International Association for the

Dear colleagues and friends,
My best wishes to you all. It was a very hard year, 2020, that we are just leaving behind us. It was difficult for clinical work and even more difficult for scientific work. Nevertheless, we did not remain passive. Both our congress book and our bulletin were published. I personally owe many   special thanks to Thanos Diamandopoulos and to Janusz Ostrowski for their enormous efforts in this respect. We are happy for both these high valued accomplishments and are looking forward for the next year to come. Hopefully, in 2021 the pandemic will be brought to an end and we will start to plan our next steps and concretely our congress in Turkey.

The University Hospital in Larissa is a COVID center. It is hard to take. We are dealing with many infected renal patients and with some
badly affected cases. For this reason, however, today I have received the first dose of the vaccine and I am looking to the future with more hope.

I wish to us all health, happiness and kindness in our hearts.
Happy New Year!

I. Stefanidis (President IAHN)

31 December 2020

The International Association for the History of Nephrology (IAHN), as many good things, was created by necessity with the aim “to give voice to the many dormant historians of nephrology awaiting an opportunity to come out of the closet. Natale Gaspare De Santo, Garabed Eknoyan and Shaul G. Massry, while travelling in Poland on a  bus from Lublin to Poznan for an international event organized by  Professor Kazimierz Bączyk in 1992, gave birth to IAHN.  It is then that the goal of the society was identified, a list of dormant historians of nephrology identified, and the structure of the association shaped.

It was decided to start with a preparatory conference in Italy which took place on October 28-30, 1993, between Naples and Montecassino. The conference  was promoted  by the Second University of Naples (President Domenico Mancino), the Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies (President, Avvocato Gerardo Marotta),  Baylor College of Medicine (President, William T. Butler),  and The  Benedictine  Abbey of Montecassino (Abbot Bernardo D’Onorio).  More than 80 putative historians attended the meeting. The list of speakers  included: N. G. De Santo, G. Eknoyan, S. Massry,  L. Iorio, S.G. Marketos,  C.W. Gottschalk, S. Sabatini, E. Kinne-Saffran,  N.A. Kurtzman,  A.D ‘Angelo, S. Favaro, G. Aliotta, B. Cavarra, G. Federspill,  A. Tizianello, F. Rossi, M. Timio, F.F. Avagliano, M.D.M. Tortora, J.C.M.  Chan, R.J. Petrucelli,.R. Palmero, J.S. Cameron. J.D.Kopple, T. Fogazzi, E. Ritz, M. Cirillo, V. Bonomini, G. Conte, K. Hierholzer,  L. Calò,  R. A. Bernabeo, R.K.H. Kinne, L. Fine, S. Musitelli, M. Oldoni, M. Pasca, R.L. Chevalier, A. Borsatti, L. Melillo, A. Heidland, B. Cavarra, F.P. Schena, G. Chieffi.  M.U. Dianzani, and L. R. Angeletti. A business meeting was held at the conclusion of the conference, at which it was voted to establish the International Association for the History of Nephrology.

The first Congress of the IAHN was  organized by Professor Spyros  Marketos and held on the island of Kos, Greece in October of 1996.

Eknoyan G, De Santo NG, Massry SG. On the Future of History of Nephrology. Am J Nephrol 1994; 14: 295-296

Welcome to WCN 2019

The ISN World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) is the premiere educational meeting targeted at the international nephrology community and healthcare professionals involved in multidisciplinary nephrology care.

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology and the Australian New Zealand Society of Nephrology have joined forces to organize the 25^th edition, taking place in Melbourne, Australia from April 12 to 15, 2019.

Discussions will focus on glomerulonephritis, integrated end-stage kidney disease, and other renal problems relevant to patients worldwide and those living in Asia Pacific.

Before the congress, hands-on courses on interventional nephrology, and lectures on renal pathology and epitrials, give access to international medical expertise in renal treatment, research and care, from bench to bedside.

Courses are led by the most highly-respected peers within the field from multiple countries, they accompany a comprehensive scientific program, and offer an enriching and professional exchange of knowledge with world-renowned nephrologists.

http://www.isnwcn2019.org/

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