The Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, founded in 1965 as the Australasian Society of Nephrology, is a not-for-profit organisation which represents the interests health professionals committed to the prevention and treatment of kidney disease. It supports research, education and clinical care initiatives to promote evidence-based practice and quality outcomes for patients. This is achieved through annual scientific meetings and the presentation of awards to foster research; and training, continuing education and clinical care workshops. The Society works in partnership with a number of organisations including the Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology, the Renal Society of Australasia and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Awards presented by the Society include:
T. J. Neale Award (biennial since 1995) which recognises outstanding contribution to nephrological science made by a senior researcher who has been engaged in their own independent research program for more than 12 years after their PhD;
Life Membership, awarded to members of the Society who have contributed materially to the advancement of nephrology and rendered exceptional services to the Society.