The ISN provides regular live and recorded webinars in several languages covering a range of topics relevant to the nephrology community.
Live events are open access and include interactive question and answer sessions.
Recordings are available exclusively for ISN members and ISN Academy subscribers on the ISN Academy.
- 1:00 PM CEST
ISN-GKHA (Atlas): Gaps in and Opportunities for Optimal Kidney Care in low-resource settings
Approximately 850 million people are affected by CKD worldwide. The global burden of kidney failure is significant due to high treatment costs and extensive impacts on the health and well-being of people living with kidney disease. The ISN–Global Kidney...
- 4:00 PM CEST
ISN iNET-CKD Webinar: CKD-associated anemia: time to question our assumptions
Anemia is a common complication of CKD and an important determinant of symptoms that impact quality of life. Despite evidence that hemoglobin varies substantially in the general population, current treatment guidelines recommend a single therapeutic range for hemoglobin in...
- 2:00 PM CEST
Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology – an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: Management of a Child with Posterior Urethral Valves
The case of a 21-year-old boy diagnosed with posterior urethral valves (PUV) at one month and had valve ablation at two months of age will be presented during the webinar. He has been showing lately with deterioration of kidney...
- 5:00 PM CEST
ISN-KDIGO Webinar: Management of the patient with a failing kidney allograft
The definition of a failing allograft comprises 4 broad areas in the context of a declining functioning graft: prognosis and kidney failure trajectory; immunosuppression strategies; management of medical and psychological complications, and patient factors; and choice of kidney replacement...
- 4:00 PM CEST
ISN-ASDIN Webinar: Emerging Trends in POCUS-Based Volume Assessment for the Nephrologist
The goals of volume management encompass accurate assessment of intravascular volume and prediction of responses to interventions such as volume administration, vasopressor support, or volume removal. Ultrasound visualization of variations in the diameter of the inferior vena cava (IVC)...
- 6:00 PM CEST
@ISNeducation Nuances in Nephrology Webinar – The Continuum of AKI, AKD and CKD: Predictive Biomarkers
Acute kidney injury (AKI) was initially thought not to affect to the progression or development to chronic kidney disease. However, in the last decade seminal studies have shown that AKI predisposes to CKD and is not a mild and...
- 1:00 PM CEST
Meet Leaders of Sister Centers Programs and Get Tips on How to Submit a Successful Application
Meet leaders of Sister Centers Programs to find out how to submit a successful application and participate in these programs! The ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) Program links kidney centers in low-resource countries with established centers so they can benefit...
- 8:00 AM CEST
Webinar: An update on initiatives to advance kidney health in First Nations Peoples of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Kidney diseases impact Indigenous Peoples at a young age, while treatments are often delayed, or not delivered according to best practice. Inequities in care quality are due to the ongoing impacts of colonisation, racism, marginalisation, leading to poorer healthcare delivery....
- 3:00 PM CEST
ISN-ISRNM Webinar: A Practical Guide to Nutritional Screening and Assessment in Patients with Kidney Disease
Join Dr. Angela Wang in this joint ISN-ISRNM webinar as she moderates a session designed to equip multidisciplinary healthcare providers with practical strategies for effective nutritional screening and assessment of patients with kidney disease. The focus will be on...
- 2:00 PM CEST
ISN Renal Pathology Working Group Webinar: The Value of renal biopsy and its technicalities – get the most from the sample!
Percutaneous kidney biopsy is an important tool in the assessment of medical kidney diseases and renal transplant dysfunction. The goals of this webinar are to share the standard methods of handling kidney biopsies and the systematic way of tissue...
- 2:00 PM CEST
Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology – an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperoxaluria Type 1: Old and New
A child presented with a history of multiple kidney stones and end-stage kidney disease. Diagnostic evaluation demonstrated hyperoxaluria type 1. We will review the different clinical scenarios when one should suspect hyperoxaluria type 1 and how to make the...
- 3:00 PM CEST
ISN North America and Caribbean Regional Board Webinar: Kidney disease in the Caribbean: Lessons from successes and paths to new discoveries
This session brings together experts to share insights and experiences related to kidney disease in the Caribbean region. The session comprises three presentations highlighting different aspects of kidney disease research, diagnosis, and management. The first presentation, "Pediatric CKD in Jamaica:...
- 2:00 PM CEST
ISN Webinar: Sexual Dysfunction and Kidney Disease
Sexual dysfunction is common in patients with kidney disease, with a prevalence of up to 90% in men and women with chronic kidney disease. Fertility declines with the progression of kidney disease. Sexual dysfunction in women is characterized by...
- 4:00 PM CEST
ISN-AFRAN Webinar: AKI in Limited-resource settings
The incidence of AKI in hospitalized patients in Africa ranges from 0.3 to 1.9% in adults but is higher is patients with sepsis or who need intensive care. Between 70 and 90% of cases of AKI are community acquired....
- 5:00 PM CEST
ISN-KDIGO Webinar: Novel Anemia Therapies
HIF-PH inhibitors are a new class of oral drugs for the treatment of anaemia in CKD patients. They demonstrated comparable efficacy to ESA in anemia correction and maintenance. Despite expectations, they have not shown better outcomes compared to ESA....
- 4:00 PM CST
ISN Webinar: Steps for a Successful WCN’24 Abstract Submission and Beyond!
