Public Health Aspects of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
It is my great pleasure to introduce to you this special issue of the journal Materia Socio-Medica on the occasion of the 4th Congress of Nephrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina with international participation that will be held in Sarajevo from 22nd to 25th April 2015. The Association of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has organized congress under the auspices of the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN). This scientific meeting covers the most recent discoveries in the fields of acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dialysis and kidney transplantation. Gathering a large number of national and international nephrologists as well as many distinguished international speakers will certainly contribute to the knowledge transferring and quality of this meeting. There will be more than 200 participants, submitted presentations from more than 20 countries.