Governance

ISN welcomes new Treasurer

The ISN Executive Committee  is pleased to announce that Stuart Shankland, Belding H. Scribner, Endowed Chair of Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Head, Division of Nephrology at University of Washington, Seattle, USA, will assume the position of Treasurer of the ISN. Effective today, Professor Shankland will assume all Treasurer responsibilities, including governance of ISN finances,...

Send your nominations for the ISN leadership and council elections

The ISN Nominating Committee has launched a call for ISN members to nominate potential candidates for the ISN President and council members elections. To put forward a candidate for ISN President Elect, send an e-mail to the Chair of the ISN Nominating Committee, Dr Joanne Bargman, e-mail Joanne.Bargman@uhn.ca. Deadline is Wednesday April 30, 2014. You must send a short...

ISN President says ‘Early screening the key to combat kidney diseases’

ISN President Giuseppe Remuzzi recently spoke to the Hindu Times during a screening camp conducted by the TANKER Foundation. Remuzzi who inaugurated this event, was quoted as saying that it is "vital to screen and detect kidney disease early, as with medical intervention, it could be prevented from progressing." Around 500 million people around the world...