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.
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WCN 2015 Presentations Collection
Many thanks to everybody who took part in ISN's biennial World Congress of Nephrology (WCN). It was a great pleasure to host this congress in the wonderful city of Cape Town, South Africa. For those who were unable to attend the event, ISN Education has prepared this comprehensive reperitory of presentations that given during the Congress. We hope...
SAMA Renal Review Course and Update
Registrations are now open for a course set up by SAMA, a non-profit professional organization of Sudanese American physicians. As part of its educational programs, it offers this annual comprehensive renal review course to consultants and trainees in Sudan in partnership with the Sudanese Nephrology Society. It covers aspects of basic renal physiology, electrolytes and...
The Mario Negri Scientific Writing Academy – a must for science writing
With support from Fondazione della Comunità Bergamasca, Fluorseals SPA, and ISN, the Mario Negri Institute has run the Scientific Writing Academy (SWA) since 2012. The workshop helps physicians and researchers from a range of backgrounds and specializations fine-tune their writing skills. Achieving and maintaining high standards in science writing is crucial to advancing research as...
Interventional nephrology training responds to the need for better vascular care globally
The global growth of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients has resulted in an increasing number surviving on renal replacement therapy. Hemodialysis remains a predominant form of renal replacement therapy. Providing optimal dialysis vascular access care remains a challenging task. The birth of interventional nephrology represents a field dedicated to understanding and treating complex vascular access...
Onconephrology: cancer, chemotherapy and the kidney – an international symposium this September in New York
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and is rapidly becoming a global pandemic. Cancer patients with kidney disease have a worse prognosis with higher mortality and morbidity. The emergence of onconephrology represents a field dedicated to understanding and treating the complex renal problems that arise in cancer patients. The American Society of...
Sign up for ISN Education webinars in July and August
ISN Education webinars are a great was to stay up to date with the latest in nephrology. They are also a great way to spark discussion with others working in the field. Registration is now open to join the latest webinars in July and August. ISN Education organises short webinars of maximum 30 minutes, every...