The early bird registration deadline for ISN Nexus Brisbane has now been extended to July 21, 2014. CLICK HERE to register. This meeting has also been granted 18 European CME credits (ECMEC) by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME). Brisbane, Australia will be the location for the second ISN Nexus Symposium of 2014. Hypertension and...
We are happy to announce that the next CRRT 2015: 20th International Conference on Advances in Critical Care will take place from February 17 to 20, 2015 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego. You can access the latest information about this conference at www.crrtonline.com/conference. Here are some of the highlights/topics for this event: Special February 16 pre-conference...
Epidemics of Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology is a worldwide concern. ISN supports scientific and educational efforts to improve outcomes. ISN’s commitment to the care of people with kidney disease in all parts of the world is reflected in its concern about the epidemics of chronic kidney disease of uncertain cause (CKDu) which are...
Mark your calendar for the ISN Research and Prevention Program application deadline on October 1st, 2014. If you are interested in applying for this ISN Program, make sure to send your application online before this date. CLICK HERE to find out more. During the last call, the Asia Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) co-sponsored (50%) two visits in...
In most countries, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is not a healthcare priority even though it is seen as a silent killer. A multinational inventory summarizing CKD burden and current practices across 17 European countries, Israel and Canada has just been released. Under the umbrella of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), The Alberta Kidney Disease...
Come to the ISN and International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) joint session at this year's ISPD congress. It will take place on September 10, 2014 from 9.15 to 10.45 am in the Madrid and Paris rooms at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid. This session is part of the program of the 15th ISPD Congress...
ISN is launching a major cross-sectional study with enrollment and follow up of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) patients around the world. The web-based prospective data collection will be conducted over a period of three weeks in the third quarter of 2014. The overall objective of the Global Snapshot is to gather prospective data, leverage local...
The fellowship deadline closed last Sunday June 15, 2014. So far, we have received a total of 39 applications from all regions. These applications will soon be reviewed by the ISN Fellowship Committee. Due to the high number of applications, the outcome will be announced in August this year. To stay up to date with the...
The nephrology community worldwide mourns the loss of Dr. Karl D. Nolph, who passed away at home on the morning of June 16, 2014. Dr. Nolph was a giant among all of us, helping revolutionize the worldwide approach to patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). He is synonymous with the modality of peritoneal dialysis...
ISN would like to congratulate ISN President Elect Adeera Levin for receiving the 2014 Kidney Foundation of Canada Medal for Research Excellence. CLICK HERE to read the full press release. A nephrologist and researcher at St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, and the University of British Columbia, she is the first British Columbia researcher to receive this...
Last week, ISN President Giuseppe Remuzzi, Peter Stenvinkel and ISN Executive Director Luca Segantini met His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of Sweden, CLICK HERE. His Royal Highness has been a patron of ISN since last year. During the meeting, he learned more about ISN's general activities and the programs that are alleviating the growing socio-economic burden of...
My interview with Headquarters magazine, a publication featuring large meeting organizers and associations, was recently published. It contains a lot of facts and praise about how ISN is structured and about the staff that makes our programs tick, so I thought you would be interested. Here is the link to the magazine, the interview is on...
Until June 16, 2014 you can get involved in the global survey on the treatment of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). 0 by 25 is an ISN initiative that aims to eliminate preventable deaths from AKI worldwide by 2025. Click on one of the links below to start filling the survey. The initiative calls for globally...
Last year, Belarus became one of the top 10 countries for organ donation and deceased donor kidney transplantation. This achievement would not have been possible without a valuable partnership between renal centers in the UK, Belarus and Russia. In 2010, an ISN Sister Centers collaboration between the Kidney Unit at Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, UK and...
The ISN Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Stuart Shankland, Belding H. Scribner, Endowed Chair of Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Nephrology at University of Washington, Seattle, USA, will assume the position of Treasurer of the ISN. Effective today, Professor Shankland will assume all Treasurer responsibilities, including governance of ISN finances,...
Dr Lalathaksha M. Kumbar, an interventional nephrologist from Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, USA, visited the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in Chennai, India this March. The department of nephrology is one of the oldest departments in the hospital and its staff were looking for training in interventional nephrology. Department Chief Prof. P Soundararajan...
ISN, the South African Renal Society, the African Association of Nephrology and the Renal Care Society of South Africa are gearing up for next year’s World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) in South Africa. Check out the latest program online. As previous editions of WCN have shown, sustainability and diversity are increasingly relevant to kidney doctors worldwide. These topics are the themes of WCN...
There are only a few days left to submit your candidates for the ISN Awards. In the run up to the World Congress of Nephrology next year, ISN is inviting its members to put candidates forward for its three prestigious biennial awards. It is your chance to highlight someone you believe has made a...
The deadline for the latest call for applications for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program (EAP) has now been extended to May 31st, 2014. Don't miss on this opportunity to apply for this ISN Program. Do you want to share your expertise with other doctors in the developing world? Are you looking for an expert to...
Last November while Filipino nephrologists were attending Kidney Week in Atlanta Georgia, Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), struck the Eastern Visayas in the Central Philippines. At the time, ISN and the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force (RDRTF) lent their support to local nephrologists, helping renal patients in the country. CLICK HERE. Susan Anonuevo, President of the Philippine Society of...
