Educational Ambassador

POCUS training in Islamabad: Enhancing real-time clinical decisions for nephrologists

    Trainee and senior registrars, consultants, and associate professors participated in the course    ISN Educational Ambassador Saeed Ahmed* recently visited the Khan Research Laboratory Hospital (KRL) in Islamabad, Pakistan, to deliver a comprehensive point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) course for nephrologists with participants from several different institutions and specialties within the country.  Professor Ahmed presents at the training...

September 15, 2025Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

Individualized, guideline-based training in electrolyte and acid-base disorders in the Maldives 

Professor Chothia presenting on electrolyte and acid-base disorders during an ISN Educational Ambassador visit  A recent training at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in the Maldives highlights the far-reaching benefits of the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program.  Led by Mogamat Yazied Chothia, associate professor of medicine and consultant nephrologist at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital in...

September 1, 2025Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

ISN Educational Ambassador helps develop renal pathology services in Rwanda

Swarnalata Gowrishankar (fourth from left) alongside staff from the Kigali University Teaching Hospital in Rwanda In March 2025, ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) Swarnalata Gowrishankar, a renal pathologist at the Apollo Hospitals in India, spent two weeks helping to set up a kidney pathology laboratory in the pathology department of the Kigali University Teaching Hospital in...

April 7, 2025Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

ISN Educational Ambassador strengthens interventional nephrology in India 

ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) and former ISN Fellow Shahbaj Ahmad, a nephrologist at the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in India, spent two weeks at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, India, helping establish a comprehensive interventional nephrology (IN) service. His training sessions benefited residents, faculty, nurses, and technicians, covering arteriovenous fistula screening,...

March 24, 2025Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

Reintegrating urinary sediment analysis in Peru: ISN Educational Ambassador visits Lima 

Dr. Fogazzi (center-left) with training participants at the Almenara Hospital in Lima, Peru  In January, ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) Giovanni Battista Fogazzi (Italy*) visited the Almenara Hospital in Lima, Peru, to present on urinary sediment analysis to help address a critical gap in nephrology training at the center and enhance local kidney care services.  Course particiapants...

February 24, 2025Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

Building Skills, Saving Lives: ISN Educational Ambassadors Program Supports Expansion of POCUS Training for Kidney Care in Pakistan  

In December, ISN Educational Ambassador Saeed Ahmed, consultant nephrologist at the Institution South Tyneside Sunderland Foundation Trust (STSFT) in the UK, led the hands-on component of a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) course at the Indus Hospitals and Health Network in Karachi, Pakistan. The training was preceded by online sessions that began in September.   Delegates at the...

February 3, 2025Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

ISN Educational Ambassadors Program: Strengthening Peritoneal Dialysis in Dakar

Staff from Dalal Jamm Hospital and Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc during the training program The ISN Educational Ambassadors (EA) Program recently supported a training initiative at Dalal Jamm Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. Led by ISN Educational Ambassador Eric Goffin from Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc in Belgium, the training aimed to strengthen the hospital's peritoneal dialysis...

November 12, 2024Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

A Dynamic Learning Environment: Supporting Pediatric Nephrology Training in Romania Through the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program

Participants and Educational Ambassadors Laura Castellanos-Reyes and Christine Sethna at the pediatric nephrology training course in Bucharest The ISN Educational Ambassadors Program supported comprehensive pediatric nephrology training in Romania, covering kidney disease management and the latest guidelines. The program enabled two pediatric nephrologists, Laura Castellanos-Reyes and Christine Sethna, along with a nurse, Vera Benn — all...

October 28, 2024Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

Improvements to Daily Practice in Kidney Care in Western South Vietnam Through 8 Days of ISN-Endorsed Training

In August, an important milestone in kidney care took place in Western South Vietnam when the Kien Giang General Hospital (KGH) received its first-ever training courses in general nephrology and dialysis, and brain death donors. Pre-existing regional challenges This double-course initiative was significant both for its scope and because it marked the first time clinicians from...

October 14, 2024Educational Ambassador, Grants, News, Regional Training CentersRead more...

Top 5 Keys to a Strong Grant Application – Deadlines Are Fast-approaching!

Upcoming ISN Grant deadlines: ISN Fellowships - October 1                                           ISN Sister Renal Centers - October 1 ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers - October 15 Through diverse grants tailored to different goals, the ISN provides exceptional opportunities for professionals...

September 2, 2024Educational Ambassador, Fellowship, Grants, News, Sister Renal Centers, Sister Transplant CentersRead more...

Two New ISN Global Kidney Care Podcasts on Peritoneal Dialysis Practices and Advancing Expertise Through the Educational Ambassadors Program – Catch Up Now! 

The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS) is designed to advance the understanding of optimal practices for PD patients worldwide. Hear from DOPPS Program Scientific Director Roberto Pecoits-Filho in conversation with ISPD President Edwina Brown and PDOPPS International Steering Committee members Jeffrey Perl and Jenny Shen. Listen here Recorded live at WCN '24 in...

