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Forewarned or Forearmed: Do Automated Medication-targeted Alerts Improve AKI Outcomes? Trial Summary and Commentary

Nikolay Bulanov, ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus Subgroup member, summarizes the design and outcomes of a study from the ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus' most recent global trials selection and comments on the trial's limitations. A randomized clinical trial assessing the effect of automated medication-targeted alerts on acute kidney injury outcomes Summary: In this parallel-group, pragmatic, open-label trial, 5060 hospitalized...

September 18, 2023News, ResearchRead more...

New WKD Logo and 2024 Campaign Theme Launch: Mark Your Calendars for March 14!

2024 campaign theme The World Kidney Day (WKD) Steering Committee has announced the 2024 WKD campaign theme: Kidney Health for All - Advancing Equitable Access to Care and Optimal Medication Practice Recent medical advances have significantly slowed CKD progression and reduced complications. However, disparities in accessing these advancements persist. The 2024 campaign aims to increase awareness of these...

September 18, 2023Advocacy, News, World Kidney DayRead more...

Fanfare and a Gavel Behind the Iron Curtain! A Window to the World Congress in 1963 From Ivan Rychlik

A window to the past Nephrology has evolved immensely over the past six decades, and the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) has adapted and grown in response. What was the second edition of the WCN like? The ISN caught up with Professor Rychlik, Fellow of the ISN and vice president of the Czech Society of Nephrology,...

September 4, 2023Membership, News, Regional Activities, WCNRead more...

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Kidney International® Managing the Symptom Burden Associated With Long-term Dialysis: Conclusions From a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference In 2022, patients, doctors, therapists, nurses, pharmacists, and researchers came together at the KDIGO Controversies Conference, “Symptom-Based Complications in Dialysis,” to examine and agree on essential ideas about recognizing and treating symptoms in dialysis patients....

September 4, 2023Journals, News, ResearchRead more...

ELP Cohort 2 Member Divya Bajpai’s Animation on Everyday Actions to Reduce Her Carbon Footprint

Watch the Video here. Divya Bajpai's says: "The ISN Emerging Leaders Program has inspired me to think about how to improve kidney health globally. One of the many ways to help advance kidney care worldwide is to make it more sustainable. It was a shock when I realized how my day-to-day activities were damaging the planet and contributing to an...

September 4, 2023ELP, Grants, NewsRead more...

ISN President on Oxygen Biology and Telenephrology at the College of Nephrologists of Mexico’s National Congress

The College of Nephrologists of Mexico's 56th National Congress of Nephrology will take place in a hybrid format from September 13-16, 2023, in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. The congress is organized by the College of Nephrologists of Mexico, the Mexican Society of Transplantation, the Mexican Society of Pediatrics, and SLANH. ISN President Masaomi Nangaku will deliver...

September 4, 2023News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

Moving Kidney Care Forward in the Asia Pacific Region – the ISN Renews Its Partnership With the APSN

The ISN is pleased to announce it has formally renewed its ongoing partnership with the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN).Since 2013, the ISN and APSN have shared a highly productive and enduring alliance, collaborating on many initiatives, including ISN Fellowships, ISN Sister Centers, 0by25 and Kidney Care Networks, World Congresses, and other events. The...

September 4, 2023News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

Irma Tchokhonelidze to Receive the ISN NIS and Russia Pioneer Award at Upcoming Regional Meeting on Cadaveric Transplantation in Georgia

The Kidney and Solid Organ Transplantation Advancement Strategy: Roadmap for Transition from Living Donation to Cadaveric Transplantation conference will take place from September 13-14, 2023, in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the first joint conference of the South Caucasian countries Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The ISN will present Irma Tchokhonelidze (Georgia) with the ISN 2023 Pioneer...

September 4, 2023Awards, News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

“To Protect the Kidneys, You Need to Protect the Heart”: Valerie Luyckx Represents the ISN at the European Society of Cardiology’s Congress

Valerie Luyckx, ISN Advocacy Working Group chair, was invited to join a panel of experts at the World Heart Federation's Heart Café Session "Navigating the Complex Relationship Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Complications," held as part of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Watch a recording of the event...

September 4, 2023Advocacy, NewsRead more...

Help Identify Practice and Research Priorities in Sustainable Kidney Care: Take Part in a Survey on Climate Change and Kidney Diseases

The members of the second cohort of the ISN Emerging Leaders Program invite you to participate in a survey to gauge the impact of climate change on the health of people with kidney diseases and the environmental burden of kidney care practices. Take the survey here. This survey is open to anyone involved in caring for...

September 4, 2023ELP, NewsRead more...

