Healthcare centers are requested to submit applications for consideration to become recognized as an ISN Regional Training Center The deadline to apply is January 8, 2021. If your center is interested in applying, see full eligibility criteria and guidelines on how to apply here. Become recognized as a training center of excellence and: Provide nephrology training to local doctors...
850 million is not just a number; it is a fact, a fact that underlines that there are more than 850 million people who suffer from some form of kidney disease, which is increasing every year. ASN, ERA-EDTA, and ISN have joined forces to raise awareness on the importance and impact of kidney diseases in...
We appreciate the great number of abstracts already submitted, confirming that Virtual WCN’21 will be a vibrant meeting for learning and exchange in 2021. To accommodate a number of requests, the submission platform will remain accessible over the coming days. If you have missed the deadline to make your submissions, you still have a...
Don’t miss the December issue of Kidney International dedicated to the COVID-19 pandemic. The special edition will include original papers presenting data from recent studies involving large sample sizes. Conclusions from the studies will be highlighted by accompanying commentary from Dan Weiner and Caroline Hsu from Tufts Medical Center in Boston, USA, and Toby Coates,...
82 Hours Remaining to Present Your Work to a Worldwide Audience Last year, ~1000 abstracts were showcased in Kidney International Reports. Would you like to be published in the April 2021 edition? Kidney International Reports publishes all selected abstracts. Selected abstracts will be presented as e-posters on the virtual congress platform throughout the event and for several weeks afterward. Poster...
ISN President, Vivekanand Jha, spoke at the online event “Leaving No-one Behind: The Need for a Person-Centred, Inclusive NCD Agenda Confirmation” organized by the NCD Alliance on November 5, 2020. This roundtable event focused on the challenges of the current NCD response and key opportunities and solutions to go beyond a siloed NCD agenda, notably...
The ISN participated in the resumed 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) organized by the WHO, which took place virtually from November 9-14, 2020. The ISN submitted three statements focusing on: The prevention and control of kidney disease and other NCDs. Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition. WHO’s work in health emergencies. Recordings of the sessions, including the statements presented...
We announce with deep sadness the passing of Dr. Anthony J.O. Were, President of the African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN), Head of Kenyatta National Hospital Renal Unit, Deputy Director of the East African Kidney Institute, and a wonderful colleague. Dr. Were demonstrated a commitment to excellence, service, and friendship to all across Africa. Determined to...
My name is Tatiara Bueno. I graduated in nephrology in 2012, at the age of 28. My academic training took place in Londrina – PR, Brazil. After finishing my studies, I moved to Porto Velho - Rondônia, in the Western Amazon, in the North of Brazil. Here, in a capital with almost half a million...
The ISN is participating in a summit organized by the American Kidney Fund (AKF) to plan strategies to improve understanding of how undiagnosed or misdiagnosed causes of kidney disease directly impact patient care and outcomes. The virtual event will take place on December 1 from 12 – 4 p.m. ET. The summit will include participation...
