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ISHD Membership

Sign up now for a one-year membership in the International Society for Hemodialysis, and receive a one-year subscription to Hemodialysis International and a $10 discount on registration for the Annual Dialysis Conference. Go here.

Membership in the International Society for Hemodialysis is open to any individual who is interested in the field of hemodialysis. Patients, patients' relatives, technologists, technicians, social workers, dietitians, administrators, sales experts, nurses, scientists, journalists, physicians, industrialists, and philanthropists are all welcome.

Your membership will:

1. Improve your knowledge and skills in hemodialysis by means of our publications, conferences, and internet communications.
2. Subscribe you to the official journal of ISHD, Hemodialysis International, and other publications of our Society.
3. Keep you abreast of the latest developments in hemodialysis.
4. Provide you with the privilege to compete for awards and scholarships sponsored by our Society.

Hemodialysis University

Presented by the Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University (Shanghai, China), Department of Nephrology, and the International Society for Hemodialysis, the second ISHD Hemodialysis University will be held from March 31–April 1, 2013, in Shanghai, China. Course directors are Madhukar Misra, MD, and Xiaoqiang Ding, MD.

The 2013 conference will focus on clinically important problems in dialysis, specifically, RRT in acute kidney injury, blood pressure, infection control, hemodialysis adequacy, complications on hemodialysis, vascular access, water treatment, and more. The conference is designed for health professionals involved in dialysis programs, primarily nephrologists, nephrology fellows, nephrology nurses, and nurse practitioners.

Shanghai is the largest city in China with a population of over 23 million. It serves as the most influential economic, financial, international trade, cultural, science and technology center in East China. In 2010, Shanghai hosted the World Exposition (EXPO 2010 Shanghai), which had the largest number of countries participating and had the most number of visitors.

Visit the program website to learn more about this conference, register, or contact the program directly.

Registration fees are:

• ISHD Members - $100 (become an ISHD member today)
• Non-Members - $170

31st International Vicenza Course on Critical Care Nephrology

The 31st International Vicenza Course on Critical Care Nephrology will be held in Andrea Palladio from June 11–14, 2013. Starting in 1982, the Vicenza courses have featured an outstanding faculty and gathered participants from numerous countries. The themes of Critical Care Nephrology, Hemodialysis, and Peritoneal Dialysis have been discussed in rotation, leading to the most comprehensive review in the specific areas of practice and research. The 2013 edition of the course is dedicated to Critical Care Nephrology. Our task is to put together specialists from different disciplines in a single scientific event with a multidisciplinary approach to the critically ill patient with acute kidney injury and multiple organ dysfunction. The scientific quality of the course and its multidisciplinary nature are guaranteed by the reputation of the faculty and the endorsement of several scientific societies. We really hope that a large number of delegates will join this important event which is becoming a classic appointment for the experts and the physicians who want to receive updated information in the field of Critical Care Nephrology. Companies and Members from the industry of the field are invited to join the event reserving booth and spaces in the exhibition area.

» For more details, go to VicenzaNephroCourses.com.

6th Congress of the International Society for Hemodialysis

The ISHD will hold its 6th Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 11–14, 2013. The focus will be cardiac and metabolic disorders in hemodialysis. Go to the program's website to read more about the Congress, see important dates, download the program, and register for the course.

» For details, visit the program website.

Dialysis Fellowship, Division of Nephrology, University of Washington

The Division of Nephrology at the University of Washington offers a Dialysis Fellowship recognized by the International Society for Hemodialysis (ISHD) as a formal Advanced Nephrology (academic/research track) Dialysis Fellowship endorsed by the ABIM. This 12-month fellowship is offered to those who have completed a formal ACGME Nephrology Fellowship Training Program and are Nephrology-board eligible. The program is expected to raise the level of technical expertise in the field of dialysis along with generating innovative research advances in the field. It is our hope that fellows will disseminate novel approaches to the care of dialysis patients and become leaders in academic, clinical, and administrative fields.

Download this document to learn more about the program, including eligibility requirements, curriculum objectives, training, research topics, and more.

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Early View for Hemodialysis International

Hemodialysis International is now part of the Wiley InterScience Early View service. Click here to view all the articles currently available. Articles are published online, in advance of their appearance in a print issue. These articles are fully peer reviewed, edited, and complete—they only lack page numbers and volume/issue details—and are considered fully published from the date they first appear online. This date is shown within the published article online. Because Early View articles are considered fully complete, please bear in mind that changes cannot be made to an article after the online publication date even if it is still yet to appear in print. The articles are available as full text HTML or PDF and can be cited as references by using their Digital Object Identifier (DOI) numbers. (For more information on DOIs, please see http://www.doi.org/faq.html.) On print publication, the article will be removed from the Early View area and will appear instead in the relevant online issue, complete with page numbers and volume/issue details. No other changes will be made. The implementation of Early View for the Hemodialysis International represents our commitment to get manuscripts available to view to the academic community as quickly as possible, reducing time to publication considerably without sacrificing quality or completeness.