The 4th Congress of the Mediterranean Kidney Society (MKS) has been successfully completed. The congress was held in Mostar, and Prof. dr. Halima Resic was elected the new president of the Mediterranean Kidney Society (MKS).

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Conclusions:

Prof. dr Enisa Mešić

University Clinical Center Tuzla

President of Science Committee

The 4th Congress of Mediterranean Kidney Society

The 4th Congress of Mediterranean Kidney Society

Conclusion

The 4th Congress of Mediterranean Kidney Society was held from 20th to 22nd of April, 2018 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mediterranean Region is one of the most important geopolitical and region of civilization  in the world. It is characterized by similarities and diversities of all kind and similarities and diversities in medicine and in success of treatment of nephrological patients as well. Our expectations that this 4th meeting of Mediterranean nephrologists would result in important and useful suggestions for treatment improvement of nephrological patients, especially in trending fields such as renal transplantation and nephrology care in disasters, were accomplished.

There were 12 scientific sessions including invited lecturers presentations, oral and poster presentations, with colleagues from Albania, Montenegro, Egypt, France, Greece, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Libya, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina participating.  Thirty seven invited lecturers held presentations about acute and chronic renal impairment, dialysis, renal transplantation, with special attention given to human organ trafficking and ethical dilemmas, nephrology care in disasters and pediatric nephrology. Beside invited lecturers presentations, 15 oral and 43 oral presentations were also held. There were 16 presentations held by young doctors, mostly nephrologists, from Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3 invited lecturers presentations, 4 oral and 9 poster presentations.

By organizing this 4th Congress of Mediterranean Kidney Society, nephrologists from this region are once again showing that there are no limits in medicine and that we are all united and dedicated to our common goal- health care quality improvement in our Region.

Prof. dr. Halima Resić

University Clinical Centar Sarajevo

President of Congress

The 4th Congress of Mediterranean Kidney Society

Conclusion:

The 4th Congres of Mediterranean Kidney Society took place in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and gathered together nephrologists from 13 mediterranean countries. There were 120 participants at the congress. Thanks to the support of 15 sponsors, the congress was successfully organized. The Board Meeting of MKS took place during the congress, at which plans for future development and activities of MKS were made. At the General Assembly it was decided that the 5th Congress of Mediterranean Kidney Society will take place at Croatia in 2020. The new President of MKS in time preiod from 2018 to 2020 was named prof. dr Halima Resić, and the new Secretary of MKS will be prof. dr. Ayse Balat.