July 15, 2024Education, Educational Ambassador, ResearchRead more...

ISN Educational Ambassador Leads Training on Urinary Sediment Analysis in Benin

The ISN supported ISN Educational Ambassador Dr. Giovanni B. Fogazzi (Italy) as the key presenter at the course "What the Urinary Sediment Can Tell Nephrologists," which was held at Cotonou in Benin Republic, West Africa from May 13-15, 2024. Past ISN Fellow Dr. Francis Lalya and ISN member Dr. Jacques Vigan (both from Benin)...

July 1, 2024Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

“Patient Care Improved With Immediate Effect”: The ISN Educational Ambassadors Program Boosts POCUS Training in Pakistan

In April 2024, ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) Professor Saeed Ahmed, consultant nephrologist at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, visited the Bahria Town International Hospital (BTIH) in Lahore, Pakistan, to deliver Pakistan's first hands-on four-day workshop in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) basics; a joint ISN - Pakistan Society of Nephrology initiative. The...

May 21, 2024Educational Ambassador, Grants, News, Young nephrologistsRead more...

ISN Ambassador Visit Drives Significant Progress in Kidney Care Services in Brazzaville, Congo

In March, ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) Professor Faiçal Jarraya (Tunisia) spent a week visiting the University Center Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire-CHU) in Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with support from the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program (EAP). From left to right: ISN Ambassador Professor Faiçal Jarraya alongside CHU staff Dr. Bakala Clothyn, head of...

May 6, 2024Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

Complementary ISN Granting Programs Coordinate to Elevate Nephropathology in Mongolia

Recently graduated ISN Fellow Narnygerel Erdenebileg helped organize a week-long training program supported by the ISN Educational Ambassador (EA) and Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs in October at the State Second Central Hospital in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Read more about Dr. Erdenebileg's ISN Fellowship here. Participants at one of the seminars during a week of activities supported...

November 13, 2023CME, Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

The ISN Supports KRACON23: Advancing Kidney Health in Kenya and Beyond

KRACON23 delegates at the onsite ISN booth In September, the ISN supported the Kenya Renal Association and its Annual Conference (KRACON23) in Mombasa, Kenya, through its Educational Ambassador (EA) and Continuing Medical Education Programs. The theme of the event was "Multidisciplinary Approach to Kidney Care." A well-attended gathering The congress saw an impressive turnout of over 500...

October 16, 2023CME, Educational Ambassador, Grants, News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

The ISN’s Pioneering Role in Advancing Interventional Nephrology in Cuba

The ISN was pleased to support the inaugural "Primer Curso Cubano de Nefrología Intervencionista" (First Cuban Course on Interventional Nephrology) in September through its Continuing Medical Education and Educational Ambassadors Programs. Find out more about ISN interventional nephrology training opportunities here. Hosted by the Cuban Society of Nephrology at the Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Lucía Iñiguez Landín...

October 2, 2023CME, Educational Ambassador, Grants, Interventional Nephrology Scholarships, NewsRead more...

“Our Assembly Hall Could Hardly Accommodate All Those Interested”: Advancing Kidney Care in Uzbekistan Through the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program

ISN Educational Ambassador, Dr. Aimun Ahmed, demonstrates puncture kidney biopsy as part of the week-long training program he gave at the RSSMPC of Nephrology and Transplantation in March 2023 "Our Assembly Hall Could Hardly Accommodate All Those Interested": Advancing Kidney Care in Uzbekistan Through the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program Find out how the ISN Educational Ambassadors...

June 6, 2023Educational Ambassador, Grants, NewsRead more...

“A New Paradigm in Vascular Access” – Improving Patient Care in Peru Through the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program

Staff at the Almenara Hospital in Lima practice vascular access procedures under guidance from ISN Educational Ambassador Anderson Tavares Rodrigues ISN Educational Ambassador Anderson Tavares Rodrigues (Brazil) visited staff at the Almenara Hospital in Lima, Peru, in January to present theoretical and practical training on vascular access placement for hemodialysis, especially arteriovenous fistulas (AVF). Professor Rodrigues...

March 6, 2023Educational Ambassador, Grants, News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

“A Boost to Developing Peritoneal Dialysis in Bangladesh”: ISN Granting Programs Support Hands-on Training and Scientific Meeting in Bangladesh

Dr. Stanley Fan presents a training session to staff at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in Dhaka ISN Granting Programs complement each other to connect experts and support the development of healthcare centers in low-resource settings, as demonstrated by recent ISN initiatives in Bangladesh. The ISN Educational Ambassadors Program (EAP) supported Educational Ambassadors Dr. Stanley...

January 23, 2023CME, Educational Ambassador, Grants, News, Regional Activities, Sister Renal CentersRead more...