Congress

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is pleased to partner with the Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) to host the World Congress of Nephrology 2011. The World Congress of Nephrology (WCN), ISN’s biennial Congress, is the leading educational event in international nephrology attracting attendance from the worldwide nephrology community, including physicians, academicians, and clinical researchers, as well as other healthcare professionals involved in multidisciplinary nephrology care. The WCN aims to advance the education of physicians and other professionals, support the development of clinical research, and facilitate the delivery of high-quality healthcare worldwide.

This Congress will continue the success of the preceding Congresses held in such cities as Milan, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore, Berlin, San Francisco, and will build on the momentum of these exceptional gatherings. The WCN 2011 will again be the leading "world congress" of nephrology, not only providing a world-class scientific programme, but also reflecting the unique role of the International Societies' efforts to advance renal care in both the developed and the developing world. The Congress will also highlight Canada's distinguished experience with diversity. Canada's inhabitants reflect a cultural, ethnic and linguistic makeup found nowhere else on earth, a true cultural mosaic.

The WCN 2011 will feature:

• More than 400 speakers
• 10 insightful and innovative keynote addresses
• 8 scientific theme tracks
  • Fluid and Electrolytes, Tubular Transport
  • Heredity Disorders, Development and Pregnancy
  • Glomerular Diseases and Infectious Diseases of the Kidney
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • CKD – Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Prevention and Consequences
  • Hypertension, Diabetes and Vascular Disease
  • End Stage Kidney Disease
  • Transplantation
• Pros and Cons debates for the first time at a WCN
• CNE, Interventional Nephrology and Pathology courses

CLICK HERE to download Preliminary Program