Polish Society of Nephrology improvements in continuous professional development as well as research activities among young doctors and other professionals in the fields of nephrology, dialysis therapy and renal transplantation. PSN Congresses are organized every three years. As yet twelve Congresses were held in the following locations in Poland: 1st Congress - Bydgoszcz (1983) 2nd Congress - Kraków (1986) 3rd Congress - Gdańsk (1989) 4th Congress - Katowice (1992) 5th Congress - Lublin (1995) 6th Congress - Poznań (1998) 7th Congress - Kraków (2001) 8th Congress - Białystok (2004) 9th Congress – Katowice/Wisła (2007) 10th Congress - Bydgoszcz (2010) 11th Congress - Wrocław (2013)
Alder Hey organs scandal Alder Hey organs scandal The Alder Hey organs scandal involved the unauthorised removal, retention, and disposal of human tissue, including children’s organs, during the period 1988 to 1995. During this period organs were retained in more than 2,000 pots containing body parts from around 850 infants. These were later uncovered at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, during a public inquiry into the organ retention scandal. The scandal led to the Human Tissue Act 2004, which overhauled legislation regarding the handling of human tissues in the UK and created the Human Tissue Authority. Until a public inquiry in 1999, the general