The ISN and TTS collaborate in a number of ways, most specifically through activities related to the Declaration of Istanbul, and the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group( DICG). In this context, leadership of our respective organizations are respectful of the work each group is doing. We, at the ISN, wish to acknowledge the relationship we value with TTS, and to send our condolescences to the TTS membership on the unexpected passing of their president elect, Professor Henrik Ekberg.

Read the full obituary on TTS website.

According to Medscape, 3 out of 10 of the most-read articles by nephrologists in 2012 are from Kidney International. See below.

A great way to end 2012 for our editorial team. Kudos to all of them, and we all wish 2013 will see even more achievements for KI.

Norbert Lameire will be standing down from his role as Chair of the GO CME Program in June 2013. He has done a superb job for ISN in this role over the last 6  years.

We anticipate a strong slate of nominations to replace Norbert in this very important role in the Global Outreach programs. The ISN leadership has already received a number of recommendations of excellent candidates, but we are keen to evaluate a very broad field. We would therefore be very pleased to receive from any ISN member a recommendation about an individual who you think we should be considering for this role.

• One intensive, 3-day, workshop-style conference that will be at the beginning of the certificate year (module 1)
• Regular, online, interactive GoToWebinar sessions 

With great regret, we announce the death of ISN member, John Stokes. Read the full obituary below.

The illegal trade in kidneys has risen to such a level that an estimated 10,000 black market operations involving purchased human organs now take place annually, or more than one an hour, World Health Organisation experts have revealed.

THE WORLD BANK on Tuesday selected as its next president Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American global health expert and president of Dartmouth College.

ISN leaders recently submitted a letter to the NEJM to highlight the role of GO programs in developing kidney medicine in Tanzania. Although the letter was not accepted for publication, we thought it would be of interest to ISN members, to reinforce the leading role that GO plays in building capacity in developing countries, through its Fellowship Program and other initiatives.