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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...

July 17, 2023Featured, News, ResearchRead more...

Read the Latest ISN Journal Editorial Selections

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...

July 17, 2023Journals, NewsRead more...

Discover the Latest ISN 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®: 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

July 17, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

Catch Up Now! Watch a Recording of the ISN Webinar on the First Consensus Guidance for Pre-clinical Animal Studies in Translational Nephrology (TRANSFORM)

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...

June 19, 2023Initiatives, News, ResearchRead more...

“Acute Kidney Injury” and “Drugs and the Kidney” – Watch and Share Modules 17 and 18 in the Open-access Online Kidney Education for Primary Care Physicians Curriculum

Access the course here. Dr. Raja Ramachandran presents the basics of acute kidney injury (AKI) identification and treatment for primary care physicians. Dr. Urmila Anandh presents the latest concepts of pathophysiologic mechanisms, basic AKI treatment principles, drugs that can cause AKI, and the role of the primary caregiver in drug administration.

May 22, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

Attend the ISN-Endorsed 14th Podocyte Meeting in Philadelphia, USA

The 14th Biennial International Podocyte Conference will take place in person from May 24-26, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This three-day conference will cover key themes in podocyte and nephrotic syndrome research ranging from podocyte signaling pathways and genetic screening to disease models and drug development. A one-day meeting for early-career researchers precedes the conference on...

May 22, 2023ISN Participates, NewsRead more...

Seeking Your Nominations for the ISN 2024 Awards!

It’s time to nominate friends and colleagues whose work deserves international recognition. Are you an ISN member? You can support global excellence in kidney care by submitting a nomination for an ISN Award! Please send all nominations, supporting materials, and questions to the awards coordinator. Nominations are accepted for consideration from May 15 - August 31,...

May 8, 2023Awards, NewsRead more...

Showcase Your Trial Network on the ISN Network of Trial Networks Map!

Access the ISN-ACT (Advancing Clinical Trials) Network of Trial Networks map here. The online map tracks trial networks in kidney care research worldwide to facilitate clinical trial capacity, information exchanges, and professional collaboration. This map is an ongoing activity - add your trial network! Several trial networks were presented during an ISN-ACT meet-and-greet at WCN’23 in Bangkok,...

May 8, 2023NewsRead more...

Listen to the Global Kidney Care Podcast on the Revolutionary Dual Transplant Approach Developed by Doctors at Stanford Medicine

Listen to the podcast here. ISN Education Working Group member, Maria E. Diaz-Gonzalez de Ferris, hosts this edition of the ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast. She talks to Paul Grimm, MD at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, about a revolutionary method in kidney care where the donor’s immune system is transplanted to the patient before surgeons implant...

May 8, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

The ISN “Are Your Kidneys Healthy?” Quiz Is Now Available in Thai!

The quiz was recently released in Thai to coincide with the World Congress of Nephrology 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. The simple online quiz helps individuals gauge their risk of kidney disease. It takes one minute to complete and is completely anonymous. The quiz is available in 16 languages - Amharic, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bangla, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi,...

April 25, 2023Initiatives, News, WCN'23Read more...

Latest ISN Journal Editorial Selection

Kidney International KDIGO Conference Report on Home Dialysis Controversies  The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) conference, held in May 2021, sought to address the global underutilization of home dialysis therapies and identify approaches and strategies to expand their use. The conference also addressed the financial implications of home dialysis and how best to improve the...

April 25, 2023Journals, NewsRead more...

Discover the Latest Video Abstracts 

Watch the latest ISN video abstracts from the @ISNeducation Social Media Team here.  The videos are based on papers from Kidney International and Kidney International Reports:  Discovery of Seven Novel Putative Antigens in Membranous Nephropathy and Membranous Lupus Nephritis Identified by Mass Spectrometry   Results From Part A of the Multi-center, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled NeflgArd Trial, Which Evaluated Targeted-release...

April 25, 2023Education, Journals, NewsRead more...

Help Increase Kidney Care Capacity in Your Region: Apply by June 1 for an Interventional Nephrology Scholarship

The ISN is currently inviting applications for ISN Interventional Nephrology Scholarships. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2023. Start your application here. These short courses offer training in interventional nephrology procedures to ISN members from low- and middle-income countries. Successful applicants will train in CVC placement, PD catheter insertion, kidney biopsy, and endovascular procedures at ISN...

March 20, 2023Grants, Interventional Nephrology Scholarships, NewsRead more...

The ISN “Are Your Kidneys Healthy?” Quiz Now Available in Bahasa Indonesia – Encourage Your Patients to Take the Quiz!

The one-minute quiz is now available in 15 languages – Amharic, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Bangla, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Uzbek. Take the quiz here. If you would like to help ISN increase the quiz's reach by translating it into your language, please get in touch with Monica at mmoorthy@theisn.org.

February 20, 2023Initiatives, NewsRead more...

Watch Two Groundbreaking Films From the 1970s on Vascular-Tubular Relationships in the Mammalian Kidney – Now Available in the ISN Academy Archives

Lise Bankir, ISN emeritus member and "Directeur de Recherche Emérite" at INSERM (the French Institute of Health and Medical Research), has kindly donated the films: "The Human Kidney: Tubules, Blood Vessels and Vascular-Tubular Relations" and "The Vascular and Tubular Organization of the (Dog) Kidney" Watch the films here. These historical, yet clinically still relevant, films were independently produced in...

January 23, 2023Education, NewsRead more...

What Is the Kidney Function of Workers Exposed to Heat Stress After a Two-year Follow-up?

The paper "Kidney Function in Factory Workers Exposed to Heat Stress - a 2-year Follow-up Study" by Fabiana Nerbass has been published in the Journal of Occupational of Environmental Medicine. Read the article here.  The research highlights the value of collaboration among investigators, organizations and communities. Fabiana Nerbass, from Fundação Pró-Rim in Joinville, Brazil, received the...

November 15, 2022News, ResearchRead more...

What Are the Prerequisites for Early Identification of CKD? Find Out in Case Studies From ISN Members

Over the last 18 months, a group of ISN members has developed a series of case studies to illustrate how different countries implement early chronic kidney disease (CKD) detection programs. The researchers identified a list of prerequisites for successful early detection of CKD. Read the paper here. Countries included in the research are Taiwan, Uruguay, Canada, the...

November 15, 2022Initiatives, NewsRead more...

Preventing and Treating Common and Imported Infections – ISN Frontiers Meeting-New Delhi Chair, Saraladevi Naicker, Presents Highlights From Day Three of the Scientific Program on Kidneys and Infections – Two Days Left to Register at the Regular Rate!

The ISN Frontiers Meeting on bi-directional relationships between infections and kidney diseases will take place in New Delhi, India, from September 22-25, 2022. Only two days left to register for the meeting at the regular price here. The deadline is midnight CEST, August 24. We asked Frontiers Meeting New-Delhi Chair Saraladevi Naicker to tell us about...

August 22, 2022Events, NewsRead more...

The ISN Supports South Africa Renal Association Congress – Apply for Support from the CME Program for Your Congress

Delegates at the South Africa Renal Association Congress   The ISN recently supported Wesam Ismail, chair of the ISN Renal Pathology Working Group and African Regional Board Member, to present a talk on basic histology and laboratory practice at the South Africa Renal Congress 2022, Durban, South Africa. Presenting virtually, ISN Past President Vivek Jha gave the...

July 4, 2022CME, Grants, NewsRead more...