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Coming Soon – Your Pre-Congress Preview 

Look out for the latest pre-congress newsletter in your inbox next week, featuring sneak previews of prominent WCN’22 speakers outlining a compelling range of scientific topics:  Brenda Hemmelgarn on shared decision-making to treat chronic kidney disease  Lydia Kamaruzaman on improving kidney function testing   Frances Mortimer on sustainable kidney care  Kar Hui Ng on the genetic causes of kidney disease in...

Meet Hamze Ibrahim Rage, the 2022 Detlef Schlöndorff ISN Fellow 

The ISN congratulates and welcomes Hamze Ibrahim Rage, this year’s Detlef Schlöndorff ISN Fellowship recipient. His training is supported by the Detlef Schlöndorff Fellowship Fund.  Hamze, from Hargeisa Group Hospital in Somalia, will train at the University of Cape Town Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa, an ISN Regional Training Center.  When he returns to...

Introducing Fifteen New ISN Fellows  

Please join us in congratulating thirteen new ISN Fellows and two new IACN-ISN-HKSN Scholars selected from the latest round of applications.  Get to know our new ISN Fellows here.  These young doctors will spend between three and twelve months training at a host center – mainly ISN Regional Training Centers – where they will receive hands-on...

Countdown to the Congress: WCN’22 Takes Place in Two Weeks – See You There!

Thousands of your colleagues, from over 119 countries, have already registered for the World Congress of Nephrology 2022 (WCN'22).   In addition to the full scientific program taking place virtually, the Malaysian kidney care community will be able to attend in-person sessions and activities. All content will be broadcast on the virtual platform and available on-demand.  Join...

Create Connections at the WCN’22 Topical Networking Sessions

WCN'22 offers a schedule of moderated special topical networking events during breaks in the scientific program hosted on a user-friendly networking platform powered by SpatialChat. This platform allows you to effortlessly join networking rooms that simulate an in-person experience. How does it work? Go to the "Topical Networking" section of the "Community Hub" on the virtual congress platform Move freely among...

Register for the Pre-Congress Advocacy and Policy Course at WCN’22

Take the WCN'22 pre-congress course “Advocacy and Policy Course – New Skills for the Modern Nephrologist,” Thursday, February 24, at 3 p.m. MYT. Find out more about the Advocacy and Policy Course here. Register for the congress here. The course covers the principles and practicalities of designing and conducting effective advocacy campaigns to equip participants with...

Cast Your Vote Now! Watch the Finalists and Vote for the 2022 Best Film Award in the ISN Community Film Event

Online voting for the 2022 ISN Community Best Film opens today, January 24. Watch the shortlisted films and cast your vote here! The film event jury has selected six finalists from the 22 films received for the 2022 edition. The ISN warmly invites you to watch these personal and powerful accounts that help raise awareness of...

Discover the Findings of the “Global Survey of Kidney Nutrition”

The paper, “Assessing Global Kidney Nutrition Care,” has been published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Read the paper here. The ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas Committee partnered with the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism to develop a Global Kidney Nutrition Care Atlas. 155 ISN-affiliated countries completed an electronic survey evaluating...

The Future of Work and Developing the Kidney Care Workforce – Young Nephrologists Take the Lead

By Siddiq Anwar, ISN Young Nephrologists Committee and Middle East Regional Board member End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) management has become a huge economic burden even in industrialized countries. In the USA, there are 750 000 Medicare members with ESRD, that's 1% of the Medicare population that costs $42 billion per year – almost 10% of...

The ISN Continues to Support Meetings to Advance Kidney Care

More than ever, the ISN remains committed to supporting the work and professional development of its members. We are constantly working toward increasing assistance to the global kidney care community through different formats and initiatives. The ISN continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. Although many activities involving travel are impacted and have shifted to a...

Coming Soon – Chapter Four of the ISN-ACT Narrative-Based Clinical Trials Toolkit

Chapter four of the Narrative-Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit will highlight the many ethical, practical, and legal issues that researchers need to address before starting a clinical study. The ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit subgroup members are producing this series of stories, based on topics from the ISN-ACT Clinical Trials Toolkit, to facilitate understanding of clinical trial methodologies. Get involved in ISN's...

Get to Know the ISN-KI Editorial Fellows and Interns

The ISN-KI Editorial Fellowship, designed for early-career professionals and academics working in the field of nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation, provides training opportunities for reviewing and critically evaluating manuscripts and managing editorial responsibilities within the context of a world-renowned nephrology journal. The Kidney International (KI) editorial team is currently providing expert guidance to three ISN-KI Editorial Fellows and...

Give Professional Guidance and Develop Leadership Skills – Apply to Become an ISN Mentor

The ISN Mentorship Program is an initiative to foster mutually beneficial learning partnerships in nephrology. The program connects health professionals within the ISN community, offering mentors the chance to develop coaching and leadership skills and mentees to work alongside them toward specific professional goals. We are currently welcoming applications from mentors: If you are an experienced...

EKHA Launches Recommendations to Tackle CKD in European Union

The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) partnered with the French nephrology and patient societies, Société Francophone de Néphrologie, Dialyse et Transplantation (SFNDT), France Rein, and Renaloo to develop a set of recommendations to tackle Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) at EU level. Read the complete recommendations in English here and in French here.

Abstract Submissions and Travel Grant Applications for the ISN Frontiers Meeting on Infections and the Kidney Now Open

The ISN Frontiers Meeting in New Delhi, India will focus on bi-directional relationships between infections and kidney diseases. The meeting will take place from September 22 to 25, 2022. Discover the four-day program here. More than ever, it is urgent to understand better the complex relationship between infections and kidney diseases to develop effective treatments. Share...

Share Your Work at the ISN Frontiers Meeting in Bergamo, Italy: Submit an Abstract Before February 16

The ISN Frontiers Meeting, ‘Complement-related kidney diseases: classification, genetics, and treatment,' offers researchers a rare opportunity to showcase their work on this specialty topic. Submit your abstract here. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters and published in Kidney International Reports. In addition, the ISN invites its members from low-resource countries to apply for a travel grant to attend the meeting. Find out...

Register for the Latest Session in the Grand Rounds in Pediatric Nephrology Series

"Approach to Infantile Hypercalcemia" will be held on Friday, February 4, 2022, 3 – 4:15 p.m. Register here. Through two case histories, the session will cover: Differential diagnosis of an infant with hypercalcemia Hypercalcemia evaluation and the role of genetic testing Treatment of infantile hypercalcemia The Grand Rounds series is a case-based, online teaching program in pediatric nephrology to support...