Register for the webinar here. The Sister Centers Programs create partnerships between kidney and transplant centers in low-resource countries and well-established centers to provide educational support to improve kidney care in emerging regions. Leaders of the ISN Sister Renal Centers and ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers and ISN staff will host a webinar session* to answer your...
The ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) team has produced region-specific summary slides from the 2023 ISN-GKHA edition. Access the documents* here: Africa, Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, Middle East, NIS and Russia, North America and the Caribbean, North and East Asia, Oceania and South East Asia, South Asia, Western Europe. Why are these slides useful? This...
In an emotional ceremony, Adeera Levin and Magdalena Madero* presented Juan Abraham Bermúdez with the ISN 2023 Pioneer Award for the ISN Latin America region at the Instituto Mexicano de Investigaciones Nefrologicas last month, as Dr. Bermudez’s family, friends, and colleagues looked on. Commenting on his award, Dr. Bermúdez shared a personal formula that has...
The ISN is deeply saddened to learn of Professor J. Stewart Cameron's passing. He was a prominent figure in the field of nephrology, serving as a clinical leader, researcher, teacher, and mentor, leaving a lasting impact on countless nephrologists and inspiring a whole generation. Prof. Cameron's tenure as the ISN President from 1993 to 1995...
Fergus Caskey, chair of the ISN Research Working Group, interviews ISN President Masaomi Nangaku and immediate Past President Agnes Fogo on the first guidance for the optimal conduct of translational animal studies for developing new drugs to treat kidney disease. Listen to the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast here. Learn about: The initiative’s goal of improving translational...
Viviane Calice-Silva (Brazil) applied for the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) because she wanted to learn skills required to become a leader in kidney care. In this short video, find out how the ELP has benefited Dr. Calice-Silva. She comments, "The ELP has made me a better person, a better nephrologist, and it has impacted…my work in...
The ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit, launched in 2020, is designed to guide anyone starting a clinical trial or participating as a trial site. This user-friendly online toolkit is for nephrologists and researchers in kidney care from all parts of the world – regardless of their level of clinical trial experience or local resources. The toolkit includes...
ISN i3C Network members and ISN staff at one of the recently held "Work in Progress" meetings The ISN i3C (CKDu) Network (International Consortium CKDu Collaborators) brought together more than 80 participants at two online interactive meetings held in June and July to discuss current, notable work on chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu). In...