Master the Art of Data Analysis and Interpretation With a Six-part Video Curriculum: “Basics of Statistics for a Successful Start in Clinical Research”

Whether taking your first steps into clinical research or looking to improve your statistical skills, the ISN Young Nephrologists Committee's six-part video curriculum guides you to use statistics effectively and analyze and interpret data from clinical trials and studies. Access Chapter I, Modules 1 and 2 now! Module 1: Learn study design basics and the...

September 4, 2023Education, News, Young nephrologistsRead more...

Results From the iNET-CKD Study on Hemoglobin in Global CKD Populations Published in Kidney International Reports®

The "Regional Variation in Hemoglobin Distribution Among Individuals With CKD: the ISN International Network of CKD Cohorts" study, led by ISN iNET-CKD* investigators, addresses anemia's global prevalence in people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Read the manuscript here. Current guidelines suggest a uniform hemoglobin (Hb) range for all people with CKD, but this research examines...

September 4, 2023News, ResearchRead more...

High-dose Hemodiafiltration or Hemodialysis for Patients With Kidney Failure? Michele Provenzano on the CONVINCE Trial

Michele Provenzano summarizes the design and outcomes of the ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus’ latest “Trial of the Month” and comments on possible mechanisms of the benefit and limitations of the results. A CONVINCE-ing trial for Hemodiafiltration Effect of Hemodiafiltration or Hemodialysis on Mortality in Kidney Failure Reviewed by Dr. Provenzano, ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus Subgroup...

September 4, 2023News, ResearchRead more...

How to Write a Winning Abstract in Ten Easy Stages

Watch the webinar “Winning Steps for a Successful WCN’24 Abstract Submission and Beyond.” It’s abstract submission season! How can you write a good abstract that will get accepted to WCN’24? WCN’24 abstract reviewers Sabine Karam, Magdalena Madero, Roberto Pecoits-Filho and Rob Walker have got you covered! Follow their foolproof advice on writing a winning abstract...

September 4, 2023Education, News, Research, WCNRead more...

Meet ISN Sister and Get Tips on Applying to the Program: Register for the Webinar on August 29

Register for the webinar here. The Sister Centers Programs create partnerships between kidney and transplant  centers in low-resource countries and well-established centers to provide educational support to improve kidney care in emerging regions. Leaders of the ISN Sister Renal Centers and ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers and ISN staff will host a webinar session* to answer your...

August 22, 2023Featured, News, Sister Renal CentersRead more...

Honor Those Making Outstanding Contributions to Kidney Care: Send Your ISN Award Nominations by August 31

Last year, Professor Terry Watnick won the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Professor Watnick was involved in developing the first genetic test for autosomal dominant PKD and helped make important discoveries about PKD's genetic basis. The deadline for nominating a deserving colleague for their work in...

August 22, 2023Awards, NewsRead more...

“The Stepping Stone It Gives You as an Individual is Just Phenomenal. Don’t Hesitate  –  Just Apply!”: Elliot Koranteng Tannor on His Experience in the First ELP Cohort

Elliot Koranteng Tannor (Ghana) applied for the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) to build on his existing leadership skills and learn more from experts. In this short video, find out how the ELP has benefited Elliot Tannor. He comments, "Leadership…is not only about what you do in the clinic..but how you connect…collaborate, and how you are able...

August 22, 2023ELP, Grants, NewsRead more...

“A Unique Experience With Involvement That Extends Far Beyond the Official Duration of the Program”: ELP Cohort 1 in Kidney International Reports®

"Nurturing Global Leadership, Advocacy, Research, and Collegiality: The Unique Experience of the International Society of Nephrology Emerging Leaders Program," by the first ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) cohort, presents a collective account of the program's activities and the skills and lessons learned from participating. The ELP members state that the most valuable impact of the...

August 22, 2023ELP, Grants, NewsRead more...

Help Shape the Global Kidney Care Landscape: Download, Use and Share the ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas Region-specific Summary Slides

The ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) team has produced region-specific summary slides from the 2023 ISN-GKHA edition. Access the documents* here: Africa, Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, Middle East, NIS and Russia, North America and the Caribbean, North and East Asia, Oceania and South East Asia, South Asia, Western Europe. Why are these slides useful? This...

August 22, 2023Featured, News, ResearchRead more...

Learn From the International Kidney Care Community – Watch an ISN Webinar on Overcoming Kidney Care Challenges in the North America and Caribbean Region

A panel of experts* presented different strategies and initiatives that have been used to help overcome challenges in kidney care in the North America and Caribbean (NAC) region. Watch "Kidney Disease in the Caribbean: Lessons from Successes and Paths to New Discoveries" here. Learn from your colleagues in the NAC region to further kidney care where...

August 22, 2023News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...