The ISN is pleased to announce it has formally renewed its ongoing partnership with the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN).Since 2013, the ISN and APSN have shared a highly productive and enduring alliance, collaborating on many initiatives, including ISN Fellowships, ISN Sister Centers, 0by25 and Kidney Care Networks, World Congresses, and other events. The...
Elliot Koranteng Tannor (Ghana) applied for the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) to build on his existing leadership skills and learn more from experts. In this short video, find out how the ELP has benefited Elliot Tannor. He comments, "Leadership…is not only about what you do in the clinic..but how you connect…collaborate, and how you are able...
"Nurturing Global Leadership, Advocacy, Research, and Collegiality: The Unique Experience of the International Society of Nephrology Emerging Leaders Program," by the first ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) cohort, presents a collective account of the program's activities and the skills and lessons learned from participating. The ELP members state that the most valuable impact of the...
The ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) team has produced region-specific summary slides from the 2023 ISN-GKHA edition. Access the documents* here: Africa, Eastern and Central Europe, Latin America, Middle East, NIS and Russia, North America and the Caribbean, North and East Asia, Oceania and South East Asia, South Asia, Western Europe. Why are these slides useful? This...
A panel of experts* presented different strategies and initiatives that have been used to help overcome challenges in kidney care in the North America and Caribbean (NAC) region. Watch "Kidney Disease in the Caribbean: Lessons from Successes and Paths to New Discoveries" here. Learn from your colleagues in the NAC region to further kidney care where...
Share knowledge and raise your profile in the international kidney care community: Present your research findings to a global audience. Submit your abstracts here. The submission deadline is October 31, 2023. Watch a recording of the ISN webinar “Steps for a Successful WCN'24 Abstract Submission and Beyond!" for tips on writing a winning abstract from...
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...
The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), of which the ISN is a full board member, held its annual European Kidney Forum in June alongside the MEP Group for Kidney Health. The meeting brought together high-level stakeholders to discuss concrete and forward-looking solutions to the environmental burden of kidney care. This year's forum, "The Future of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kidney International® has partnered with members of the ISN Emerging Leaders 2022 Program* (ISN-ELP 2022) to launch a series of mini reviews on green nephrology. Read the editorial here. "Green Nephrology: A Series of Mini Reviews on Minimizing the Environmental Impact of Kidney Health Care" aims to: Increase awareness of the environmental impact of health care within the...
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....
Read the joint ASN-ERA-ISN statement on Sudan and donate here. Due to the armed conflict in Sudan, dialysis supplies for the estimated 8000 people in the country who depend on dialysis to live are running low and need urgent replenishing. Some dialysis units have been damaged, and others are experiencing disruptions in water and electricity. The...
The 66th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN) will take place from June 9-11, 2023, in Yokohama, Japan. ISN President Masaomi Nangaku will deliver the talk, ‘Future Direction of the ISN,’ on June 11, during the JSN/ISN Joint Symposium, from 9-11 a.m. JST. The theme of the meeting is ‘Look Back on...
Four Statements and a Stand-alone Event - the ISN Advocates for Better Kidney Health at the 76th World Health Assembly The ISN is pleased to announce its participation at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva from May 21 to 30, 2023. Working alongside partners in the NCD Alliance and the World Heart Federation,...
The ISN congratulates seven kidney care centers in Latin America that have earned ISN Regional Training Center (RTC) status: Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán," Mexico City, Mexico Hospital de Clínicas, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez,” Mexico City, Mexico Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina Universidad Austral...
Members of the ELP cohorts attend a webinar to hear Dr. Slim Slama’s presentation On April 17, the ISN Emerging Leaders cohorts from 2021 and 2022 had the honor of hearing Dr. Slim Slama, Unit Head for Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Management at the World Health Organization (WHO), present on the leadership skills required for NCD...
ELP cohort 1 and 2 members, speakers, and ELP Steering Committee members at the “Leadership Immersion Experience for ELP Cohorts” event at WCN’23 in Bangkok in April During WCN’23 in Bangkok earlier this month, ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) members participated in several engaging scientific sessions and activities, including some “Spotlight” sessions led and moderated...
