Advocacy

IHTEF to link the Haberal Legacy in Transplantation to the Declaration of Istanbul

We are pleased to announce that The International Haberal Transplantation and Education Foundation (IHTEF) is to support the work of the Declaration of Istanbul through the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG). Pictured here on July 20, 2013, Professor Mehmet Haberal (center) is the Founder of IHTEF. Feyyaz Artukoglu will be a key representative of the Foundation and...

ECDA letter to European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

The European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) has prepared and sent a letter to the ENVI Committee members of the European Parliament to raise awareness on the importance to deliver a strong Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), that is focussed on the health of European Citizens and not on economic gains. The letter was sent today and the ENVI Committee members will...

European Chronic Disease Alliance: open letter to EU Commission President Barroso

The ISN, through its membership in EKHA (European Kidney Health Alliance), is supporting the European Chronic Disease Alliance's open letter to EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso calling for EU political action on chronic diseases. CLICK HERE to read the full letter. Learn more about the ISN's work in advocacy at EU level here.

Celebrating 5 years of the Declaration of Istanbul and the Doha Donation Accord

From April 12 to 14, 2013, I was in Doha, Qatar, taking part in a meeting of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Declaration of Istanbul (DOI), and the Doha Donation Accord. I co-chaired this meeting with Jeremy Chapman, representing the ISN and The Transplant Society respectively. I was happy to see a...

Celebrating 5 years of the Declaration of Istanbul and the Doha Donation Accord

From April 12 to 14, 2013, I was in Doha, Qatar, taking part in a meeting of the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Declaration of Istanbul (DOI), and the Doha Donation Accord. I co-chaired this meeting with Jeremy Chapman, representing the ISN and The Transplant Society respectively. I was happy to see a...

ISN announces date for next General Assembly meeting

ISN is happy to announce that the next General Assembly meeting will take place during the World Congress of Nephrology on June 3, 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention Center (room S226 and 227). To download the agenda CLICK HERE. This year's meeting will welcome reports from ISN's President, Secretary General, and the Treasurer. It will...

Raising Awareness of AKI: A Call to Arms

The following is an ISN Blog entry by Ravi Mehta written in 2013. Worldwide, acute kidney injury (AKI) is now well recognized to be associated with poor patient outcomes including mortality, development of chronic kidney disease and increased resource utilization. While this knowledge has generated considerable interest and led to significant advances in defining...