Feehally John
Clin Nephrol. 2016;86 (2016)(13):3-7. doi: 10.5414/CNP86S101.
ISN (the International Society of Nephrology) is a global organization with more than 9,000 members in 130 countries. The ISN's mission is to "advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of kidney diseases in the developing and developed world". ISN delivers this mission in low-resource settings through its five education and training programs available exclusively to low- and middle-income countries. These programs are designed to enable sustainable growth in capacity in nephrology and related disciplines to provide the basis for the improvement of care for kidney patients worldwide. ISN also directs its efforts towards advocacy for kidney health and kidney care, seeking to increase understanding of kidney disease among the general population, health professionals, and health policy makers. Such advocacy is challenging because of the complexity of kidney health messages; there is a need to emphasize affordable healthcare solutions for prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI), as well as the prevention and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the provision of renal replacement therapy (both chronic dialysis and kidney transplantation) that is both affordable and ethically acceptable.
国际肾脏病学会（ISN）是一个全球性组织，在130个国家拥有9000多名会员。ISN的使命是“在发展中国家和发达国家推进肾脏疾病的诊断、治疗和预防工作”。ISN通过其专门为低收入和中等收入国家提供的五个教育和培训项目，在资源匮乏地区履行这一使命。这些项目旨在实现肾脏病学及相关学科能力的可持续增长，为改善全球肾病患者的护理提供基础。ISN还致力于倡导肾脏健康和肾脏护理，力求提高普通民众、卫生专业人员和卫生政策制定者对肾脏疾病的认识。由于肾脏健康信息的复杂性，这种倡导具有挑战性；有必要强调预防和治疗急性肾损伤（AKI）以及慢性肾脏病（CKD）的预防和管理的经济适用的医疗保健解决方案，以及提供既经济又符合伦理道德的肾脏替代疗法（包括长期透析和肾脏移植）。