EnglishSpanishPortuguese WCN’24 offers a great opportunity to showcase your work through the submission of research, educational or case report abstracts. The submission of the correct format and right content are critical for acceptance. Through this webinar, you will learn the art...
- 3:00 PM CEST
ISN Kidney Health Professionals Working Group Webinar: The Role of Nurses in Vascular Access
This webinar aims to shed light on the crucial role that nurses play in ensuring effective vascular access for people living with kidney disease, including the use of ultrasound in a dialysis unit. Learning objectives: To describe the role of the...
- 2:00 PM CEST
Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology – an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers Initiative: Renal Tubular Acidosis: Let T(r)ooth Be Told…
We present 2 children with poor growth, polyuria, dental abnormalities, hypokalemia, and hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. Detailed evaluation suggested the diagnosis of rate-dependent distal renal tubular acidosis with bilateral medullary nephrocalcinosis. There was transient proximal tubular dysfunction with hypophosphatemia and...
- 4:00 PM CET
ISN-SLANH Webinar: Actualización práctica en onconefrología
La Onco-Nefrología es una subespecialidad de la Nefrología, que ha crecido mucho y rápidamente en los últimos años. El número de pacientes oncológicos con complicaciones o formas de enfermedad renal o problemas renales es significativo y cada vez más...
- 4:00 PM CEST
Industry Webinar: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of IgA Nephropathy in 2023 and Beyond
IgA nephropathy is the most common primary glomerulonephritis worldwide and a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure. There is an unmet need in the therapeutic landscape for safe, efficacious drugs for patients at high risk of...
- 2:00 PM CET
Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology – an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: Diagnosis and Management of the Child with Atypical Peritonitis
Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis is one of the most frequent and severe complications of PD. In this webinar, we present a case of fungal peritonitis and discuss the literature on fungal peritonitis and peritonitis caused by atypical organisms and their impact on...
- 3:00 PM CET
@ISNeducation Nuances in Nephrology Webinar: Extracorporeal Kidney Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome characterized by abrupt deterioration of renal function that results in a rapid decline in glomerular filtration rate, which may result in the accumulation of nitrogenous metabolites and hydro electrolytic disturbances. Studies suggest...
- 3:30 PM CET
ISN-IPNA Across-the-Lifespan Joint Webinar: Pediatric Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis is an important glomerular disease in both children and adults that may lead to adverse kidney outcomes and treatment-associated toxicities. The scope of this webinar is to describe the similarities in measures and therapies for lupus nephritis in children and adults and...
- 1:00 PM CET
ISN-GKHA (Atlas): Findings and Policy Implications for Europe and for the Americas
Approximately 850 million people are affected by CKD worldwide. The global burden of kidney failure is significant due to high treatment costs and extensive impacts on the health and well-being of people living with kidney disease. The ISN–Global Kidney...
- 4:00 PM CET
ISN-ISE Webinar: Obesity and Weight Management in Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and obesity are two leading public health issues that are becoming increasingly prevalent globally. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight in 2016, and of these over 650 million...
- 3:00 PM CEST
ISN Webinar: First Consensus Guidance for Pre-Clinical Animal Studies in Translational Nephrology (TRANSFORM)
Pre-clinical tests in animal models are key steps in early drug development. The International Society of Nephrology held a consensus meeting that connected experts in the global kidney community to produce guidance on the optimal conduct of translational animal...
- 2:00 PM CET
Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology – an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: All Cysts Are Not Equal
“Simple cysts” are extremely rare in children and any cyst in the kidney of a child should be appropriately evaluated. Major clinical entities include multicystic dysplastic kidney, juvenile nephronopthisis, glomerulocystic kidney and Polycystic kidney diseases. Clinical case: A 12-year-old, male, JE, was referred...
- 5:00 PM CET
ISN-KDIGO Webinar: Genomics and Genetics in CKD
Genomics and genetics play an important role in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). There are several genes that have been identified as being associated with the development and progression of CKD. For example, variants in the APOL1 gene have been...
- 2:00 PM CEST
ISN Africa Regional Board Webinar: Pregnancy-related, Community-acquired and Disaster-related AKI in Africa
AKI is significantly under-diagnosis/under-reported in low-income countries. It imposes a heavy burden of morbidity and mortality and high costs of management. With ISN's focus on prevention and 0by25, and the 2023 World Kidney Day theme of “Kidney Health for All: Preparing for the...
- 11:00 AM CEST
ISNEducation Nuances in Nephrology – TTS Webinar: Xenotransplantation: A Novel Concept or humanity’s Reality for Curing the Organ Donor Shortage?
Xenotransplantation has seen recent global interest peak due to several clinical xenotransplants being performed in decedent and a live cardiac recipient. However, underpinning these latest transplants have been decades of invested scientific research programs that have been developing the...
- 2:00 PM CET
Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology – an ISN-IPNA Sister Centers initiative: Approach to treating lupus nephritis in children
Kidney involvement is common in lupus and the prognosis depends upon the underlying pathology and optimal and early immunosuppressive treatment. The approach should be based on kidney biopsy data, kidney function and immune tests. Different immunosuppressive regimens are indicated...
- 12:00 PM CET
ISN-ASDIN Webinar: POCUS in Nephrology
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) has grown in it's usage in and outside of nephrology. This webinar seeks to discuss the current and future applications of POCUS in nephrology, understand it's use in the dialysis population, and how to...