International Society of Nephrology

International Society of Nephrology is an international body representing specialists in nephrology (kidney diseases). Its headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium.

In 1997 the society formed a task force to provide emergency dialysis services in areas struck by disasters (usually earthquakes), where numerous victims may develop acute renal failure due to crush syndrome. Supported by Médecins Sans Frontières, industry sponsons and professional associations, the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force sends renal nurses, technicians and doctors to the affected area. Since its establishment, it has assisted in a number of major earthquakes in several countries.

References

# ^ Lameire N, Vanholder R, Clement J, et al (1997). "The organization of the European Renal Disaster Relief Task Force". Ren Fail 19 (5): 665–71. PMID 9380885.
# ^ Lameire N, Mehta R, Vanholder R, Sever M (2003). "The organization and interventions of the ISN Renal Disaster Relief Task Force". Adv Ren Replace Ther 10 (2): 93–9. doi:10.1053/jarr.2003.50012. PMID 12879369.

Contents

It is web-based and consists of clinical overviews of disease entities by experts in the field. Continuing medical education credits may be extended to those who complete questionnaires relating to each of the articles. It consists of all the major topics that are found in each of 62 clinical subspecialties that comprise nearly all of clinical medicine. Each topic is written by a board certified subspecialist in the subspecialty to which the chapter-like article is assigned, and edited by three additional board certified subspecialists, as well as a pharmacy editor.[citation needed] All authors' and editors' academic affiliations are listed with their names. Approximately 10,000 doctors from all over the world helped create its content.[citation needed] All articles are updated periodically through a publication system designed specifically for the eMedicine site. It is read by doctors and medical students from approximately 120 countries.[citation needed] Updating occurs regularly as new advancements in medicine occur, and the date of the most recent update is published on each chapter.

Studies

A recent study showed that 12% of radiology residents used eMedicine as their first source when doing research on the internet.

Another study ranking 114 sites rated it the second-highest Internet-based source of information for pediatric neuro-oncology, after the site of the National Cancer Institute.

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