Please join us in congratulating the ISN 2023 Award winners: Professor Carol Pollock - the Alfred Newton Richards Award The Alfred Newton Richards Award recognizes outstanding basic research in kidney-related fields. This year’s winner, Professor Carol Pollock, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia. She comments, "I am incredibly honored...
Renowned plenary speakers will address issues impacting the future of global kidney care at the ISN World Congress of Nephrology 2023. Join us in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 30-April 2: Register here at the early bird rate. Ali Ghavari: "Genomic Medicine for Kidney Diseases: Lessons Learned from IgAN for Disease Pathophysiology and Management" Barney Graham: "Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Development and the Future of...
Kidney International Particulate Matter of Air Pollution May Increase Risk of Kidney Failure in IgA Nephropathy. Environmental pollution has been associated with the progression of chronic kidney disease in the general population. This study specifically investigated the influence of exposure to fine particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) on IgAN progression. Kidney International Reports Leveraging...
Delegates at one of the scientific sessions at the 16th Brazilian congress held in September The ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program supported Hernán Trimarchi (ISN Latin America Regional Board member) and Paul Palevsky to participate as ISN speakers at the XXXI Brazilian Congress of Nephrology in September. Hernán Trimarchi presented the talk, “Tratamento da Nefropatia...
The sixth narrative-based chapter of the Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit describes best practices when writing a scientific paper to boost the impact of your published study. Discover chapter 6 here alongside previous chapters. This series of narratives is produced by the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit subgroup members based on topics from the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit,...
The ISN took part in the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, which took place online and in person in Manila, the Philippines, from 24 to 28 October 2022. As a non-state actor in official relations with the WHO, the ISN submitted two statements ahead of the meeting, calling for...
ISN staff caught up with Dr. Roberto Pecoits-Filho, winner of the 2021 ISN Community Best Film award for their entry "Life Beyond the Transplant." Watch the video interview here. Dr. Pecoits-Filho said his team was keen to highlight the patient experience in their film. Bruno relates his personal experiences of going through a kidney transplant alongside...
Staff from the Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New York, and the Mari Curie Pediatric Clinical Emergency Center (MCPCE) in Bucharest during the ISN Educational Ambassador's visit to Romania in September A team of five ISN Educational Ambassadors from the Cohen Children’s Medical Center (Northwell Health), New York, USA, traveled to Romania in October to spend...
Did you know that ISN membership is affordable for all income levels? Find out more and join or renew your membership here. The ISN tailors its membership fees to ensure that kidney health professionals worldwide can access its resources. Renew your membership now and help advance global kidney care. Together. Renew/join here ISN membership is now based on the...
The conference will take place in a hybrid format from December 1-4, 2022, in Pune, India. On Dec 1, ISN President Agnes Fogo will present a guest lecture, "The Targeted Podocytes," from 5.20-6 p.m., and the opening message in the inauguration ceremony at 6.30 p.m. (Indian time; convert to your time zone here). On Dec 2,...
YNC and Emerging Leaders Program members networking at the ISN booth at ASN kidney week last November The ISN has over 4200 members under the age of 45! Every year the ISN Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC) receives an overwhelming number of applications from young nephrologists worldwide who want to grow professionally and contribute to global...
ISN-KI Fellowships are non-funded positions designed for early-career professionals and academics working in nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation who are interested in learning editorial skills at Kidney International, one of the world's top journals in kidney care. Find out more and apply here. The closing date for expressions of interest is December 16, 2022. We asked current...
Watch the latest ISN video abstracts from the @ISNeducation Social Media Team on inhibiting inflammation with anti-cytokine therapy and post-dilution hemodiafiltration. Watch the videos here The videos are based on papers from Kidney International and Kidney International Reports: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial of Anakinra for Hemodialysis Inflammation High-volume Hemodiafiltration and Cool Hemodialysis Have a Beneficial Effect on Intradialytic...
The first ISN Global Trials Focus (GTF) Twitter Space took place on November 17, 2022. The interactive live audio discussion focused on the GTF project and the TESTING (Therapeutic Evaluation of Steroids in IgA Nephropathy Global) randomized clinical trial on oral methylprednisolone. Access the Twitter Space conversation here. The event generated much interest, with...
Best Clinical and Basic Science publications in Kidney International – KI-ISN Early Career Researcher Award Kidney International and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) acknowledge the immense contribution made by Early Career Researchers (ECR) across the globe. We would like to recognize ECR contributions by selecting the four best original research papers published in Kidney International (2 basic and...
We are now calling for expressions of interest from our early-career nephrologists and scientists as ISN-KI Editorial Fellows in 2023-2025. Find out everything you need to know about ISN-KI Editorial Fellowships and how to apply below. ISN-KI Fellowships are non-funded positions, designed for early-career professionals and academics working in the field of nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation,...
Watch the latest ISN video abstracts from the @ISNeducation Social Media Team on diagnosing acute kidney injury with urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and treating infection-related glomerulonephritis with steroids. Watch the videos here The videos are based on papers from Kidney International and Kidney International Reports: Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin is Elevated in Children With Acute Kidney Injury and Sickle...
Join the ISN Global Trials Focus (GTF) editorial team and researchers from the TESTING* study for a live audio discussion on the GTF project and the TESTING randomized clinical trial on oral methylprednisolone. Access the Twitter Space conversation here on November 17, 2022, at 10 p.m. CET. Scan the QR code in the image above to...
The 4th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka Society of Nephrology, held in collaboration with the ISN and the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology, will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from November 18-20, 2022. The ISN President, Agnes Fogo, will present opening remarks at this hybrid event during the inauguration ceremony on Friday,...
Course leaders, speakers and ISN staff prepare for an online interactive session as part of the new ISN course on qualitative research ISN has launched a new course on the ISN Academy, "Introduction to Qualitative Health Research." The course comprises six lectures and is available to all ISN members and Academy subscribers. It covers the purpose...
