ISN's Impact

ISN Pioneer Award winner announced at ISN North and East Asia Regional Workshop

Prof. Shan-yan Lin from Hua-shan Hospital at Fu-dan University was granted an ISN Pioneer Award at the recent ISN North and East Asia Regional Workshop, held in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of Nephrology (CSN) in Zhuhai,  China. Aside from rewarding Prof. Shan-yan for his efforts in advancing nephrology across the...

ISN Voices: Nepal

Klara Paudel’s dedication to nephrology is changing kidney patient care and research across Nepal. “In the developed world, you can rely on someone senior for guidance. Almost all specialists in emerging countries have to work on their own, relying on their own judgment and what they read in literature.  It was similar for me. Born in...

SRC application session is now open

The ISN Programs team is now accepting applications for the ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program. Deadline for applications is October 1, 2015. The SRC program helps improve how nephrology is practiced in emerging countries by linking renal centers or units in developing countries with established centers of excellence in the developed world. Any two renal...

Join the ISN Regional Workshop in Russia on September 16, 2015

An ISN Regional Workshop will take place in St-Petersburg on September 16, 2015 at 4.30pm. It will be held in conjunction with Renal Week and the Russian Dialysis Society Congress. An opportunity not to be missed as ISN Regional Workshops are now the go-to meeting to meet participants and leaders involved in the ISN Programs. ISN...

Latest EAP call results are out!

The ISN Programs team is pleased to announce that 14 centers from emerging countries will now welcome an ISN Educational Ambassador following the latest call for applications. For the first time, there will be an Educational Ambassador visit to Iran and Myanmar. These training would not have been possible without support from the Asia Pacific...

CME on the importance of renal registries

ISN Educational Ambassador Razeen Davids and several ISN Fellows took part in a Continuing Medical Education Course on data gathering and the importance of renal registries. Following the workshop, and discussions at the World Congress of Nephrology, there are now plans to establish an African Renal Registry. This group has already been involved in several...

Renal centers in Italy and Russia collaborate to decrease disease burden

This June, Past ISN President Giuseppe Remuzzi lectured at the Moscow City Nephrology Center. He updated the audience on the latest understandings of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and looked at new insights into defining, treating and the pathophysiology of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). “It was a unique opportunity get an expert...

West Lake Forum brings international and local faculties together in China

International experts from across the United States, Chile and Italy recently joined local speakers including renowned nephrologists from across China and Hong Kong at the 3rd Nephrology Update Meeting, West Lake Forum in Hangzhou, China. Translational lectures reviewed recent advances in renal physiology, pathophysiology of electrolyte alterations, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, renal replacement therapy and...

Hands-on interventional nephrology workshop benefits kidney care for patients in Vietnam

ISN Educational Ambassador John Swinnen from Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia shared his expertise with doctors and nurses at Cho Ray Hospital (CRH) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This was a valuable onsite training that is set to change how local doctors and nurses will carry out their interventional procedures. Dr Swinnen explains how he...

ISN Programs Yearbook 2014: an overview of successful outreach projects

The latest edition of the ISN Programs Yearbook 2014 is now available to read online, CLICK HERE.  A recent ISN publication, the yearbook is a chance to find out more about the success of ISN’s outreach activities in the developing world. The ISN Programs offer a broad range of educational and training activities to the developing nephrology community....

ISN Programs call for applications: new deadlines

The ISN Programs team has announced new deadlines to apply for the programs. The aim is to give more opportunities to everyone applying for all of five programs. Previously, there were different deadlines for each of the five programs. Now you can apply for ISN Fellowships, Educational Ambassadors visits and Clinical Research Projects before May 1st and October 1st every...

CME in Benin led by ISN Educational Ambassador

A course on nephrotic syndrome was held in Cotonou and Parakou in Benin. It was developed thanks to a longstanding partnership between the Hospital Saint Jean de Dieu and ISN Educational Ambassador Giovanni Battista Fogazzi. The course was addressed to all medical professionals, who have to deal with nephrotic patients such as general practitioners/internists, pediatricians,...

Indian Society of Nephrology sponsors ISN Programs

We are pleased to announce that the Indian Society of Nephrology (INDSN) has agreed to co-sponsor a number of ISN Educational Ambassadors, ISN Fellowships and ISN Sister Renal Center Programs until 2016. The agreement was recently signed and will offer more opportunities for applicants to get involved in these global outreach programs. INDSN counts 1,200 nephrologists...

AKI awareness in Africa

Sensitizing local communities about AKI is how two Sister Renal Centers are changing the state of care in Malawi, starting off in the southern city of Blantyre. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is an ongoing concern in Malawi. Many simply do not know that if identified early, it is often easily treatable with fluids and antibiotics....

Sister partnerships for 2015

ISN is happy to announce the results of the last round of applications for the ISN Sister Renal Center (SRC) Program. CLICK HERE to read the list of active pairs and trios for this year. Congratulations to the two sister pairs Egypt-SKI and Tunisia-Belgium who have graduated from the program. 24 new centers have now joined the...

World Kidney Fund Art for Awareness campaign

During the ISN World Congress of Nephrology, the World Kidney Fund (WKF) is launching an Art for Awareness campaign. Poster reproductions of “Cape Town I Love You and All Your Secrets” by South African artist Pamela Silver will be given to those who help raise funds for WKF projects. The total amount raised will be donated to...

Get to know the ISN Programs

The ISN Programs continue to offer a broad range of educational and training activities to nephrology communities in developing countries. Many of these take place onsite and respond to local needs. This latest publication reveals the success of the programs in 2013. You can now find out more about the success of these programs and discover more...