Academy News

The ISN Academy is the International Society of Nephrology’s educational platform, designed and curated by the ISN Education Working Group (EWG). The ISN Academy has hundreds of hours of original content developed and published each year under EWG’s guidance and review. You will find content from regionally diverse group of presenters and contributors, from high and low to middle-income countries to ensure relevance to all who work in the nephrology community.

ISN Academy News

First Hybrid SYL Course Launched in Latin America

SYL advisor and ALANEPE President Melvin Bonilla welcoming participants to the SYL hybrid course On October 13, 2021, the Saving Young Lives (SYL) project launched the initial component of a hybrid course, offered for the first time, in Latin America. In collaboration with the Latin-American Association of Paediatric Nephrology (ALANEPE), this online educational session on AKI...

Register for the Third Session in the Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology Series

The session "Nephropathic Cystinosis: How to Diagnose and Treat" will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 3 p.m. Register here. This session will cover: When to suspect and how to diagnose cystinosis Possible pitfalls in molecular diagnosis of cystinosis Treating cystinosis: current state of the art and future prospects The Grand Rounds series is a case-based, online teaching program...

Register for the ISN Webinar on Clinical Management of C3G

The ISN and the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research will hold a webinar on December 9, 2021, at 2 p.m. CEST on: “New Insights into Clinical Management of C3G" The webinar will address: The complement system and its role in C3G Personalized clinical management of patients Preliminary results of clinical trials with complement inhibitors New therapeutic perspectives Register for the...

Get Ready for the ISN Frontiers Meeting in Bergamo, Italy: Abstract and Travel Grant Submissions Open Today, Registration Opens October 25

The ISN Frontiers Meeting, ‘Complement-related kidney diseases: classification, genetics, and treatment’ will take place in Bergamo, Italy, from June 23-25, 2022. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters at the meeting and published in Kidney International Reports. A selection of authors will present their abstracts orally. Submit your abstract here. The meeting is planned as an...

Welcome the 2022 ISN WCN Social Media Team

How does the ISN meet the challenge of providing comprehensive coverage of WCN content across social media platforms in an engaging and informative way? Meet the 2022 ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) Social Media Team here! A new ISN WCN SoMe team, made up of volunteers selected from current members of the @ISNeducation team and...

Circulate an International Survey to Help Develop Physical Activity Guidelines for PD Patients

An international survey has been developed to help design exercise guidelines for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Access the survey in English, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai. The survey on exercise and physical activity practices and perceptions among PD clinicians is supported by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis and approved by the University of South Australia Human...