History of the International Society for Apheresis

History of the International Society for Apheresis Formation

1996: 1^st International Conference for Apheresis, Kyoto: A. Yamamoto Conference President

World Congresses

1999: 2^nd Congress in Saarbrucken                                         Congress President: R. Bambauer

2001: 3^rd Congress in Taipei                                                      Congress President: H.C. Chiu

2003: 4^th Congress in Nashville                                                Congress President: G. Siami

2005: 5^th Congress in Rostock                                                  Congress President: P. Schuff-Werner

2007: 6^th Congress in Yokohama                                             Congress President: T. Akizawa

2009: 7^th Congress in Buenos Aires with WAA                     Congress Presidents: Kaplan and Figueroa

2011: 8^th Congress in Vienna                                                  Congress President: K. Derfler

2013: 9^th Congress in Hangzhou                                            Congress President: L. Li

2015: 10^th Congress in Cancun                                              Congress President: P. Moriarty

2016: 1^st Congress of ISFA European Group in Dresden   Congress President: B. Hohenstein

2017: 11^th Congress in Copenhagen                                     Congress President: W. Szpirt

2018: 2^nd ISFA - European Group Congress Vienna           Congress Presidents: K. Derfler, H. Sinzinger

2019: 12^th Congress in Kyoto with JSFA                                Congress President: Y. Endo

2021: 3^rd ISFA European Group Congress in Dresden        Congress President: U. Julius

2021: 13^th Congress in Dresden, in Virtual                           Congress President: A. Kaplan

2023: 14th Cogress in Germany                                              Congress President: B. Hohenstein

Presidents:

Akira Yamamoto (Japan)
Paul S. Malchesky (USA)
Thomas Bosch (Germany)
Tadao Akizawa (Japan)
Ghodrat A. Siami (USA)
Wolfgang Ramlow (Germany)
Tohru Tani (Japan)
Patrick Moriarty (USA)
Wladimir Szpirt (Denmark)
Yoshihiro Endo (Japan)
Andre Kaplan (USA)
Berned Hohenstein（Germany)

References:

1. Chiu HC. Summary from the International Society for Apheresis 3rd World Congress Taipei, Taiwan, January 11-14, 2001. Ther Apher. 2001;5(3):212‐216.
2. Additional Abstract Submissions from the 4th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis. Ther Apher Dial. 2004;8(1):A1-A6. doi:10.1111/j.1526-0968.2004.0_114.x
3. Preliminary Program, 5th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis. Ther Apher Dial. 2005;9(2):119-122. doi:10.1111/j.1774-9987.2005.00243.x
4. ISFA Vienna 2011, 8th International Society for Apheresis Congress, 3rd Wiener Aphereseseminar (Educational Program); September 14–17, 2011, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria, Abstracts. Ther Apher Dial. 2011;15(4):A1-A28. doi:10.1111/j.1744-9987.2011.01006.x
5. 9th Congress of the International Society for Apheresis May 9–12, 2013 Hangzhou, China, Abstracts. Ther Apher Dial. 2013;17(5):A1-A26. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12117
6. 10th Congress of the International Society for Apheresis 13-16 May 2015 Cancún, Mexico. Ther Apher Dial. 2015;19(6):627-634. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12386
7. 11th Congress of the International Society for Apheresis May 17–20, 2017 Copenhagen, Denmark. Ther Apher Dial. 2017;21(5):519-545. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12636
8. Derfler K, Sinzinger H. Summary of the Second Congress of the International Society for Apheresis-European Group and the Austrian Apheresis Association. Ther Apher Dial. 2018;22(4):317‐318. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12722
9. Tani T, Endo Y. In Memory of Professor Akira Yamamoto. Ther Apher Dial. 2019;23(3):206‐207. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12833
10. Endo Y. Congress Report: 12th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis and the 40th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Apheresis. Ther Apher Dial. 2020;24(2):104‐107. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.13485
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