President's salutation

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Dear colleagues,

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It is with great pleasure that I invite you, on behalf of HASIN's Organising Committee and the Board of Directors, to this year's conference "Challenges and Perspectives in Nephrology", the Scientific event that will be focusing on the challenges Nephrology faces in Greece and internationally. From this year on, the conference becomes international, and is co-organised by HASIN and EuroPD, the renowned European Society of Peritoneal Dialysis. The event is held in parallel with the Conference "Update in Nephrology", the new annual event established by HASIN that focuses on the presentation of the latest developments in the field of international Nephrology. For the year 2025, the 2 conferences are held in parallel at the premises of the Brown Acropol hotel, a modern venue located in the historic center of Athens.

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As always, the main focus in HASIN's conferences is to provide up to date information on new therapies or therapies established in previous healthcare countries that have not yet been implemented in our country, with a perspective for future application in the private sector. In this context, the Scientific Committee has drawn up a high-standard Program, with the participation of distinguished conferences of various specialties from across Greece and abroad. A central topic of this year's conference is the quality of services and patient safety, a topic  as relevant as ever, which constitutes a timeless central axis of HASIN's aims and actions. The corresponding session will feature distinguished speakers - representatives of relevant institutions such as the Kidney Care UK, the Greek Agency for Quality Assurance in Health (ODIPY), as well as the British Kidney Association (UKKA), and the British Care Quality Commission (CQC). The conference will also include the well-established Masterclass on home dialysis, with the participation of well known colleagues, including representatives and ambassadors of EuroPD, ISN, ISPD, and EDTNA/ERCA. The high standard of the meeting is guaranteed by the auspices of both the International Society of Nephrology (ISN)  as well as the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD). The recent scientific affiliation with the ISN also conveys particular prestige to HASIN'S activities.

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Importantly, as with any HASIN meeting, our members from all over the country will have the opportunity to meet in person, discuss the future of private Nephrology and contribute to the continuous improvement in the function of HASIN in the best possible way. At the General Assembly, you will have the opportunity to participate in a discussion on the future of work and the joint actions of HASIN members, as well as on the formation of a research platform that will form the basis of scientific cooperation among members. During this year's General Assembly, the vote for the election of the new HASIN Board will take place. As per the decision of the outgoing Board, the vote will be exclusively in person. Finally, at the opening ceremony of the conference, HASIN will have the opportunity to honor distinguished colleagues who have made an outstanding career in Nephrology and to thank them for their contribution to Medical science, to patients and to their educators.​

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I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the EuroPD Board, for the trust the put to HASIN to co-organize high-level events, as well as to the distinguished colleagues who participate in the conference, either as delegates, or as members of the Organizing and Scientific Committees, speakers, commentators or conference coordinators, for their contribution to the development of the high level of the event. I would like to express my warm thanks to the sponsors who, with their kind support, are inaugurating a cooperative relationship with HASIN, as well as to the organising bureau EVENTURE for our impeccable cooperation.

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In closing, I wish you an enjoyable, memorable, and productive time at this year's meeting.

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Dr Dimitrios Kirmizis, FRCP, PG Cert Diabetes, MSc Transplant, PhD

Consultant Nephrologist 

East Suffolk & North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Post CCT Associate Lecturer, ARU

United Kingdom 

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Chair of the Organising Committee