Welcome

The International Association for the History of Nephrology (IAHN) was founded in 1994 by a group of nephrologists with the purposes of promoting, stimulating and encouraging research, study, interest and writing in the history of medicine as it pertains to all aspects related to the kidney and urinary tract.

The IAHN supports and cooperates with local, national and international organizations having similar purposes. It organizes and arranges meetings, forums and seminars. It also presents awards and issues publications that serve its purposes. It conducts its activities solely for educational, scientific and literary purposes, and not for monetary profit. 

2008 Conference Announced

The sixth Congress of the International Association for the History of Nephrology will be held from Thursday, October 2nd through Saturday, October 4th, 2008 in Giardini Naxos (Sicily, Italy) at the Russott Hotel. 

Click Here for the program, list of speakers and how to obtain information about registration, accommodations, and logistics.

Eva Kinne-Saffran Lecture

The International Association for the History of Nephrology (IAHN) awards the Eva Kinne-Saffran Lecture in History of Medicine every three years.

Eva Kinne-Saffran was a vivid supporter of the value of interdisciplinary bridges and a convincing advocate of the importance of the past in understanding the present and predicting the future.

The lecture is aimed to support scientists, nephrologists interested in History and historians interested in Nephrology alike, who have recently made a major contribution to the field of Nephrology. The Lectureship includes a prize of US $2,000 to present a lecture at the Inaugural Ceremony of the IAHN Conferences.

The winner of the 2008 competition is Dr. Luigi Vernaglione, a young and promising nephrologist practising at the M. Giannuzzi Hospital of Manduria, Taranto (Italy). He recently coauthored the book Mediterranean Cooking: Old Flavors Looking for Health. Gastronomical Pathways Applied to the Nephrology, Novapublishers, New York, 2007. His lecture will be entitled: "Mediterranean Diet: a Matter of History, Tradition, Culture, and Health".