With great regret, we announce the death of ISN member and Pioneers Award winner, Nestor Schor. Read the full obituary below. Nestor Schor, MD, PhD died unexpectedly in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the age of 71. He graduated from the Federal University of Sao Paulo Medical School in 1972, and in 1977 received his PhD...
On December 9, 2017, the ISN North and East Asia regional workshop was held during the second International Congress of Chinese Nephrologists (ICCN) and the Taiwan Society of Nephrology's (TSN) annual meeting. The workshop was chaired by Ming-Hui Zhao and Chih-Wei Yang, the current Chair and Deputy-Chair of this region. ISN Program Chair John Feehally opened...
ISN was well represented at the ISN-EMAN Update Congress in Nephrology, held in Dubai from December 13 to 16, 2017. The organisation was flawless, under the leadership of Mona Al-Rukhaimi, Congress President, President of the Emirates Medical Association Nephrology Society (EMAN) and previous Chair of the ISN Middle East Regional Board and Executive Committee...
Congratulations to Dr. Assiya Kanatbayeva from the Kazakh National Medical University. She received an ISN Pioneer award at the recent ISN Regional Board meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia at the end of October. From almost nothing Dr. Kanatbayeva developed a wide net of nephrology care in her country, educated and trained many students, and is recognized...
It was great to receive so much feedback from the Global Education Survey we sent out recently. Many thanks to everybody who got involved. It gave us great insight and will be very valuable input to develop and improve our future training activities and initiatives. More details on the results will follow. However, in the...
Congratulations to Dr Ayla San from Turkey who received the ISN Pioneer award for eastern and central Europe in recognition of her outstanding and sustained contributions in establishing and developing nephrology. ISN Programs Chair John Feehally and Eastern and Central Europe Regional Board Chair Rumeyza Kazancioğlu were honored to present Dr San with the ISN...
The Bernd Tersteegen prize rewards basic and clinical research related to chronic renal insufficiency and advances in treating end-stage renal disease. Application are now open until July 17, 2017. The award was established following the death of Dr. Bernd Tersteegen in 1995. Tersteegen was the founder of the Verband Deutsche Nierenzentren (DN) e.V. and was...
To honor the “unsung heroes” of nephrology, ISN has created the Pioneer Awards that go to doctors who have achieved a major breakthrough to advance nephrology in a specific country or region. Without their dedication, nephrology would have been far behind its current state in their country and region. Congratulations to the following nephrologists who...
Every year, participants in the ISN Programs invest time and effort into changing the landscape of nephrology. They also form crucial partnerships to advance nephrology in all regions of the world, bridging gaps in research and care. The ISN Programs Awards were handed out at the recent ISN World Congress of Nephrology in Mexico City....
Between the talks and debates at the recent World Congress of Nephrology, the ISN awards were handed out to those who have made exceptional contributions to nephrology. All generations were nominated including younger nephrologists from all regions of the world. Here is a roundup of the winners who were given their prizes at the congress...
