A call for Late Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts is now open until January 21, 2019. These will be considered for potential oral presentation in special sessions at the World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2019. Late-Breaking Abstracts must include ground-breaking and unique data. If you have data in the pipeline, the Scientific Program Committee would be...
Health is a political choice. So, it is fitting that global health was on the agenda of last month's United Nations (UN) High-Level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the 43rd UN General Assembly. The ISN was privileged to be the only kidney group to be invited, along with civic...
On behalf of the ISN Executive Committee we are pleased to invite you to attend an Extraordinary meeting of the ISN General Assembly which is scheduled to take place during the week beginning 29 October 2018 over 2 online sessions to allow for all time zones. The sessions will be held on: • Wednesday, 31 October...
This week, ISN is set to represent the kidney health community at this year’s United Nations' (UN) General Assembly in New York. Coinciding with the third High-Level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), this assembly’s program is a busy affair for ISN. ISN Advocacy Director Luisa Strani says: 'We are steadfast in highlighting the current burden and...
The Silk-Road Forum of Kidney Disease, held from August 16 to 18, 2018 in Lanzhou (China), was a valuable platform for nephrologists from North West China and Middle Asia to learn, interact and build their knowledge of nephrology. Endorsed by ISN and attended by ISN President David Harris, it was organized by the National Clinical...
The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is open for nominations until September 14, 2018. Nominate a medical, scientific professional or researcher showing excellence and leadership in PKD clinical or basic research and whose work has helped improve the knowledge and treatment of PKD. The award will...
The second Global Kidney Health Summit in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates delved into the pressing issues surrounding end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). There is no framework for low-resource countries to implement or extend programs for kidney care, prevention and treatment. This Summit revealed the socio-economic and geographic barriers to better care, gaps in the organization, knowledge,...
We joined the Danone Nutricia Hydration congress in Évians-les-Bains, France, in support of our longest-standing corporate member. We have been working with Danone Nutricia since our 50th anniversary celebrations in 2010. The collaboration also began in Évians-les-Bains when we established a link with the Danone Nutricia Hydration Research Center. Since then, we have worked together...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has now begun and @ISNeducation has created a tournament of its own! The Nephrology World Cup showcases the richness and diversity of global nephrology scholarship. To start playing, register at the link below before June 21, 2018. The team has scoured the global scientific landscape to find some of the most...
During this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), besides the plenary and committee discussions, there was a myriad of side events organized by member states and Civil Society Organizations, which provided an in-depth overview of pertinent issues affecting universal health coverage and called for action on non-communicable diseases. ISN co-sponsored a side event organized by the Global...
As of today we are at the European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplantation Association's (ERA-EDTA) 55th congress, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark. If you are in the neighborhood, come by to say hello! Take the opportunity to meet our staff, find out more about being a member and get the latest on our...
ISN looks forward to representing the kidney health community at this week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO), this assembly’s program is a busy affair for ISN. Two major agenda points are set to be agreed upon among the WHO member states. This includes the organization’s...
ISN is happy to announce the winners of the free passes for the upcoming Vicenza Course on acute kidney injury (AKI) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). The course will take place from June 12 to 15, 2018 at the Fiera di Vicenza Convention Center in Italy. It gathers specialists from different disciplines in a single scientific...
Some 130 participants joined a panel of international and local speakers in Tirana, Albania for the first ISN Continuing Medical Education Program in the country. Together they aimed to put the spotlight on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and teach more about how to improve follow-up and renal replacement therapy. This event was endorsed by ISN and...
In March, 91 global leaders in nephrology, other renal healthcare workers and healthcare policymakers met at the second Global Kidney Health Summit in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to develop a strategy to address the unmet needs of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) around the world over the next 5 to 10 years. ‘We need...
Last week’s ISN Frontiers meeting in Tokyo was the first of its kind, welcoming 1584 participants from 64 countries and regions, with over 600 attendees coming from outside of Japan. With four plenary and two keynotes lectures, 14 symposia and 21 sessions, the meeting showcased 75 abstracts. We are especially proud that this event took...
An ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) meeting was held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan on February 9 and 10, 2018. It opened doors to share nephrology knowledge between the nephrologists of Iran, Russia and Georgia with the local doctors and medical students as well as medical professionals from neighboring countries such as Kyrgyzstan...
Over 30 doctors from different countries in Africa recently gathered in Cape Town to attend the Renal Skills Workshop organized by Professor Mignon McCulloch, from February 19 and 23, 2018 at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Less than a week after the course, thanks to skills acquired during the peritoneal...
As of 2019, the ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) will be organized on a yearly basis rather than every two years. This decision goes hand in hand with ISN's overall incentive to better serve the nephrology community and reach out to all regions of the world with more high-level educational opportunities. The next WCN will...
ISN was well represented at the ISN-EMAN Update Congress in Nephrology, held in Dubai from December 13 to 16, 2017. The organisation was flawless, under the leadership of Mona Al-Rukhaimi, Congress President, President of the Emirates Medical Association Nephrology Society (EMAN) and previous Chair of the ISN Middle East Regional Board and Executive Committee...
