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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.

2nd Congress of International Society for Hemodialysis 2009

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, August 28-30, 2009. The Theme of the Congress is "From Hemodialysis to the ICU!" Hong Kong, a city where the East meets the West, is the most appropriate place for sharing of experience. Hemodialysis (HD) is the preferable renal replacement therapy in most countries. It is important to exchange experience and continue the development in HD research, clinical management and care of HD patients. This Congress is designed to provide a balanced curriculum that will meet the needs of renal health care team and intensivists. The content provides basic training, continuous education, as well as highlights of frontiers of clinical and basic science development related to HD, CRRT and renal aspect of ICU patients. It will also stimulate critical thinking and discussion on controversies in HD and ICU to inspire directions in future research.

Target participants, clinicians and basic scientists, pediatric and adult nephrologists, intensivists, doctors, nurses and dietitians would all benefit from this Congress. Click here for more details and registration information. Deadline for Early Bird Registration: June 30, 2009 (save US$50-70).

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 regitration 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. Allow members-only access to our discussion boards where you can communicate with internationally-acclaimed hemodialysis experts who, like you, are members of our Society.
4. Keep you abreast of the latest developments in hemodialysis.
5. Provide you with the privilege to compete for awards and scholarships sponsored by our Society.

Join ISHD today!
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