Education

“Acute Kidney Injury” and “Drugs and the Kidney” – Watch and Share Modules 17 and 18 in the Open-access Online Kidney Education for Primary Care Physicians Curriculum

Access the course here. Dr. Raja Ramachandran presents the basics of acute kidney injury (AKI) identification and treatment for primary care physicians. Dr. Urmila Anandh presents the latest concepts of pathophysiologic mechanisms, basic AKI treatment principles, drugs that can cause AKI, and the role of the primary caregiver in drug administration.

May 22, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

Calling Early-career Nephrologists! Register Free of Charge for the Primer Course in Glomerular Diseases in Tokyo in October – Travel Grants are Available!

The ISN has partnered with the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) to deliver a primer course in glomerular disease for early-career nephrologists to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1-2, 2023. Course registration is complimentary and a small number of travel grants are available for people living in low and lower-middle-income countries. Course spaces are limited:...

May 22, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

Listen to the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast on the EMPA-KIDNEY Trial Data with ISN President Masaomi Nangaku, Adeera Levin and Will Herrington

Listen to the podcast here. Tune in to hear from host Adeera Levin, head of the Nephrology Division, University of British Columbia, who is joined by: Will Herrington, honorary consultant nephrologist, Oxford Kidney Unit ISN President Masaomi Nangaku, head of the Nephrology and Endocrinology Division, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine This episode presents the latest updates following a webinar...

May 22, 2023Education, News, ResearchRead more...

Explore the Newly Revised Edition of the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit

Access the third edition of the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit here. The toolkit, launched in 2020, was designed to guide anyone wishing to start a clinical trial or participate as a trial site. Watch a short introductory video on the toolkit here. Listen to a podcast here. This user-friendly online toolkit is for nephrologists and researchers in...

May 22, 2023Education, News, ResearchRead more...

New! Quick Guide to Early CKD Identification and Intervention for Primary Care Settings – Available in 50 Languages by Year End

This simple guide based on the “ISN-KDIGO CKD Early Identification and Intervention” booklet facilitates the easy implementation of steps toward the early identification and intervention of CKD. Download the guide here. It serves as a handy quick reference document for kidney health professionals, primary care physicians and nurses working in primary care settings. This guide will be released...

May 22, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

The ISN Academy Presents the Latest Interventional Nephrology Case: Watch the Video Now!

“Right External Jugular Vein Tunneled Catheter in a Case with Multiple Vascular Access Failures” Watch the interventional nephrology case video here. Vineet Behera, an interventional nephrologist at INHS Asvini, Mumbai, India, presents the latest interventional nephrology case on multiple vascular access failure in a 46-year-old female who is obese, hypertensive, and non-diabetic.

May 8, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

Listen to the Global Kidney Care Podcast on the Revolutionary Dual Transplant Approach Developed by Doctors at Stanford Medicine

Listen to the podcast here. ISN Education Working Group member, Maria E. Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris, hosts this edition of the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast. She talks to Paul Grimm, MD at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, about a revolutionary method in kidney care where the donor’s immune system is transplanted to the patient before surgeons implant...

May 8, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

First of the WCN’23 Spotlight Session Recordings Out Now for ISN Members on the ISN Academy – Look Out for the Complete WCN’23 Program in July!

The ISN Academy has published three recordings from the WCN’23 “Spotlight Sessions.” Access the sessions here. All the “Spotlight Sessions” will be published on the Academy over the next five weeks. These “Spotlight Sessions” addressed various topics, from global nephrology geared toward low to moderate-income countries to exploring the relationship between nephrology and primary care. They included...

May 8, 2023Education, ELP, News, WCN'23Read more...

Access a Free Electronic Version of “Living Well With Kidney Disease” in Traditional and Simplified Chinese

Access the publication via the ISN website here. The International Association of Chinese Nephrologists (IACN) and the CUHK Carol and Richard Yu PD Research Centre have published an educational e-book for kidney patients through the Chinese University Press. The publication guides patients on living positively with chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplant.

May 8, 2023Education, ISN Participates, NewsRead more...

The ISN Partners with ASON and ASDIN to Raise Awareness of Onconephrology and POCUS  

The ISN is pleased to announce partnership agreements with the American Society of Onconephrology (ASON) and the American Society of Diagnostics and Interventional Nephrology (ASDIN).  The collaboration with ASON will focus on raising global awareness of onconephrology and provide education and scientific knowledge in this field.  The ISN and ASON will work together to produce and publish online educational materials, including podcasts, webinars, cases,...

April 25, 2023Education, NewsRead more...