76th World Health Assembly We applaud Member States for their recognition of pollution as a health risk factor and for seeking to take decisive action through this proposed resolution. Unfortunately, recognition of fossil fuels among the pollutants referenced in the text is conspicuous by its absence. Fossil fuels are a major driver of outdoor air pollution,...
By UAN President Dmytro Ivanov The first in a series of articles reflecting achievements and experiences discussed at a special ISN Affiliated Society Meeting held at WCN’23. The Ukrainian Association of Nephrologists (UAN) was established in 2019 and became affiliated with the ISN in 2020. Currently, the UAN has 224 members (there are about 400 nephrologists in...
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.
76th World Health Assembly Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, Noncommunicable diseases, including cancer, chronic respiratory disease, mental health conditions, vision loss, and especially circulatory diseases, increase the vulnerability of populations to pandemics. An estimated 60-90% of mortality in COVID-19 cases is attributable to one or more comorbidities. The case-fatality ratio remains 10-30% among dialysis patients; moreover, data...
The 14th Biennial International Podocyte Conference will take place in person from May 24-26, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This three-day conference will cover key themes in podocyte and nephrotic syndrome research ranging from podocyte signaling pathways and genetic screening to disease models and drug development. A one-day meeting for early-career researchers precedes the conference on...
As a European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) member, the ISN was pleased to participate in the film screening and roundtable, "Celebrating 80 Years for Dialysis: Time Again for Science-Fiction to Meet Reality," organized by the EKHA at the European Parliament in Brussels on April 26, 2023. Hosted by MEPs Ondřej Knotek and Martin Buschmann, co-chair of the MEP...
76th World Health Assembly Distinguished delegates, We welcome the development of WHO's global framework on well-being, commending the recognition that addressing the main NCD risk factors (including tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity and air pollution), and their root causes, is a foundation of well-being, and that health promotion is an essential public health function and Universal...
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:...
Four Statements and a Stand-alone Event - the ISN Advocates for Better Kidney Health at the 76th World Health Assembly The ISN is pleased to announce its participation at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva from May 21 to 30, 2023. Working alongside partners in the NCD Alliance and the World Heart Federation,...
76th World Health Assembly Distinguished delegates, We welcome the updated Appendix 3 of the Global NCD Action Plan, and we also support the statement led by UICC. In particular, we commend the expansion of cost-effectiveness analyses to new interventions, parameters, and country data, which reinforces their investment case. More specifically, we applaud: The changes made to healthy diets...
