Governance

2019 ISN Leadership Elections – Submit a candidate

The ISN Nominating Committee has launched a consultation with ISN membership in preparation for the 2019 leadership elections. The Nominating Committee welcomes suggestions from any member of ISN in relation to potential candidates for President-Elect. To suggest a candidate for the President-Elect position, please send an email to Dominique Tudor, naming the ISN member who you think should...

Update to the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism

The first new edition of the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism, a seminal document that has helped to guide ethical practice in organ donation and transplantation around the world, was presented at an international workshop in Madrid, Spain. More than 100 people gathered to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Declaration...

Donald W Seldin (1920-2018)

We announce with regret the recent death of past ISN President, Don Seldin. Seldin was born in New York, USA and after  training in medicine and nephrology moved to Dallas where he spent the rest of his career building a formidable teaching and research department at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He was President...

David Harris becomes new ISN President

ISN has announced the appointment of David Harris (Australia) as its new president. He succeeds Adeera Levin, from University of British Columbia (Canada), who held the post from 2015 until the ISN World Congress of Nephrology in April 2017. Commenting on the focus of his presidency, he says: ‘During the next two years, ISN will...

ISN President Adeera Levin interviewed by Cameroon television during AFRAN congress 2017

Adeera Levin interviewed by Cameroon TV news during the AFRAN 2017 congress in Yaounde (15-19 March 2017). She talks about the multiple programs of ISN in Africa, and about the long-standing collaboration between ISN and AFRAN, which is essential for the progress of kidney care in the Continent. The AFRAN 2017 congress saw a sizable...

Applications open: ISN Deputy CME Chair

ISN is seeking applications from ISN members to take on a volunteer position as Deputy Chair of the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program. The CME Program (led by a CME Committee chaired by Fredric Finkelstein, USA) has a major role within the ISN Global Education portfolio. The CME Program directs and supports the planning...