Learn about the ISN’s work in advocacy below.
WCN 2017 call for abstracts open until November 28, 2016
The call to submit abstracts for next year's World Congress of Nephrology is open until November 28, 2016. Applications must be made online before this date. Abstracts should focus on any of the following topics and categories: Diabetes and diabetic kidney disease Translational and clinical nephrology Acute kidney injury Chronic kidney disease Dialysis and transplantation Basic science They will be part of the congress...
WCN 2017: Latin America and the rise of diabetic nephropathy
Back in 1960 when ISN founder Jean Hamburger recognized the need for an international forum tailored to the nephrology community, little did he know that WCN 2017 would become one of the fi rst nephrology congresses to focus on diabetic nephropathy. After much success in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2015, we are heading...
Getting to the heart of the matter
People with heart disease are at risk of developing kidney disease. By signing the Mexico Declaration on Circulatory Health, ISN is helping raise the profile of non-communicable diseases. The Mexico Declaration on Circulatory Health was recently signed by leading global organizations at the World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health 2016. It is seen as...
Support World Obesity Day
Today is World Obesity Day and ISN is joining the World Obesity Federation in its call to end childhood obesity. While it is widely recognized that obesity increases the risk for a variety of chronic diseases and conditions – including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, liver disease, and certain cancers - the important role that it...