The 16th BANTAO Congress (Balkan Association of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Artificial Organs) will be in hybrid format from October 29-31, 2021, in Tirana, Albania. The event provides a fitting platform to present László Rosivall with the ISN 2021 Pioneer Award for the Eastern and Central Europe region on October 30, 2021, at 11:10 a.m. CEST....
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the European Renal Association (ERA), and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) are delighted to announce the latest webinar in their joint series on kidney ethics, Autonomy in Kidney Care - Ethical and Practical Challenges. DATE: October 21, 2021 Time: 2 p.m. CEST REGISTER NOW The webinar will: Explain the concept of autonomy and discuss...
Alexia Romero placing a tunneled catheter for hemodialysis during one of her shifts at the Hospital Civil of Guadalajara By Alexia Romero My name is Alexia Romero, and I am a nephrology resident at the Hospital Civil of Guadalajara, a 1,200-bed tertiary care center in Mexico. At the start of a new day in the nephrology ward,...
Read the September issue of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DICG) newsletter here. The current issue focuses on: A feature on organ trafficking in Assam, written by DICG members in India published in the national press. Recent articles on South Asia published in prominent transplantation journals authored by DICG leadership and members. A...
An international survey has been developed to help design exercise guidelines for peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Access the survey in English, Portuguese, Spanish, or Thai. The survey on exercise and physical activity practices and perceptions among PD clinicians is supported by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis and approved by the University of South Australia Human...
Iqbal Abdul Hafidz Are you an early-career professional interested in developing leadership skills to shape and advance the future direction of global kidney health? Apply to the ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) here. Iqbal Abdul Hafidz, from Malaysia, was one of ten successful candidates in the first ELP cohort. He comments, "This has been a truly amazing experience -...
The guideline was developed to assist clinicians caring for patients with glomerulonephritis while being mindful of implications for policy and cost. Read the "KDIGO 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Glomerular Diseases" here. Kidney International also presents an executive summary of the guideline in their October issue. The guideline provides practical, evidence-based recommendations and useful...
The 2022 Community Choice Film Selection presents entries to the 2021 ISN Community Film Event that narrowly missed the shortlist, offering them a further opportunity to be shortlisted for the Best Film Award 2022. Vote for your favorite film here. Online voting will close on December 6, 2021.
Raise awareness of issues affecting kidney patients and those who care for them by sharing their stories with a global audience at the ISN Community Film Event. Submit your film here. Shortlisted films will be screened during the ISN Community Film Event, taking place during WCN’22. The audience will vote for the Best Film Award 2022. The...
The meeting will take place from September 22 to 25, 2022, in New Delhi, India. Look out for more details coming soon to the Frontiers website and subscribe to the Frontiers newsletter here to stay informed.
Please join us in welcoming the 2021 ISN-KI Editorial Fellows who will train alongside the Kidney International (KI) editorial team from October 2021 to April 2023. ISN-KI Clinical Editorial Fellow Amélie Bernier-Jean, Canada, nephrologist and early career clinician-scientist at the Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur in Montreal. She received the KI reviewer of the year award. ISN-KI Basic and...
Ahmad Naseer Kaihan has become the second Detlef Schlöndorff ISN Fellowship recipient. His training is supported by the Detlef Schlöndorff Fellowship Fund. Ahmad Naseer Kaihan will travel from his home center, the Payem Sehat Hospital in Afghanistan, to the MGM Healthcare center in India. He will spend 12 months training in clinical nephrology under supervision...
The ISN will shortly start accepting abstracts to the ISN Frontiers Meeting, ‘Complement-related kidney diseases: classification, genetics, and treatment’ on these topics. Accepted abstracts will be presented as posters at the meeting and published in Kidney International Reports. A selection of authors will present their abstracts orally. The deadline is February 16, 2022. Find out more...
Apply to the Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program here. The deadline is October 15, 2021. The Sister Transplant Centers (STC) Program, a joint initiative of the ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS), fosters global partnerships between health centers to improve treatment and outcomes for kidney transplant patients in low-resource settings. A sister center partnership set up...
The 4th Jamaican Paediatric Nephrology Conference 2021, hosted by the Jamaica Kidney Kids Foundation with support from the International Pediatric Nephrology Association, will take place virtually on October 24, 2021, in Jamaica. Register for the conference here. The conference will include the presentation of the ISN 2021 Pioneer Award for North America and the Caribbean to...
Narrative storytelling is a great way to explain complex topics to make them more accessible. Using a fictional clinical discussion, the third chapter of the Narrative Based Clinical Trials (ISN-ACT) Toolkit will outline what it takes to become a trial site: A group of nephrologists aiming to become a trial site share their experiences...
The webinar, "Amplification of the presentation of the main results of the FIGARO trial," will take place at 3 p.m. on October 5. Gerasimos Filippatos, Greece, Javed Butler, USA, and Adeera Levin, Canada, will examine the results of the FIGARO-DKD study and assess its implications for clinical practice in nephrology and cardiology: Trial design and main...
Dr. Karen Courville, SPNH president (far left), alongside Dr. Norman Bustamante, SPNH secretary, and staff members at the Dr. Gustavo N. Collado Hospital of the Caja de Seguro Social (CSS) in Chitré, Herrera, on World Kidney Day 2018 The ISN’s series on Collective-Member Societies shifts its focus to the Latin America Region and spotlights the Panamanian...
Join us on October 28, 2021, at 2.30 p.m. CET to explore findings on home dialysis from the International Home Dialysis Roundtable (Roundtable supported by Baxter). Register for the webinar here. Mallika Mendu, Simon Davies, Daniel Gallego, and Vivekananad Jha will examine: Best practices Successful strategies Overcoming challenges Read the paper "Expanding Utilization of Home Dialysis: An Action Agenda from...
Registration for the 2022 World Congress of Nephrology (WCN'22) is now open: Register here. Be part of a global gathering to exchange the latest in kidney science and clinical applications. The congress will connect kidney health professionals through a robust virtual program to advance equitable kidney care worldwide. In-person activities in Kuala Lumpur will be announced if...
