In September 2016, ISN was invited to participate to a World Health Organisation (WHO) stakeholder consultation on the revision of Appendix 3 of the WHO NCD Global Action Plan 2013-2020.
A Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group (DICG) council meeting took place during The Transplant Society (TTS) congress in Hong Kong, with several Council members participating in person or via Skype.
Friday, 23 September 2016 10:06
Non-communicable disease in rural Tanzania: the urgent need for more diagnostic tests
As part of the East African Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (EADTMH), Rhys Evans is currently part of a group investigating the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Muheza District of northeastern Tanzania, and looking into the health system’s preparedness for their management.
There are less than two weeks left to apply for the ISN Programs before the deadline closes on October 1st, 2016. So, if you have been thinking about joining our ISN Programs, now is the time to send us your application.
Last week, ISN joined European health ministers and high-level representatives from 53 Member States at the 66th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe to discuss the challenges of tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe.
A distinguished panel of international speakers took part in the latest edition of the Budapest Nephrology School – an ISN endorsed meeting organized by the Hungarian Society of Nephrology.
ISN Education is happy to announce a new series of webinars for the coming weeks. The webcast focusing on living donor guidelines is now available.
The latest edition of ISN News is now available online. It has also been included in the latest issue of Kidney International. This time, you can read more about ISN’s latest initiative focusing on chronic kidney disease.
Monday, 05 September 2016 15:41
Join the ISN Eastern and Central Europe Regional Workshop session in Sarajevo
On September 17, 2016, the ISN Eastern and Central Europe Regional Workshop will take place in Sarajevo as part of an ISN Continuing Medical Educational course organized with the Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
ISN members can now put forwards their nominations propose for The Bywaters Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to help understand acute kidney injury. Deadline for nominations is October 17, 2016.