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Nos dirigimos a ustedes para informarlos de una resolución de la Sociedad Internacional de Hemostasia y Trombosis (ISTH) que permitirá a los profesionales de Latino-América a acceder en forma on-line al órgano oficial de la Sociedad el “Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis” y otros beneficios de ser asociados a la entidad, por una cuota reducida anual de 35 US dólares anuales (entrar a www.isth.org, Announcements, ISTH Reach the World Membership).

Es un logro importante para los profesionales de países en desarrollo como el nuestro, la posibilidad de pertenecer a la ISTH y tener acceso directo a la información científica a través de una cuota diferencial.

Además, es una oportunidad para incrementar la representación de nuestro país en la ISTH, en un momento importante de la relación con la misma, dada la buena disposición para contribuir a la realización de proyectos organizados por el Grupo CAHT, como el reciente apoyo logrado para la realización del Curso Internacional de Epidemiología aplicada a la Hemostasia y la Trombosis, que será dictado del 11 al 15 de abril de 2011 por el Dr. Frits Rosendaal y colaboradores de la Universidad de Leiden, patrocinado por la ISTH

Comisión Directiva – Grupo CAHT

Transcripción de la nota de la ISTH

At its meeting in Cairo, the ISTH Council has decided to broaden its Reach-the-World program by making membership more accessible for clinicians, researchers and educators in the developing world, in line with its mission of being the leading worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement of understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic and bleeding disorders. The main purpose of this new facet of the program is to remove financial hurdles for involvement in the ISTH community, of which access to the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis is likely to be the most important. The current Reach-the-World program assists individuals from the developing world to visit our annual meetings (Congress and SSC meeting). Eligibility for this program is based on the World bank criteria for the developing world, with individuals from less than 'high-income countries' being eligible (see for the list of countries: http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups#Low_income).The same criteria will be used for the RtW-membership of the ISTH. Individuals will enjoy all membership benefits, such as access to the ISTH-website, voting rights, right to serve on Council and various committees, will receive the ISTH e-Newsletter, and will have access to the online version of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, the Society's official journal.
There are only two differences with the regular membership: RtW-members will not receive the paper copy of the Journal, and will not receive the discount for members for Congress registration. For the latter, however, they remain eligible for RtW-grants for meetings, which includes a travel grant and waiving of the registration fee. Those who are interested may apply through the ISTH website (under 'members', 'new membership application') and can tick the box for 'RtW-membership.
We are aware that some individuals in eligible countries will have the meanse to become full regular members, and we trust that these will not use the RtW-membership. There may also be some for whom the nominal fee of $35 USD offers still too much of a financial burden: these individuals may write to the Society, explaining their financial need, in which case the fee may be waived.
We hope and expect that this initiative will let our membership grow throughout the world, and that many will benefit from it.
F.R. Rosendaal
Chairman Education Committee ISTH