Kidney disease means your kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood the way they should. Those with diabetes or high blood pressure are at greater risk of developing kidney disease.
Kidney problems include acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, kidney cysts, kidney stones, and kidney infections.
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...
Kidney International® Effects of Newer Kidney Protective Agents on Kidney Endpoints Provide Implications for Future Clinical Trials The study assesses the effects of newer kidney protective agents on endpoints, including smaller proportional declines in eGFR, to compare relative event rates and the magnitude of observed treatment effects. They found that in populations at high risk of CKD...
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®: Zinc Finger Protein 24-Dependent Transcription Factor SOX9 Up-regulation Protects Tubular Epithelial Cells During Acute Kidney Injury Randomized Trial on the Effects of Dialysate Potassium Concentration on Intradialytic Hypertension
Kidney International® has published the "International Society of Nephrology First Consensus Guidance for Pre-clinical Animal Studies in Translational Nephrology." This open-access paper was developed from the "First Consensus Meeting on Guidance for Optimal Pre-Clinical Animal Studies in Translational Nephrology" (TRANSFORM) hosted by the ISN in Brussels, Belgium, in October 2022. This is the first such guidance. The recommendations...
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...
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...
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...
Join Rachael Morton, principal investigator of the SWIFT trial, in conversation with ISN-ACT (clinical trials) Committee members Michael Walsh and Angela Yee Moon Wang* at 9 p.m. EDT (convert to your time zone here) on July 18. They will be joined by #NephJC representatives Swapnil Hiremath and Joel Topf to discuss the protocol for...
The ISN is pleased to announce that the joint IDF-ISN policy brief “Renewing the Fight: A Call to Action for Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease” will be launched at a webinar taking place on July 13, 2023, from 2-3.15 p.m. CEST. Register for the webinar here. Aimed at advocates, healthcare professionals, and policymakers involved with people...
Onsite delegates at the 5th International Renal Pathology Conference in Zagreb, Croatia, as photographed by online participant Meilania Saraswati The ISN supported 13 ISN members (nephrologists and pathologists) to attend significant renal pathology events this year, both onsite and online. Five recipients (from Colombia, Congo, Turkey, Pakistan and Guatemala) received online registration to the WCN'23 "Renal...
Thanh Van Nguyen (Vietnam) has enjoyed mentorship from Lily Mushahar (Malaysia) since November 2021. Find out more about the ISN Mentorship Program and apply here to be a mentee by July 1. Dr. Nguyen's goal as a dialysis physician was to deepen her knowledge of nephrology, especially renal replacement therapy. Once the pair had agreed on objectives,...
The first Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) cohort members share their enthusiasm for the program and explain why others should apply. Watch the video here. Apply here by September 30, 2023. Vivek Kumar (India) The ISN ELP has been a unique experience. It is unlike any other academic research or professional program that I have attended in the past....
Mr. Manvir Victor (center with hat and sunglasses) alongside participants at the third "Transplant Awareness Walk" that took place in May in Kuala Lumpur Mr. Manvir Victor, past chair and member of the ISN Patient Liaison Advisory Group, reports on transplant awareness walks in Malaysia: "The third consecutive monthly "Transplant Awareness Walk" took place the last...
The ISN webinar on the first guidance on the optimal conduct of translational animal studies for developing new drugs to treat kidney disease took place on May 30, 2023. Watch the recording here. Moderators Agnes Fogo and Fergus Caskey* discussed the guidance with ISN President Masaomi Nangaku and TRANSFORM meeting Steering Committee member Richard Kitching. The guidance...
The ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus (GTF) is a monthly selection of recent interesting trials relevant to kidney care. Read the GTF for May here!
The Shanghai Medical Association, Nephrologist Association, will hold the 8th Shanghai Nephrology Forum and 2023 Annual Meeting of the Shanghai Medical Association, Nephrologist Association, at the Shanghai International Convention Center from June 30 - July 2, 2023. The theme is "Building a Strong Medical Team for Maintaining Kidney Health." ISN President Masaomi Nangaku's pre-recorded talk...
The 1st Congress North-Northeast of Nephrology, organized by the Brazilian Society of Nephrology and regional nephrology societies from Ceará, Bahia, and Alagoas, will take place from June 29-July 1, 2023, in Fortaleza, Brazil. ISN President Masaomi Nangaku’s pre-recorded welcome remarks, ‘Word of the President of the International Society of Nephrology,’ will be broadcast during...
Kidney diseases are intricately linked to increased morbidity with, and mortality from, other diseases and infections. An integrated approach to noncommunicable disease prevention and management that recognizes co-morbidities is critical to improving disease outcomes. Since 2021, the ISN has collaborated with the American Society of Preventative Cardiology (ASP), the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (HFA), Kidney...
Kidney International® The ASCEND-NHQ Randomized Trial Found Positive Effects of Daprodustat on Hemoglobin and Quality of Life in Patients With Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease This clinical trial administered a daily daprodustat or a placebo pill to 614 patients with CKD and anemia for 28 weeks. People treated with daprodustat had a larger increase in hemoglobin and less...
The third edition of the ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) was launched at the World Congress of Nephrology 2023. Watch the video here. Adeera Levin, ISN-GKHA founder and lead, and ISN-GKHA Co-chairs David Johnson and Aminu Bello presented features and findings from the latest edition during an interview recorded at the ISN Kidney Studio. Download the 2023...
