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International Society of Nephrology (ISN)

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Hygiene&Health
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Brussels, Belgium
  • Internship Title: International Intern
  • Duration: 3-9 months
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: N/A
  • Application Status: Unavailable
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN), a global professional association dedicated to advancing kidney health worldwide since 1960 through education, grants, research, and advocacy.

The ISN, through its members and in collaboration with national and regional societies, engages 30,000 health professionals from across the globe to reduce the burden of kidney diseases and provide optimal health care for patients.
 
Vision
Since 1960, the ISN has promoted and worked toward a future where all people have equitable access to sustainable kidney health.

Mission
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is a global professional association dedicated to advancing kidney health worldwide since 1960 through education, grants, research, and advocacy.

We do this for all our stakeholders by:
BRIDGING THE GAPS of available care through advocacy and collaborations with our global partners.
BUILDING CAPACITY in healthcare professionals via granting programs, education and research.
CONNNECTING OUR COMMUNITY to develop a stronger understanding of the management of kidney disease.
The ISN, through its members and in collaboration with national and regional societies, engages 30,000 health professionals from across the globe to reduce the burden of kidney diseases and provide optimal health care for patients.

Values
The ISN pledges to:
●  Focus its activities solely upon improving global kidney health.
●  Be knowledgeable, efficient, and dependable to lead its mission effectively.
●  Recognize that goals can only be achieved through a network of stakeholders that help build and leverage our capabilities.
●  Be an inclusive partner collaborating transparently to create value for others.
●  Be innovative, resourceful, and open to change.
Internship Tasks
Support with general activities, such as document sorting, data collection, translation, basic website maintenance, social media, project management, communication and event help, etc. 
The specific content of the internship depends on the needs at that time.

