News in Brief – August 2015
Updates from ISSHP for August 2015, including save the dates, a tribute to Priscilla Kincaid-Smith, opinion pieces and more…
Opinion Piece: Dr Kate Bramham
A letter from Dr Kate Bramham, specialist registrar of nephrology and obstetric medicine.
On the Couch: the Society’s Secretary/Treasurer Prof Louise Kenny
In each newsletter we will be taking a light-hearted look at how ISSHP members spend their off duty hours. This time, it’s the turn of our new Secretary/Treasurer Louise Kenny…..
A Eulogy and Tribute to Priscilla Kincaid-Smith
With great sadness that ISSHP must announce the death of Professor Priscilla Kincaid-Smith, one of our Society’s former presidents (1992-1994). Dr Kincaid-Smith died peacefully at her Melbourne home on July 18, 2015 at the age of 88.
Women’s Renal Health Across the Decades
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is proud to present “Women’s Renal Health Across the Decades” a program about treating women with kidney disease and optimizing general and reproductive health this November. San Diego, CA – Tues 3 November – Wednesday 4 November 2015.
Joint ISSHP/ISOM Global Health Committee established
The joint International Society of Obstetric Medicine (ISOM) and International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP) Global Health Committee was established following the 2014 ISOM/ISSHP meetings in New Orleans, USA, where it was emphasised that our organisations need a global perspective to address maternal death and disability, the vast majority of which
A Peek at the Society’s History
Two of your former presidents who had been Secretary/Treasurers as well, were scratching their fading memories to prepare an article on the history of the ISSHP, when your hard working Secretary/Treasurer, Professor Louise Kenny MD noted the imminent opening of new and powerful website for the society and asked us to give you a PEEK! Of course neither of us are trained, “historians” thus excuses before results!!
Hunting for a treatment for pre-eclampsia
A holy grail for pre-eclampsia research is to discover a magic bullet that quenches the disease. Such a wonder drug could buy time for clinicians to safely deliver women affected by severe disease and minimise organ injury. Quite possibly, those with preterm pre-eclampsia could be given such a drug and be safely coasted along to
Pre-eclampsia in less developed countries: how to make a difference – Peter Von Dadelszen
As many members of the Society know, I have the singular honour to be the principal investigator of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded PRE-eclampsia-Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention & Treatment (PRE-EMPT) initiative (pre-empt.cfri.ca) 1-3. This opportunity has allowed me to think about, travel to, and begin intervening in those countries where women are most likely to