Do you have, or do you know someone with the right qualities to be an ISN leader? If eligible, ISN members can nominate or be nominated as potential candidates for 2025-2027 ISN roles:    1. President-elect    2. Regional board deputy chairs – who also serve as council members – for all ten ISN regions How to proceed? Review the information below and have an ISN colleague submit a nomination for you or you do the same for them. The nominations deadline is July 12, 2024, at 5 p.m. Central European Summer Time. 1. Nominate a potential candidate for ISN presi ..read more

Brussels, June 6, 2024 The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is pleased to share outcomes from the side event, “Advancing Kidney Care for All: Expanding Access to Lifesaving Therapies,” hosted at the World Health Assembly 77 on May 29 in Geneva. As a non-state actor in relations with the World Health Organization (WHO), the ISN organized this event to emphasize the need to raise kidney disease on the global health agenda. This impactful meeting brought together a diverse group of experts – WHO representatives, policymakers, and people living with kidney diseases – to address ..read more

The main objective of the eight-year ISN Sister Renal Centers (SRC) partnership was to improve the quality of pediatric kidney care at the Research & Clinical Institute for Pediatrics (RCIP), Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, in Moscow, Russia, with support from the University Hospital (UZ) Leuven and Catholic (KU) Leuven University in Leuven, Belgium. Find out more about the launch of this partnership here Transformative training and knowledge exchange To this end, five doctors, including four pediatric nephrologists and one renal dietitian, from the RCIP, visited the ..read more

The ISN endorses high-quality events within the kidney care community. Whether your event is big or small, if it addresses region-relevant topics, it could qualify for our endorsement. Apply for ISN endorsement for enhanced visibility, scientific merit, and educational impact. Discover all the benefits of ISN-endorsed meetings and how to apply here. June 13 – 15, 2024             Coex, Seoul, Korea Asian Pacific Congress of Nephrology 2024 in conjunction with the 44th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Nephrology (APCN & KSN ..read more

 Read the current issue of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism (DICG) newsletter here.  The DICG is a joint initiative of the ISN and The Transplantation Society  This edition features:  Registration for the DICG Pre-congress Satellite Symposium on Sunday, September 22, at the 30th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2024) in Istanbul, Turkey  World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30  Recent publications on organ trafficking and transplantation  Recently published articles featuring DIC ..read more

The paper “Climate Change, Kidney Health, and Environmentally Sustainable Kidney Care” by ISN Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) cohort 2 members has been published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).   Read the paper here  The cohort conducted a cross-sectional survey to:   Understand knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare professionals concerning the link between climate change and kidney health  Identify sustainable kidney care initiatives and strategies to enhance their engagement  Compare responses from countries with ..read more

Delegates at the first edition of the Primer Course in Glomerular Diseases in Tokyo The Japanese Society of Nephrology (JSN) participated in the ISN Affiliated Societies Meeting at the recent WCN’24 in Buenos Aires, providing a detailed overview of Japan’s current kidney care landscape, including region-specific challenges and successes. Key Points from the JSN Presentation: Strong membership base: The JSN boasts a substantial number of members, reflecting the society’s alignment with the current needs of kidney care professionals in the country. Certification and accreditation excellence: Th ..read more

Dr. Doreen Nanyunja (Uganda) was awarded 2nd place in the ISN Mentorship Abstract Award for her submission “Infectious Complications of Chronic Haemodialysis via Central Venous Catheters at a Tertiary Hospital in East Africa.”   Read the full paper in the supplement to KI Reports on WCN’24 abstracts here  This award recognizes the top three WCN’24 abstracts submitted by recent ISN mentees who have collaborated with mentors through the ISN Mentorship Program.  Apply to the program as a mentee by July 1 here  Before joining the Mentorship Program, Dr. Nanyunja describe ..read more

Read all global trial selections from the ISN-ACT initiative here. The “trial of the month” is available in several languages. In addition, selected clinical trials are demystified for the layperson. ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus Subgroup member Nikolay Bulanov summarizes the design and outcomes of one of the ISN-ACT Global Trials Focus’s latest trial selections. Efficacy and safety of avacopan in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis receiving rituximab in a randomized trial Gettha et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2024;83(2):223-232 Summary: This study analyzed a subgroup of 214 participants ..read more

The paper “Organization and Structures for Detection and Monitoring of CKD Across World Countries and Regions: Observational Data From a Global Survey” has been published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Read the paper by Tungsanga et al. here The ISN-Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) is a worldwide survey assessing current kidney care capacity. Early detection and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are crucial to preventing kidney failure. A survey of 167 countries revealed significant disparities: Only 19% had CKD registries, and only 25% implemented CKD detection pro ..read more