the 2021 ISN Clinical Research Grant Awardees

The ISN is pleased to announce and congratulate three clinical research grant awardees selected from the 2021 application round. These awardees will receive support for their respective research proposals through the ISN Clinical Research Program: Priya Pais, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India Costs and Outcomes of PEdiatric (COPE) CKD – a Multicenter Prospective Study from Three...

October 18, 2021Grants, NewsRead more...

Get Ready for the ISN Frontiers Meeting in Bergamo, Italy: Abstract and Travel Grant Submissions Open Today, Registration Opens October 25

The ISN Frontiers Meeting, ‘Complement-related kidney diseases: classification, genetics, and treatment’ will take place in Bergamo, Italy, from June 23-25, 2022. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters at the meeting and published in Kidney International Reports. A selection of authors will present their abstracts orally. Submit your abstract here. The meeting is planned as an...

October 18, 2021Education, EventsRead more...

Put Forward Your Research Article for a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award

In recognition of the valuable contribution made by early-career researchers worldwide, Kidney International (KI) and the ISN will select four of the best original research papers published in KI in 2021 to receive a KI-ISN Early-Career Researcher Award. Discover the 2019/2020 winners and their research papers here. The winners of these awards (two basic and two...

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New Paper on Global Transplantation Capacity Published Using ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas Survey Results

"Global Estimates of Capacity for Kidney Transplantation in World Countries and Regions" is available as a domain paper on the (ISN-GKHA) web page. Access the paper here. The paper reports on findings from the 2018 ISN GKHA survey on the availability and affordability of quality kidney transplantation across countries and regions. The ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas...

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