ISN members from all over the world submitted high-quality films to the 2021 edition of the ISN Community Film Event, recounting compelling stories of patients and healthcare professionals affected by kidney diseases. Only a limited number of films could be selected to compete for the 2021 award. Many stories deserving of a wider audience only...
Download the "ISN framework for developing dialysis programs in low-resource settings" and share it with your network. The framework, developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), supports health systems to generate resource-sensitive solutions to care for kidney disease patients in low-resource settings. It provides broad guiding principles and intends to serve as a...
Join us on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 4 p.m. CEST: "ISN-IFKF Webinar: Spotlight on World Kidney Day - Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease." Register here. Get answers to your questions from an international lineup of speakers or share your World Kidney Day experience with the audience. The ISN' Spotlight Sessions' comprise a series of free online exchanges broadcast throughout the...
On March 11, 2021, over 1,100 World Kidney Day (WKD) activities in 86 countries were held to raise awareness of kidney health to improve the quality of life for kidney disease patients. Explore the 2021 WKD Impact Report. The 2021 WKD Impact Report highlights key accomplishments from the 2021 campaign. It includes a photo gallery, social...
The World Health Organization (WHO) held its 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) virtually between May 24 and June 1. Working alongside members of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health (GCCH) and other partners, including the Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Alliance, the World Dental Federation, and the International Association for Dental Research, the ISN was privileged to...
The ISN welcomes two new Affiliated Societies, the Société Québécoise de Néphrologie (SQN) and the Finnish Society of Nephrology. The ISN has worked alongside ISN members in Canada and Finland on several initiatives, notably through the Sister Renal Centers Program (SRC). The Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre has acted as the Supporting...
ISN members from all over the world submitted high-quality films to the 2021 edition of the ISN Community Film Event, recounting compelling stories of patients and healthcare professionals affected by kidney diseases. Only a limited number of films could be selected to compete for the 2021 award. Many stories deserving of a wider audience only...
The XIX SLANH Congress 2021 will take place virtually from June 23-26, 2021, and includes pre-congress courses, Industry Symposia, abstract presentations, live plenary conferences, and live and on-demand thematic talks. The ISN and SLANH (Latin America Society of Nephrology and Hypertension) will jointly present the session, ‘Perspectives of nephrology: the pandemic and beyond’ on June...
Access user-friendly guides, infographics, teaching tools, articles, and webinars to assist early identification and intervention of chronic kidney diseases. Look out for additional open-access tools in 2021, including regional-specific materials, PCP- and AHP- specific materials, and a podcast. Discover the Toolkit
Offering inclusive and equitable access to the international nephrology community, WCN’22 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from February 24-27, 2022, hosted by the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology and the Malaysian Society of Nephrology. The congress program will be organized virtually with additional in-person activities in Kuala Lumpur where possible. Abstract Submission is open. Submit Your Abstract Accepted abstracts will...
