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Help Shape the Global Kidney Care Landscape: Download, Use and Share the ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas Region-specific Summary Slides

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...

August 22, 2023Featured, News, ResearchRead more...

Latest ISN Journal Summaries

Kidney International ® Editorial Selections The Power of “Negative” Experiments: Harry Goldblatt’s Pathway to Discovering How Renal Ischemia Causes Hypertension The author demonstrates that Harry Goldblatt’s willingness to conduct and publish studies with negative outcomes led to a fundamental understanding of blood pressure control within less than a decade of his initial discovery, published in...

August 22, 2023Journals, News, ResearchRead more...

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...

Newly Revised Edition of the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit Available Now!

The ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit, launched in 2020, is designed to guide anyone starting a clinical trial or participating as a trial site. This user-friendly online toolkit is for nephrologists and researchers in kidney care from all parts of the world – regardless of their level of clinical trial experience or local resources. The toolkit includes...

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

“Trying to Solve the Mystery of CKDu Together”: The ISN i3C “Work in Progress” Meetings Highlight Advances and Research Opportunities in CKDu

ISN i3C Network members and ISN staff at one of the recently held "Work in Progress" meetings The ISN i3C (CKDu) Network (International Consortium CKDu Collaborators) brought together more than 80 participants at two online interactive meetings held in June and July to discuss current, notable work on chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu). In...

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

Honor a Deserving Colleague for Excellence in Kidney Care –  Nominate Your Candidate for the ISN 2024 Awards Today!

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...

July 17, 2023Awards, 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...

2022 Impact Factors Released: Congratulations to the Contributing Authors, and the Editors and Reviewers of ISN Journals

Last week, Clarivate’s Journal Citation Reports (JCR) released the 2022 Impact Factors (IF). Kidney International® (KI) remains the top-ranked nephrology journal publishing original research, and Kidney International Reports® (KIR) is the top-ranked open-access nephrology journal. IFs and ranks in the JCR urology and nephrology category: KI’s 2022 Impact Factor is 19.6. It ranks 3/88 journals in the...

July 3, 2023Journals, NewsRead more...

Kidney International® Publishes ISN First Consensus Guidance for Pre-clinical Animal Studies in Translational Nephrology 

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...

July 3, 2023News, ResearchRead more...

“It’s an Extraordinary Global Effort”: Liz Lightstone Introduces the 2023 ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas; Speakers David Johnson and Ikechi Okpechi  Comment on Findings – Watch the Webinar Recording Now!

Watch a recording of the ISN Webinar "ISN-GKHA (Atlas): Findings and Policy Implications for Europe and for the Americas" here. Moderator Liz Lightstone joined speakers David Johnson and Ikechi Okpechi to discuss the extent of gaps in provision and access to kidney care across Europe and the Americas. The recently published 2023 ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas...

July 3, 2023News, ResearchRead more...

Read the Latest ISN Journal Editorial Selections

Kidney International®: Water Implications in Dialysis Therapy, Threats and Opportunities to Reduce Water Consumption: A Call for the Planet This review summarizes the significant environmental impact of dialysis and provides some suggestions on priorities and potential action. Seeking to support policymakers in making informed decisions about water use, the authors highlight the importance of circular water management...

July 3, 2023Journals, NewsRead more...

Discuss the SWIFT Trial Live With ISN and Key Experts During the Upcoming #NephTrials on July 18

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...

July 3, 2023News, ResearchRead more...

ISN Members – Enjoy or Relive WCN’23 Spotlight Sessions on ISN Grants, the YNC Quiz, CKD in Primary Care Settings, and Successful Clinical Trials

Teams compete in the quiz-a-thon at WCN’23 Watch the WCN'23 Spotlight Sessions on the ISN Academy here. Success stories from ISN Grant recipients Professor David Harris introduces a session of first-hand experiences, highlighting some of the ISN's granting programs. Hear from: Dr. Ningning Wang (China) on the ISN Clinical Research and Mentorship Programs Professor Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim Akl (Saudia Arabia) on the ISN...

June 19, 2023Education, Events, Grants, News, WCNRead more...

ISN Mentee Investigates Effectiveness of Retraining Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis Procedures

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,...

June 19, 2023Grants, Mentorship, NewsRead more...

Celebrate Excellence in and Commitment to Kidney Care: Nominate a Candidate for the ISN 2024 Awards!

If you are an ISN member, you can support global excellence in kidney care by submitting a nomination for an ISN Award. Nominate friends and colleagues whose work deserves international recognition. 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...

June 19, 2023Awards, 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...

 “Get Involved – It’s Incredibly Rewarding!”: Meg Jardine Discusses Clinical Trials Alongside Adeera Levine in the Latest ISN Global Kidney Care Podcast

Listen to the podcast here. Michele Provenzano and Daniel O'Hara, coordinators of the ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus (GTF)*, interview international clinical trial experts and ISN-ACT (Advancing Clinical Trials) chair and deputy chair Meg Jardine and Adeera Levin. Get involved in international clinical trials in nephrology: Join the ISN-ACT Network here. Meg Jardine talks about some of...

June 19, 2023News, ResearchRead more...