Requirements
●  Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
●  Fluency in spoken and written English
●  Strong interpersonal and English communicative skills
●  Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)
2021-04-15 | Montréal, QC Canada – Annual World Congress2020-03-26 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Annual World Congress2019-10-03 | Gothenburg, Sweden – Frontiers Meeting
2019-04-12 | Melbourne, VIC Australia – Biennial Congress
2018-02-22 | Tokyo, Japan – Frontiers Meeting
2017-12-13 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates – ISN-EMAN Update in Nephrology Congress
2017-04-21 | Mexico City, Mexico – Sustainability and diversity
2016-04-14 | Berlin, Germany – Translational immunology in kidney
2015-08-14 | Seoul, Korea Rep – Dialysis Access Symposium
2015-03-13 | Cape Town, South Africa – Biennial Congress
2014-09-23 | Tokyo, Japan – Symposium on Key Molecules for Neuronal Maturation
2014-04-03 | Bergamo, Italy – New era of drug discovery and clinical trials in kidney disease
2013-09-12 | Florence, Italy – Stem cells and regeneration in the kidney
2013-06-04 | Hong Kong, China – Conference on Kidney Disease in Disadvantaged Populations
2013-05-31 | Hong Kong, China – Biennial Congress
2013-05-28 | Leiden, Netherlands – International Symposium on Vascular Tissue Engineering
2012-10-04 | Melbourne, VIC Australia – Forefronts Symposium
2012-09-22 | Aarhus, Denmark – Forefronts Symposium
2012-09-20 | Copenhagen, Denmark – Nexus Symposium on Bone and the Kidney
2011-05-12 | Nagoya, Japan – International Congress on Uremia Research and Toxicity
2011-04-08 | Vancouver, BC Canada – Sustainability and diversity
2011 | Vancouver, BC Canada – Biennial World Congress
2010-05-25 | Lausanne, Switzerland – Joint symposium / Biennial Congress
2010-04-15 | Kyoto, Japan – Nexus symposium on kidney and vascular system
2009-05-22 | Milan, Italy – Biennial congress / Biennial World Congress
2008-09-25 | Rome, Italy – Transplantation and the kidney
2008-06-26 | Dublin, Ireland – Nexus symposium on diabetes and the kidney
2008-06-26 | Dublin, Ireland – Diabetes and the kidney – diabetic nephropathy
2008-04-30 | Istanbul, Turkey – International summit on transplant tourism and organ trafficking
2008-04-10 | Montréal, QC Canada – Forefronts symposium on polycystic kidney disease
2007-11-29 | Vienna, Austria – Nexus symposium
2007-04-21 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Biennial congress / Biennial World Congress
2007-03-08 | Danvers, MA USA – From Development to physiology
2006-10-12 | Copenhagen, Denmark – The bone and the kidney
2005-06-30 | Bintang, Indonesia – Advances and interventions
2005-06-26 | Singapore, Singapore – Biennial congress / Biennial World Congress
2005-05-14 | Havana, Cuba – International days of nephrology nursing
2004-06-29 | Hong Kong, China – Conference on prevention of progression of renal disease
2003-06-13 | Ghent, Belgium – Symposium on acute renal failure
2003-06-08 | Berlin, Germany – Biennial Congress
2003-06-05 | Düsseldorf, Germany – Symposium on diabetes and the kidney
2003-06-02 | Berlin, Germany – Symposium on immunology in renal diseases
2003 | Berlin, Germany – Biennial World Congress
2002-09 | USA – A human genome projects
2002-04-20 | Ascona, Switzerland – Meeting on ABC cassette proteins in epithelial physiology
2001-10-14 | San Francisco, CA USA – Biennial Congress
2001-08-02 | Cambridge, UK – Meeting on nephrology and inflammation
2001 | USA – Biennial World Congress
2000-09-21 | Hayama, Japan – Life in the cell
2000 | Beaver Creek, CO USA – Conference on gene therapy and renal function
1999-08-15 | Chantilly, France – Meeting on news in aldosterone action
1999-05-02 | Buenos Aires, Argentina – Biennial Congress
1999 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Biennial World Congress
1997-06-01 | Cairns, QLD Australia – Acute renal failure – towards 2000
1997-05-25 | Sydney, NSW Australia – Biennial congress / Biennial World Congress
1997-03-07 | Banff, AB Canada – Banff conference on allograft pathology
1995-07-09 | Barcelona, Spain – International symposium on acute renal failure
1995-07-02 | Madrid, Spain – Biennial congress / Biennial World Congress
1994-11-02 | Singapore, Singapore – International congress on dialysis in developing countries
1993-06-13 | Jerusalem, Israel – Triennial congress / Biennial World Congress
1990-07-15 | Tokyo, Japan – Triennial congress / Biennial World Congress
1987-07-26 | London, UK – Triennial congress / Biennial World Congress
1984 | Los Angeles, CA USA – Biennial World Congress
1981 | Athens, Greece – Biennial World Congress
1978 | Montréal, QC Canada – Biennial World Congress
1975 | Florence, Italy – Biennial World Congress
1972 | Mexico City, Mexico – Biennial World Congress
1969 | Stockholm, Sweden – Biennial World Congress
1966 | Washington, DC USA – Biennial World Congress
1963 | Prague, Czechoslovakia – Biennial World Congress
1960 | Geneva, Switzerland – Biennial World Congress
Relations
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
● Member of:
   F-XF7024 – Associations and Conference Forum (AC Forum). 
● Links with: 
   American Society of Nephrology (ASN); 
   D-XD0706 – European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA);
   B-XB1792 – International Diabetes Federation (IDF); 
   B-XC6187 – International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA); 
   C-XD9916 – International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD); 
   B-XB2752 – International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS); 
   C-XM5616 – Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO); 
   C-XD3711 – World Obesity. 
● Links indicated by:
   D-XM2019 – Société Francophone de Néphrologie Dialyse et Transplantation (SFNDT).

Members
● Affiliated national societies in 81 countries and territories:
Member Countries & Regions
United Arab Emirates, Albania, Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Cameroon, China,        Colombia, Costa Rica,  Cuba, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, France, UK, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Croatia, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran Islamic Rep, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Korea Rep, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Latvia, Morocco, Moldova, Macedonia,Myanmar, Mongolia, Mexico, Malaysia, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Senegal, El, Salvador, Syrian AR, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania UR, USA, Uruguay, Yemen, South Africa
● Individuals in 150 countries and territories:
Member Countries & Regions
United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Botswana, Belarus, Canada, Congo DR, Switzerland, Côte d’Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa, Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Rep, Germany, Denmark, Dominican Rep, Algeria, Ecuador, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, UK, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Guadeloupe, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran Islamic Rep, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Cambodia, Korea Rep, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libyan AJ, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Macedonia, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Malta, Malawi, Mexico, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Palestine, Portugal, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Suriname, El Salvador, Syrian AR, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad-Tobago, Taiwan, Tanzania UR, Ukraine, USA, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini
● Includes 6 regional organizations listed：
Member Organizations
 African Association of Nephrology, Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Asian-Pacific Society of Nephrology, European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association, Panamerican Society for Dialysis and Transplantation, Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nefrologia e Hiperten