International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism

The International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM) is a learned society devoted to the relationship between nutrition, metabolism, and kidney disease. Its work addresses the nutritional and metabolic complications associated with both chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury, including nutritional status, uremic malnutrition, protein-energy wasting, and disturbances involving proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. The society seeks to connect investigators and clinicians working across nephrology, nutrition, metabolism, and related biomedical disciplines. ISRNM's stated objectives include advancing knowledge, education, and awareness in renal nutrition; encouraging communication about developments in the field; supporting expert patient care; promoting medical research; and educating the broader kidney-care community about the role of nutrition in kidney disease. It also identifies a public-policy and advocacy role, seeking to inform policymakers about issues relevant to kidney patients and the nutrition and renal-care communities. The society developed from a series of scientific meetings that began in the 1970s. During that period, growing research into abnormal protein, lipid, carbohydrate, vitamin, and mineral metabolism in renal disease was changing approaches to the nutritional management of patients with kidney disorders. Investigators including Joel D. Kopple, Shaul G. Massry, and August Heidland helped organize a 1977 scientific congress in Würzburg, Germany, bringing together researchers interested in renal nutrition. Similar meetings continued at intervals and later became the International Congress in Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, generally held on a biennial basis. The formal society was organized in the early 1990s to coordinate these activities. It remained relatively small for a period, but expanded its publishing and professional role from the mid-2000s onward. Among its principal activities are international scientific congresses, professional communication, membership services, and the dissemination of position papers. Its official publication is the Journal of Renal Nutrition, which is also the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition and the National Kidney Foundation. ISRNM membership is structured around full and associate categories. Full membership is intended for individuals holding an M.D., D.O., MBBS, Ph.D., or equivalent qualification who have demonstrated a major, active, and continuing interest in nutrition or metabolism in renal disease or renal failure. Associate membership is available to individuals with a baccalaureate degree and an ongoing interest in the same field. Through these activities, the society serves a specialized international professional community rather than operating as a consumer-facing product brand.

ISRNM emerged from the development of renal nutrition as a distinct area of scientific and clinical interest. By the middle of the 1970s, investigators were reporting increasingly important abnormalities in the metabolism of proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals among people with renal disease. These findings affected how nutritional support and dietary management were understood in patients with kidney disorders and created a need for a specialized forum where researchers could exchange results. In 1977, Joel D. Kopple, Shaul G. Massry, August Heidland, and other investigators organized a scientific congress in Würzburg, Germany. The meeting brought together researchers interested in the science of renal nutrition and metabolism. Further congresses were held over subsequent years, creating an international network around the subject. These meetings eventually became known as the International Congress in Renal Nutrition and Metabolism and have generally been organized every two years. The International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism was formally organized in the early 1990s to provide an institutional structure for the congresses and the wider field. The society's purpose was not limited to conference organization. It also sought to promote communication among investigators, advance education, encourage research, and improve awareness of the importance of nutrition and metabolism in kidney disease. For a period, ISRNM remained a relatively small specialist organization. From the mid-2000s, however, it broadened its professional activities. The society began co-publishing the Journal of Renal Nutrition with the National Kidney Foundation and expanded its role in developing and disseminating position papers. The journal serves as the official publication of ISRNM and is also associated with the Council on Renal Nutrition and the National Kidney Foundation. The society's stated scope includes chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury, as well as the nutritional consequences of renal failure. Particular concerns include nutritional status, uremic malnutrition, protein-energy wasting, and dietary derangements associated with kidney disease and its treatment. Its intended audience includes physicians, researchers, scientists, dietitians, and other professionals with an active interest in renal nutrition or metabolism. Membership is divided into member and associate-member categories. Full membership is available to people holding an M.D., D.O., MBBS, Ph.D., or equivalent degree who have a major, active, and continuing interest in nutrition or metabolism in renal disease and renal failure. Associate membership is available to people with a baccalaureate degree and a continuing interest in the field. This structure reflects the society's role as a multidisciplinary professional organization. In addition to research and clinical education, ISRNM presents itself as a source of information for the wider kidney community and as a potential contributor to policy discussions. Its activities are intended to support expert patient care, advance medical research, explain the role of nutrition in kidney disease, and inform policymakers about concerns affecting kidney and nutrition communities and patients. The society's international congresses, journal publishing, membership network, and position papers remain its principal institutional activities.

• 2000

  Expansion of publishing and professional activities

  [1]International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolismen.wikipedia.org

  From the mid-2000s, ISRNM expanded beyond a relatively small organizational base, including co-publishing the Journal of Renal Nutrition and producing position papers.

• 1990

  Society formally organized

  [1]International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolismen.wikipedia.org

  The society was formally organized in the early 1990s to coordinate the international meetings and advance the field of renal nutrition and metabolism.

• 1977

  First scientific congress in Würzburg

  [1]International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolismen.wikipedia.org

  Investigators including Joel D. Kopple, Shaul G. Massry, and August Heidland organized a congress in Würzburg, Germany, to bring together researchers studying renal nutrition and metabolism.

• Recurring international congresses established

  [1]International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolismen.wikipedia.org

  The scientific meetings continued at intervals and developed into the International Congress in Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, generally held on a biennial basis.

A specialist international learned society connecting nephrology, renal nutrition, metabolism, research, clinical practice, and policy.

• Scientific congress · 1977

  International Congress in Renal Nutrition and Metabolism

  The society's principal recurring scientific meeting is the International Congress in Renal Nutrition and Metabolism. It brings together investigators and professionals concerned with nutritional status, metabolism, renal disease, and renal failure. The congress grew out of the scientific meetings initiated in the 1970s and is generally organized every two years.

• Medical journal

  Journal of Renal Nutrition

  The Journal of Renal Nutrition is the official publication associated with ISRNM. It is also the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition and the National Kidney Foundation. The journal provides a formal publishing channel for research and professional knowledge concerning nutrition, metabolism, and kidney disease.

• Professional membership

  ISRNM membership

  ISRNM offers full and associate membership for people with continuing professional or academic interests in renal nutrition and metabolism. Full membership is intended for appropriately qualified medical or scientific professionals, while associate membership is available to people with a baccalaureate degree and an ongoing interest in renal disease, nutrition, or metabolism.

• Professional guidance

  Position papers

  The society publishes position papers addressing issues relevant to renal nutrition and metabolism. These documents form part of its effort to communicate specialist knowledge, support education and clinical care, and inform discussion within the kidney-care and policy communities.

1. 1International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolismen.wikipedia.org
2. 2International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism official websiterenalnutrition.com