The ISN Nominating Committee has launched a call for ISN members to nominate potential candidates for the ISN President and council members elections. To put forward a candidate for ISN President Elect, send an e-mail to the Chair of the ISN Nominating Committee, Dr Joanne Bargman, e-mail Joanne.Bargman@uhn.ca. Deadline is Wednesday April 30, 2014. You must send a short...
It all began with a bang in Bangalore, thanks to ISN. The Children’s Kidney Care Center at St John’s Medical College Hospital became sister center to Montreal Children’s Hospital, Canada. The vision was in place, the mission ready, borders to cross and boundaries to erase. Today, the partnership reflects the glory and pride of...
A regulatory science session is set to take place at the upcoming ISN Nexus Symposium in Bergamo, Italy. Register today to take part. The session is one of the highlights of an exciting program. “We are especially pleased to announce that all three major regulatory agencies – the FDA, the EMA and the PMDA – will be represented at...
Anila Abraham, from the Center for Renal and Urological Pathology, along with Prof. Edwin Fernando, Head of Nephrology at Stanley Medical College and Prof. N Gopalakrishnan, Head of Nephrology at Madras Medical College, in Chennai, India organized an ISN endorsed nephropathology workshop on January 25, 2014. It was the first of its kind in...
A successful World Kidney Day screening event was held at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) in Moshi, Tanzania. In all, more than 1500 patients were screened for hypertension, diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and obesity, and the disease burden was stunning. Credit really should be given to Dr. Akrabi Hudaa and her colleagues at KCMC including...
NBC New York News 4's Contessa Brewer talks to Dr. Leonard Stern about kidney health and the goal of this year's World Kidney Day. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO WATCH
In memory of Prof. Hugh de Wardener CBE and ISN President (1969-1972); friends, family and colleagues invite all ISN members to join them for a memorial service on April 5, 2014. This service will take place at the Queen’s Tower Rooms, Sherfield Building, Ground Floor, Imperial College, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ on Saturday April...
Today is World Kidney Day (WKD), a joint initiative between ISN and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF) - raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems worldwide. Many of you are already doing so...
The latest edition of ISN News has now been published and is available online. CLICK HERE to read further. We hope you enjoy reading the current issue. This edition features the World Kidney Day campaign as we near the day itself, and takes a look back at our Society's successes and achievements in 2013. You can also...
ISN is happy to announce the outcome of the last call for application to the ISN Fellowship Program. To get the full list of ISN Fellows who will be joining the program, CLICK HERE. Today, 30 candidates have been successfully accepted into the program and will receive ISN funding for their fellowship. This time around, there...
Thanks in large part to an ISN Research and Prevention grant, we are learning about many important aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in Tanzania. Preliminary data suggest that the burden of CKD is likely to be as substantial (if not greater) than that of the United States and Europe, and alarmingly, we are finding...
In collaboration with the University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, the University of Michigan, and Ann Arbor, the Caribbean Institute of Nephrology hosted the 6th annual International Conference on Nephrology and Hypertension from January 30 to February 1st, 2014, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre under the theme: "Touching the Disadvantaged." The...
Do you want to share your expertise with other doctors in the developing world? Are you looking for an expert to help train local doctors in specific areas of nephrology? You can apply for the ISN Educational Ambassador program. Deadline for applications is May 1st, 2014. CLICK HERE to download the EAP application form. The Asia Pacific...
ISN President Giuseppe Remuzzi recently spoke to the Hindu Times during a screening camp conducted by the TANKER Foundation. Remuzzi who inaugurated this event, was quoted as saying that it is "vital to screen and detect kidney disease early, as with medical intervention, it could be prevented from progressing." Around 500 million people around the world...
When the World Kidney Day team contacted me a few months ago, I was stunned. They wanted me to be a World Kidney Day champion! As a Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patient I understood the importance of the task very well, and when the ISN Blog asked me to write something I knew perfectly...
We have been receiving an amazing amount of events pinned on the World Kidney Day (WKD) events map from practically everywhere in the world. Every year our supporters get more creative in finding ways to engage people and raise awareness on this important cause. Marathons, walkathons, street demonstrations, charity dinners, lectures or cooking competitions -...
Join us at the 15th Congress of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis taking place in Madrid, Spain in September. Thanks to a ground breaking translational program, this congress will draw together experts from all over the world. Here are some deadlines to bear in mind. ISN is running an ISN Joint Session on PD...
CRRT 2014 Live broadcasts ISN Education teams up again this year with CRRT2014 to offer live broadcasts of selected plenary sessions from the 19th International Conference on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapies: Acute Kidney Injury: Controversies, Challenges and Solutions and Advances in Critical Care that will be held in San Diego from March 4-7, 2014. More details...
The ISN-ANIO Indukaka Ipcowala Apprenticeship Program gives an opportunity to physicians or allied healthcare personnel to train and gain by practical experience specific skills in any field of nephrology, including but not limited to renal pathology, chronic kidney disease, transplantation, or dialysis. Eligibility: Qualified professional in India in any of the fields of nephrology, including but...
We announce with regret the death of Dr. Vince Gattone. Dr. Gattone was joint recipient of ISN’s 2013 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for the Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease. Dr. Gattone was a Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Adjunct Professor of Medicine in Nephrology, Indiana University, USA. A distinguished investigator,...
