[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As one of ISN leaders involved in the ISN 0by25 Initiative, I want to talk to you about a far-reaching project called the ISN 0by25 Global Snapshot, which is one of the current core activities of the ISN 0by25 Initiative. One of the initial aims of the 0by25 initiative is to provide essential data on the global...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN announces with regret the death of Gabriel Richet. One of the early giants of French and international nephrology, he was a founding member of ISN. Among his many roles in ISN leadership, he was co-General Secretary of ISN’s first Congress in Geneva and Evian in 1960, and ISN President from 1981-84. Born in 1916...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over the next five months, ISN Education will be holding a webinar series on the subject of dialysis. The series will consist of five separate webinar sessions facilitated by five different specialists with years of experience in various areas of dialysis. The series kicks off next October 24th with a webinar titled "Assessment of Fluid...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Save the date for the next ISN Nexus Symposium, which will take place in Berlin, Germany from April 14 to 17, 2016 at the Hotel Melia Berlin. This meeting is set to cover translational immunology in kidney disease and new therapies for renal immunopathology. These symposia are designed to bridge the gap between basic research...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nephrology - 2015, led by Martin Pollak, MD and Burton D. Rose, MD, is taking place from April 12 to 17, 2015, at The Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. If you are an ISN Member you can join this course at a reduced fee. In recent years, new diagnostic and therapeutic tools have emerged...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN announces with regret the death of Claus Brun. He was ISN’s second President (1963-1966). Listen to an interview with Prof. Brun conducted in the context of the ISN Video Legacy Project in 1995. AUDIO PART 1 AUDIO PART 2 Interview Transcript At the death of Claus Brun, a few months after his 100th birthday, Danish, European and International Nephrology have...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This October take the chance to apply for WCN 2015 travel grants and submit your abstracts for the upcoming World Congress of Nephrology 2015. The deadline for abstracts and travel grant applications is October 27, 2014. More information is available on www.wcn2015.org. Abstracts Do not miss out on sending your abstracts for the upcoming ISN World Congress...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The deadline to apply for the ISN Educational Ambassadors Program has now been extended. If you are from Latin America or the Asia Pacific region, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Applications can be made online before October 31st, 2014, CLICK HERE. The Educational Ambassadors Program helps advance nephrology in the developing world through very concrete...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] An ISN Regional Workshop is taking place on Saturday December 20, 2014 in Kolkata India, at the Hotel Hyatt Regency. If you are planning to attend the Annual conference of the Indian Society of Nephrology in Kolkata India, please take the opportunity to come to this ISN Regional workshop. This event is open to public...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ISN is now accepting nominations for the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) prize. Deadline for sending nominations is September 30, 2014. The Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for the Advancement in the Understanding of PKD, created in 2002, recognizes a medical professional or researcher exhibiting excellence and leadership in PKD clinical or...
