[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The call for nominations is now open for the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). The deadline has now been extended to October 10, 2016. The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), created in 2002, recognizes a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Travels grants worth 1000 USD are available for the 3rd International Renal Pathology Conference, a joint meeting of the Renal Pathology Society and Indian Society of Renal and Transplantation Pathology with support from the ISN. The course will be held in New Delhi, India, from February 10 to 12, 2017. The deadline to apply...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) council meeting took place during The Transplant Society (TTS) congress in Hong Kong, with several Council members participating in person or via Skype. Key topics of discussion were plans for a 10th Anniversary meeting in 2018; potential projects of work for the DICG and methods of fundraising to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In September 2016, ISN was invited to participate to a World Health Organisation (WHO) stakeholder consultation on the revision of Appendix 3 of the WHO NCD Global Action Plan 2013-2020. In the consultation response, ISN stressed the importance of kidney disease as a ’neglected’ disease, which raises important public health concerns worldwide and should be...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The ISN Fellowship Program Committee is pleased to announce the results of the latest round of applications for the 2016 Fellowship Program aimed at physicians from low-and-middle income countries wishing to pursue their nephrology training. ISN Fellows receive hands-on training in advanced host institutions, allowing them to acquire state-of-the-art knowledge in basic and clinical nephrology,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of the East African Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (EADTMH), we are currently part of a group investigating the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Muheza District of northeastern Tanzania, and looking into the health system’s preparedness for their management. This is the first year of the course, in which a...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There are less than two weeks left to apply for the ISN Programs before the deadline closes on October 1st, 2016. So, if you have been thinking about joining our ISN Programs, now is the time to send us your application. ISN Programs give you access to the latest nephrology training and open doors to building...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week, ISN joined European health ministers and high-level representatives from 53 Member States at the 66th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe to discuss the challenges of tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe. At the meeting, ISN strongly supported the goals and implementation of the 2030...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A distinguished panel of international speakers took part in the latest edition of the Budapest Nephrology School - an ISN endorsed meeting organized by the Hungarian Society of Nephrology. This year’s course provided updates in nephrology, hypertension, dialysis, nephropathology and transplantation. Laszlo Rosivall comments: “We devoted a whole day to discussing what is most important in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN will attend the 66th session of World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe, taking place in Copenhagen as of September 12, 2016. ISN Advocacy advisor Dr. Valerie Luyckx will contribute to the current discussions on health on behalf of the nephrology community in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and...
