{"id":126,"date":"2021-02-09T13:57:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T13:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/wcn22\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2021-02-18T10:52:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T10:52:46","slug":"history-of-wcn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/wcn22\/about\/history-of-wcn\/","title":{"rendered":"Past World Congresses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since its foundation in 1960, the International Society of Nephrology has strived to increase global networking and build partnerships with the international nephrology community, industry, pharmaceutical companies, and organizations with aligned missions to combat non-communicable diseases.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion spacing=&#8221;5&#8243; gap=&#8221;5&#8243; c_position=&#8221;right&#8221; active_section=&#8221;&#8221; collapsible_all=&#8221;true&#8221; el_class=&#8221;accordion-isn&#8221;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Past World Congresses of Nephrology&#8221; 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