Tag - kidney health

Share Your World Kidney Day Experiences on the WKD Website and Social Media Platforms!

World Kidney Day (WKD) 2023 took place on March 9. The ISN joins WKD organizers in thanking all who supported WKD activities this year to raise awareness of the impact of disastrous events on people living with kidney disease. WKD's success relies on the inspiring efforts of healthcare professionals, patients, supporters and the public. Have your...

ISN President Delivers Keynote Lecture at the University College London’s Infectious and Global Nephrology Course

The course will take place in a virtual format from March 22-24, 2023. It is hosted by the Department of Renal Medicine, Royal Free Hospital/University College London, in London, UK, which is currently part of an ISN Sister Renal Centers partnership. On Wednesday, March 22, ISN President Agnes Fogo’s recorded keynote lecture, "The Role of...

The ISN Welcomes Newly Formed ISN Sister Renal Centers Program Partnerships and Congratulates Successfully Upgraded and Graduate Pairs

The ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program Committee is pleased to announce that 11 new partnerships have been accepted into the ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program. These newly formed partnerships were selected based on the emerging center's local kidney health needs and the potential to develop kidney care capacity and services for people with...

Who Are Our New ISN Fellows? Join Them! Apply by May 1 for an ISN Fellowship

Please join us in congratulating and welcoming our fourteen new ISN Fellows. Get to know the ISN Fellows here. These early-career professionals will receive hands-on training in their specialty area for up to twelve months at a host center – typically an ISN Regional Training Center. Once trained, ISN Fellows lead improvements in kidney care in their...

Implement Evidence-based Care in Your Healthcare Center – Discover Kidney Research Outcomes From the ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus

The ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus (GTF) is a monthly selection of recent interesting trials relevant to kidney care. Each month, one trial is spotlighted as the "trial of the month." Recent trials of the month include: Cooled Enthusiasm for Lower Dialysate Temperatures; No Demonstrated Benefit for Cardiovascular Outcomes Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Show Reassuring...

Join the ISN and Guests Live on March 10 for the Latest #NephTrials Discussion on the RENAL LIFECYCLE Trial Outcomes on Dapagliflozin and CKD

The next #NephTrials will be held on March 10, 2023, at 3 p.m. CET! Join Ron Gansevoort, primary investigator of the RENAL LIFECYCLE trial, in conversation with Michael Walsh, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Joel Topf, Manasi Bapat, and Swapnil Hiremath. The panel will examine the composite and secondary outcomes of a randomized control trial investigating the effects...

Get Training and Support to Provide Better Standards of Patient Care in Your Community: Apply by May 1 for an ISN Fellowship

ISN Fellowship grants are open to early-career ISN members from low, lower-middle and upper-middle-income countries to get high-quality, hands-on training for up to 12 months at their chosen center. ISN Fellows can make a real impact on advancing kidney care in their home region. Former ISN Fellow Venkatram Murugesan recently returned home to start interventional nephrology programs...

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.

Are You in the WCN’23 Loop? The First Pre-congress Newsletter is Out!

Whet your appetite in the run-up to WCN'23 with the first bumper edition of the pre-congress newsletter. Read the pre-congress newsletter here. Highlights include: An interview with Yot Teerawattanon, an HTA expert from Thailand Video interview with WCN'23 scientific program chair and speaker Matthias Kretzler ISN Young Nephrologists on overcoming obstacles to attend the congress and unmissable content A preview...

“Even Medical Doctors Can Make a Good Quality Film!” Dr. Vui Eng Phui on Winning the 2019 ISN Community Film Event – Watch the Video Interview and Submit Your Film

ISN staff talked to Dr. Vui Eng Phui (Malaysia), winner of the 2019 ISN Community Film Event. Watch the video interview here. According to Dr. Phui, medical resources and technology in Malaysia can be limited, making it difficult for those living in remote areas to access hemodialysis (HD). She wanted to raise awareness of using peritoneal...