People living with kidney disease and their families face difficult choices and uncertainty, highlighting the need for clear, compassionate guidance about treatment options. To support them, the ISN has developed an open-access video series to help patients and families understand supportive care, make informed choices, and access person-centered care throughout their kidney journey. Explore the...
The WCN'26 program on Saturday, March 28, 2026, offers interactive courses designed to sharpen skills, deepen knowledge, and enhance patient care. Explore WCN’26 courses Register for WCN'26 at early bird rates Submit your abstract Cancer and Kidney Disease: The Growing Intersection of Their Genesis and Treatment Gain an up-to-date overview of onco-nephrology through expert-led, case-based sessions. This clinically focused...
Kidney International® Treatment of patients with IgA nephropathy: a call for a new paradigm Current treatments for IgA nephropathy (IgAN), including supportive care and corticosteroids, have limited success and significant side effects. Advances in understanding IgAN’s pathogenesis have led to new targeted therapies and a proposed dual approach: targeting IgAN-specific mechanisms (e.g., pathogenic IgA production) and managing...
The ISN developed the CME-accredited "Kidney Supportive Care and Conservative Kidney Management Curriculum" to promote the global implementation of conservative kidney management (CKM) programs and encourage kidney supportive care (KSC) provision for those with advanced kidney diseases. Find out more about the course here Access new modules on: Module 15: Discontinuing Dialysis Dr. Barny Hole, Dr. Kelly Li,...
The ISN Academy offers hundreds of hours of cutting-edge educational content developed to enhance your knowledge and skills and ensure you keep up with the latest advancements in kidney care. Brand new content includes: Latest episode of the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast: A discussion on health disparities, their root causes, and their impact on the...
Kidney International® Conservative Kidney Management and Kidney Supportive Care: Core Components of Integrated Care for People with Kidney Failure The ISN Conservative Kidney Management/Kidney Supportive Care Workgroup (CKM/KSC) is one of five thematic workgroups formed as part of the ISN’s 5 to 10-year strategy for the integrated care of individuals with kidney failure, involving collaboration with...
The ISN endorses kidney supportive care (KSC) and conservative kidney management (CKM) as core components of integrated kidney care. To this end, the ISN aims to build global capacity for the skills and knowledge needed to implement sustainable CKM programs. Explore the Kidney Supportive Care and Conservative Kidney Management Curriculum at the ISN Academy. As the...
Conservative kidney management (CKM) is a key component of the ISN's 5–10-year strategy to improve global access to integrated care for safe, sustainable and equitable kidney diseases. To this end, the Conservative Kidney Management Working Group developed a CME-accredited "Kidney Supportive Care and Conservative Kidney Management Curriculum" to help build the capacity to implement sustainable...
