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Kidney care focuses on the treatment, management and prevention of kidney diseases.

Meet ISN Sister and Get Tips on Applying to the Program: Register for the Webinar on August 29

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...

August 22, 2023Featured, News, Sister Renal CentersRead more...

“I Was Never Going to Be a Nephrologist Until I Met Him”: How the Late Stewart Cameron Influenced Generations of Nephrologists

John Stewart Cameron 1934 -2023 The global kidney care community lost a giant last month with the passing of highly esteemed and much-loved nephrologist Professor John Stewart Cameron. Professor Cameron had a huge presence at the ISN. He was president from 1993-95 and received the Jean Hamburger Award in 2003. An annual World Congress of Nephrology...

August 22, 2023NewsRead more...

The ISN Presents the ISN Latin America Pioneer Award to Juan Abraham Bermúdez at the IMIN Nephrology Update Course in Mexico

The Instituto Mexicano de Investigaciones Nefrologicas (IMIN)/Mexican Institute of Nephrological Research’s refresher course will take place from July 5-7, 2023, in Mexico City, Mexico. The conference provides a fitting occasion to present the ISN 2023 Pioneer Award for the ISN Latin America region to Juan Abraham Bermúdez from Mexico. Former ISN President Adeera Levin will present...

July 3, 2023Awards, News, Regional ActivitiesRead more...

Discover the Latest Video Abstracts

Watch the latest ISN video abstracts from the @ISNeducation Social Media Team. Watch the videos here. The videos are based on papers from Kidney International® and Kidney International Reports®: A Novel Direct Adenosine Monophosphate Kinase Activator Ameliorates Disease Progression in Preclinical Models of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Transitional B cell Cytokines Risk Stratify Early Borderline Rejection After Renal...

June 6, 2023Journals, News, ResearchRead more...

Calling Early-career Nephrologists! Register Free of Charge for the Primer Course in Glomerular Diseases in Tokyo in October – Travel Grants are Available!

The ISN has partnered with the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) to deliver a primer course in glomerular disease for early-career nephrologists to be held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1-2, 2023. Course registration is complimentary and a small number of travel grants are available for people living in low and lower-middle-income countries. Course spaces are limited:...

May 22, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

Find the FISN 2022 Awardees on the ISN Website. Applications Re-open For This Prestigious Designation Later in the Year

Last year, the ISN launched the Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology (FISN) status for ISN members who have demonstrated outstanding professional accomplishments in research, service, teaching, or through their other contributions to the nephrology specialty. See the FISN 2022 awardees. Find out more about applying for FISN status here.

May 22, 2023Membership, NewsRead more...

New! Quick Guide to Early CKD Identification and Intervention for Primary Care Settings – Available in 50 Languages by Year End

This simple guide based on the “ISN-KDIGO CKD Early Identification and Intervention” booklet facilitates the easy implementation of steps toward the early identification and intervention of CKD. Download the guide here. It serves as a handy quick reference document for kidney health professionals, primary care physicians and nurses working in primary care settings. This guide will be released...

May 22, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

Participate in a Survey for Art Activities Provided to Patients Living with Kidney Disease

   The PAINT Project aims to undertake an international mapping exercise to identify the current provision of for kidney patients. It is co-produced with a consortium of members from the Renal Arts Group* and project partners from Chong Hua Hospital in the Philippines, the Center for Arts and Health at the University of Florida,...

May 8, 2023ISN Participates, NewsRead more...

“Rich Interactions and Abundant Learning” – Find Out How a Kidney Care Center in Guatemala Has Grown Through the ISN SRC Program

Staff from the IGSS and WashU at one of their annual scientific meetings An ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) partnership between the Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS) in Guatemala and the Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) in the USA has graduated from the SRC Program. The primary goals of the collaboration were to improve...

April 25, 2023Grants, News, Sister Renal CentersRead more...