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The Smart Kidney, the Kidney Under Challenge and More – Discover WCN’24 Themes and the Program-at-a-Glance
The World Congress of Nephrology 2024 (WCN'24) will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from April 13-16. It is co-hosted by the Argentinian Society of Nephrology and the Latin American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension. Congress themes Five kidney care themes guide the scientific program: Theme 1: Better Kidney Health Including preventive and environmental science, population health science,...
WCN’23 Sessions Are Now Available at the ISN Academy!
The WCN'23 scientific program featured 230 speakers from 44 countries. This content is now available to watch at your convenience here. The WCN'23's scientific program is FREE for ISN members and WCN'23 attendees and $45 for non-members (join the ISN or renew your membership here - now with 50% off!). To access the content, log in to your ISN...
Listen to the Discussion on ISN’s First Consensus Guidance for Pre-clinical Animal Studies in Translational Nephrology (TRANSFORM) with Fergus Caskey, Masaomi Nangaku and Agnes Fogo
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...
The ISN and the Indian Society of Nephrology Extend Partnership
Since 2015, the ISN and the Indian Society of Nephrology (Indian SN) have enjoyed collaborating on kidney care initiatives in India and South Asia. The two societies recently signed a new memorandum of understanding to continue and build upon their existing partnership. This partnership seeks to advance regional capacity building through ISN Granting programs such...
The ISN Supports Kidney Care Education at French Language Congress in Africa Through the CME Program
The "2ème Cours International de Néphrologie et 1er Congrès de la Société Congolaise de Néphrologie" will take place from August 21-25, 2023, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program will support Dr. Thierry Lobbedez (France), Dr. Faguer Stanislas (France) and Dr. Michel Jadoul (Belgium) to travel to the conference...
“The Emerging Leaders Program Has Made Me a Better Person and a Better Nephrologist”: Viviane Calice-Silva on Her Experience in the First ELP Cohort
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...
Newly Revised Edition of the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit Available Now!
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...
“Trying to Solve the Mystery of CKDu Together”: The ISN i3C “Work in Progress” Meetings Highlight Advances and Research Opportunities in CKDu
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...
The ISN Launches Groundbreaking Program to Enhance Expertise in Obstetric Nephrology
Led by renowned experts Shilpa Jesudason (Australia) and Michelle Hladunewich (Canada), the "Train-the-Trainer" program aims to transform approaches to managing kidney disease in pregnancy. The program has three objectives: Build a robust network of professionals well-versed in the intricate relationship between pregnancy and kidney disease The ISN seeks to create a ripple effect by nurturing and...
The ISN Endorses Women in Nephrology at WIN ICON 2023
Women in Nephrology, India (WIN-India) is hosting its second annual conference, “WIN ICON 2023,” from August 5-6, 2023, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. This two-day event presents a scientific program of diverse topics by national and international faculty. Several ISN regional board and supporting group chairs and deputy chairs will attend as speakers and moderators. The conference...
The ISN President Delivers Talk on the Current State of Kidney Diseases at Congress to Mark Thai Princess’s 100th Birthday
A kidney diseases congress in honor of Her Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra's 100th birthday will be held from August 4-6, 2023, in Pattaya, Thailand. The theme of the congress is "The Current State of Kidney Diseases: Progress and Challenges." The three-day meeting will highlight issues for medical professionals in the...
Honor a Deserving Colleague for Excellence in Kidney Care – Nominate Your Candidate for the ISN 2024 Awards Today!
Help raise the profile of a colleague whose work deserves international recognition by submitting a nomination for an ISN Award. But hurry - the deadline is fast approaching! Please send all nominations, supporting materials, and questions to the awards coordinator by August 31, 2023. Although you must be an ISN member to nominate a colleague, nominees...
Get Ready to Submit Your Abstract to WCN’24 – Learn the Art of Writing a Winning Abstract From Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Rob Walker, and Magdalena Madero ̶ Join the Webinar on July 19
In "Steps for a Successful WCN Abstract Submission and Beyond!" you will learn to distinguish a good from a bad abstract and have the chance to ask questions to a panel of international experts. The webinar is on July 19 at 4 p.m. Central Standard Time (Convert to your time zone here). Register for the webinar...
2022 Impact Factors Released: Congratulations to the Contributing Authors, and the Editors and Reviewers of ISN Journals
Last week, Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR) released the 2022 Impact Factors (IF). Kidney International® (KI) remains the top-ranked nephrology journal publishing original research, and Kidney International Reports® (KIR) is the top-ranked open-access nephrology journal. IFs and ranks in the JCR urology and nephrology category: KI’s 2022 Impact Factor is 19.6. It ranks 3/88 journals in the...
Helping to Advance AKI Care in Malaysia and the Philippines Through Your Donations to the Ravi Mehta AKI Fellowship
Nurul Zaynah Nordin (left) with Ravindra Mehta at the 28th International AKI & CRRT Conference in March The first Ravi Mehta ISN Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) Fellow, Nurul Zaynah Nordin (Malaysia), recently completed her fellowship in critical care nephrology at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in the UK. She has now returned home to Malaysia...
ISN North American and Caribbean Regional Board Members Contribute Expertise at SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs and Mental Health
The ISN was represented at the SIDS Ministerial Conference by Dr. Lori Ann Fisher and Dr. Raquel Lowe Jones, nephrologists associated with the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, and ISN North America and Caribbean Regional Board members. The SIDS Ministerial Conference in Barbados from June 13 to 16 addressed the high burden of...
“It Deals With Most Things We Never Learned In School”: Hear How the ISN Emerging Leaders Program Benefited Cohort Member Robert Kalyesubula and Get Inspired to Apply
Robert Kalyesubula (Uganda) applied for the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) because he wanted to learn how to be a better leader and advocate for kidney health from leaders he admired. Find out all the ways the ELP has benefited Dr. Kalyesubula in this short video. Dr. Kalyesubula was accepted to the first cohort of the...
“It’s an Extraordinary Global Effort”: Liz Lightstone Introduces the 2023 ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas; Speakers David Johnson and Ikechi Okpechi Comment on Findings – Watch the Webinar Recording Now!
Watch a recording of the ISN Webinar "ISN-GKHA (Atlas): Findings and Policy Implications for Europe and for the Americas" here. Moderator Liz Lightstone joined speakers David Johnson and Ikechi Okpechi to discuss the extent of gaps in provision and access to kidney care across Europe and the Americas. The recently published 2023 ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas...
The ISN and SLANH Sign a New Memorandum of Understanding
ISN President Masaomi Nangaku (left) and SLANH President Guillermo Álvarez sign a new MOU at the SLANH congress in May The ISN and the Latin-American Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (SLANH) have renewed their agreement to continue their ongoing collaboration. The partnership seeks to advance regional capacity building through several joint activities, including: Webinars in Spanish to...