Starting in 2016, instigated and shepherded by ISN leadership, ISN embarked on an important strategic review to ensure that the Society continued to reflect its members and serve them. Our journey resulted in ISN strengthening its purpose through a new vision, mission and values and the way in which the Society is governed. Our vision, mission...
As the new year starts, we welcome Charu Malik as the new ISN Executive Director. She takes over from Luca Segantini who has made truly outstanding contributions to ISN over the past decade. Charu Malik has over 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector, the majority of which have been with professional healthcare societies. She...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In the run up to the ISN Council elections, we will introduce the different candidates who you can vote for. You can cast your vote between February 1st and March 3rd, 2017. Over the next month, you will receive your unique and secure link to access the voting system. These are the statements from...
In the run up to the ISN Council elections, we will introduce the different candidates who you can vote for. You can cast your vote between February 1st and March 3rd, 2017. Over the next month, you will receive your unique and secure link to access the voting system. These are the statements from...
In the run up to the ISN Council elections, we will introduce the different candidates who you can vote for. You can cast your vote between February 1st and March 3rd, 2017. Over the next month, you will receive your unique and secure link to access the voting system. These are the statements from...
In the run up to the ISN Council elections, we will introduce the different candidates who you can vote for. You can cast your vote between February 1st and March 3rd, 2017. Over the next month, you will receive your unique and secure link to access the voting system. These are the statements from...
ISN Council election time is almost upon us. You can cast vote between February 1st and March 3rd, 2017. Over the next month, you will receive your unique password to access the voting system. In the meantime, before making your choice, read the guide to the elections, HERE. The ISN Council is the governing body and the...
The Young Nephrologists Committee (YNC) would like to welcome its new Chair Rolando Claure-Del Granado, who will take over from Jeffrey Perl. Many thanks to Jeffrey for his dedicated efforts in the last few years. Perl says: “We have seen our committee grow in breadth and scope with representation from across the globe. Workshops to improve...
On February 25, ISN staff at the Brussels headquarters had the pleasure of meeting former ISN President prof. Robert Atkins (2001-2003), and his wife, prof. Prudence Hill, also involved in kidney medicine being a pathologist at University of Melbourne. It was a great opportunity to remember the time when ISN, thanks to prof. Atkins’ foresight,...
Susan Quaggin, a long standing member of the ISN, has now become the American Society of Nephrology’s newest Councilor. Dr. Quaggin will begin her term during ASN Kidney Week 2015 and will serve through Kidney Week 2022. In the past three years, Susan Quaggin has provided great service to ISN as an ISN Executive Committee...
ISN announces with great regret the death of Priscilla Kincaid-Smith of Melbourne, Australia. She was ISN President 1972-75, and until this year had been ISN's only woman President. CLICK HERE for a brief summary of her remarkable achievements in Australian and international nephrology. Here is a video from the "Shaping a Nation" series, celebrating some of Australia's most...
ISN is delighted to announce that today the Government of Canada has appointed Adeera Levin as a Member of the Order of Canada. The Order recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation, and recognizes people in all sectors of Canadian society. This is Canada’s highest honor, and a wonderful recognition of...
We took time out with Adeera Levin to congratulate her on becoming the new ISN President and find out what is in store for ISN over the next two years. Adeera Levin is only the second female president in the history of ISN, and strongly hopes it won’t be another 40 years before the next...
The ISN General Assembly will meet on Monday March 16, 2015 to hear and discuss the reports from ISN President Giuseppe Remuzzi and Secretary General Ricardo Correa Rotter. Remuzzi will present the results of the elections, then Stuart Shankland and Luca Segantini will give the Treasurer’s report. Programs and activities will be also discussed, among them...
