The Atlas will provide the WHO with updated evidence on CKD and kidney disease.<\/p>\n
The WHO will provide input on specific questions and policy gaps to be addressed in the research and will review the draft report.<\/p>\n
The launch and dissemination of the final report will be coordinated with the WHO.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”2) Expert collaboration to address the challenge of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown origin (CKDu)”]The ISN, in collaboration with leading experts and the WHO, has organized a platform to collect and provide an inventory of basic information on current human studies in CKDu. This information is shared via the ISN Observatory of CKDu<\/a> to encourage new collaborations and exchanges. Reports and Position Papers are also regularly published and shared with the scientific community.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”3) Expert collaboration to increase equitable access to treatment for kidney disease”]As requested, and in consultation with the WHO, the ISN will develop a technical package<\/a> outlining the minimum requirements and operational considerations for use by decision-makers, health program managers, and hospitals when planning or expanding dialysis programs for patients with Kidney Failure.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”4) Expert collaboration to prevent kidney and cardiovascular disease (CVD).”]The ISN supports the development of the overall policy and strategy of the WHO\u2019s Global HEARTS initiative and contributes actively to the HEARTS technical package<\/a> by regularly reviewing and updating materials.[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”The ISN-ANIO India Programs” tab_id=”ISN-ANIO”][vc_column_text]The ISN-ANIO partnership provides education and training for health professionals who care for people with kidney disease in India. It\u2019s a collaboration between the ISN, the American Nephrologists of Indian Origin (ANIO), the Indian Society of Nephrology and other nephrologists of the Indian Diaspora<\/p>\n To date, the ISN-ANIO partnership has achieved the following:<\/span><\/p>\n Stay tuned for future opportunities!<\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner disable_element=”yes”][vc_column_inner][vc_toggle title=”The Indukaka Ipcowala Advanced Scholarship Program”] The ISN-ANIO India Committee established the Indukaka Ipcowala Advanced Scholarship Program to enable physicians or allied healthcare personnel from India to gain specific skills through practical experience of nephrology. This includes, but is not limited to, kidney pathology, acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, kidney transplantation, and dialysis.<\/p>\n A scholarship applicant must be an ISN member and must elect a Home Mentor (a senior nephrologist and ISN member) who will help the applicant to select a suitable Host Institution and Mentor (also an ISN member) to establish a strong relationship, match interests, and develop a training plan. Alternatively, the ISN headquarters can be contacted to help locate a suitable Host Institution and Mentor.<\/p>\n An application form must be completed to initiate the selection process. To facilitate the application process, all forms and reports must be sent to the\u00a0ISN-ANIO Programs Coordinator<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Word, Excel, or PDF format. Applications completed by hand will not be taken into consideration.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Applicants are notified of the status of their application approximately three months after the application deadline.<\/p>\n On the completion of training, the trainee and Host Mentor are required to submit an \u2018End of Training Report.\u2019 Once the ISN has received all documents, the trainee will be issued a certificate and be referred to as an ISN-ANIO Scholar.<\/p>\n Are you interested in the ISN-ANIO Scholarship Program but are not yet an ISN member? Learn about our\u00a0membership<\/a> packages and join the ISN community today!<\/p>\n \u201cI would recommend this program to others as it helps in acquiring new skills which can be used in our native country to improve diagnosis of renal diseases and patient care.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n Pallav Gupta, 2017 ISN-ANIO Scholar<\/em>[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”ISN-ANIO Sponsored Fellowships”]The ISN-ANIO partnership supports ISN-ANIO Fellows, young Indian nephrologists selected through the ISN Fellowship Program<\/a>\u00a0for a period of training overseas.<\/p>\n Review the\u00a0Fellowship Guidelines<\/a>. If you satisfy all<\/strong> criteria, you can\u00a0register<\/a>\u00a0and create your application.<\/p>\n Annual deadlines for submission: May\u00a0and October 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n Applicants for an ISN-ANIO Sponsored Fellowship must be ISN members to qualify. Join the ISN global community<\/a> today and benefit from grants like these and much more![\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Clinical Nephropathology Certificate Program”]The ISN-ANIO Clinical Nephropathology Certificate (CNC) Program consisted of year-long, online educational programs in basic and advanced nephropathology courses. Launched in 2013 and 2019 respectively, the successful CNC Basic and Advanced Courses featured live webinars, pre-recorded lectures available on-demand, quizzes, and exams.<\/p>\n The CNC Program is currently on hold.<\/strong>[\/vc_toggle][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Supporting nephrology in Asia Pacific: APSN-ISN programs” tab_id=”ISN-APSN”][vc_column_text]ISN and the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology (APSN) have joined forces and built on their common expertise – bridging the gaps that exist in providing valuable care for\u00a0 Each year, they co-fund several programs to increase capacity in this region.[\/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”Fellowships”] “I will do my best to develop nephrology in my country.”<\/strong><\/p>\n “I look for the support of a more experienced mentor and I can find that through the ISN Fellowship program,” ‘‘We plan to establish a center of excellence in interventional nephrology.”<\/strong><\/p>\n “In Pakistan, we lack specialized centers to train fellows in the field of interventional nephrology,” Find out more about the ISN Fellowships here<\/a>.[\/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Sister Renal Centers”] Offering a sustainable and competitive training scheme, the program prides itself on creating self-sufficient teams of experts. Graduated centers can use their new experience and knowledge and their cultural and linguistic know-how to train staff at other centers in their region, helping them set up vital treatment or care services.<\/p>\n “We are the biggest kidney transplantation and peritoneal dialysis center in Vietnam.”<\/strong><\/p>\n Westmead Hospital (Australia) supported Cho Ray Hospital (Vietnam) in becoming a renal center of excellence. The center deals with many difficult referral cases from different hospitals from southern Vietnam and is considered as the most effective Organ Allocation Unit.<\/p>\n It is proud to achieve 60% patient remission rates thanks to a strong collaboration between the nephrology, pathology and HD departments.<\/p>\n\n
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Mr. Devanbhai R. Patel has generously donated funds to the ISN-ANIO partnership to name an endowment in memory of his father-in-law, Shri Indukaka Ipcowala.<\/p>\nImportant information and documents regarding the scholarship process:<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>kidney disease patients across Asia Pacific, including much of East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.<\/p>\n![\"fellwoship\"](\"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/fellwoship.jpg\")
ISN-APSN fellowships offer physicians from disadvantaged parts of the Asia Pacific the chance to train in centers of excellence.<\/p>\n
\nNergui Mandkhai, Nephrology Department at the Second General Hospital in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), hosted by the Peking University First Hospital, China.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nRiaz Muhammad Mohsin, Fatima Memorial Hospital (Pakistan), hosted by the Peking University First Hospital, China.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"src](\"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/src_apsn_resized.jpg\")
With input from APSN, ISN matches institutions in low- and middle-income countries with centers of excellence, guiding and lending vital educational support to teams of doctors across Asia Pacific.<\/p>\n
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Each year, ISN and APSN co-fund up to two specially-selected research study projects in low- and middle-income countries. These focus on acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, screening and intervention as well as specific local needs.<\/p>\n