Conference

• Our 39th EDTNA/ERCA Conference will take place on 18-21 September 2010 in Dublin, Ireland. The Conference theme is: Moving forward together - Innovation & Education in Renal Care. For more information, please visit the 39th EDTNA/ERCA Conference website: www.edtna-erca-dublin2010.com.
• We would like to thank all speakers for their contribution and all participants (1800) for their attendance at our 2009 Hamburg Conference. Have a look at this Conference Photo Reportage.
• One of the Conference Presentations was from the German working group for Applied Hygiene in Dialysis Units: read more and order form of their new publication.

Go Green in Dialysis

The EDTNA/ERCA and Fresenius Medical Care are cooperating to set up a campaign under the working title “Go Green in Dialysis!” to achieve enhanced environmental sustainability in dialysis care and produce environmental guidelines for dialysis. For more details read page 4 of the EDTNA/ERCA Newsletter 02.2010, in the language of your preference.
The first project group meeting was held in June. Read more…

Venous Needle Dislodgement Project: Part II

“The EDTNA/ERCA and Redsense Medical finalised already in 2008 the first part of the VND project by which we identified 12 recommendations to minimalize the incidence of VND. VND project group meeting part 2 has commenced in May 2010 in Malmö, Sweden with the focus on identifying patients at low, moderate and high risk of VND.” Read more...

ENRCA: European Network of Renal Care Associations

2009 New Project: Violence and Aggression Prevention and Management Strategies in European Renal Units
2010 New Project: Survey on Attitudes of the European Renal Nurses towards older People
Read more...

Industry

The EDTNA/ERCA Executive Committee continue to meet the renal industry partners. We are delighted and encouraged with the response from companies both big and small. New projects and collaboration have been discussed, including education projects and research projects. The following Education Sessions took place at the Hamburg Conference:

• Gambro
  Dialysis Opinions 2008 Focus on Innovation
• Fresenius Medical Care (The Fresenius Conference Presentations are available in the members only section)
• Baxter (The Baxter Conference Presentations are available in the members only section)
• Genzyme (The Genzyme Conference Presentations are available in the members only section)
• Diaverum
  • The Diaverum Hamburg 2009 conference presentations are available in the members-only section
  • You are kindly invited to our Dublin 2010 Conference Education Session

If you are interested in sponsoring the 39th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference or co-operate on various educational projects please contact Jitka Pancirova at pancirova@volny.cz

EDTNA/ERCA is pleased to announce that several of these companies have joined our growing list of corporate members, more information on corporate membership is available at www.edtnaerca.org/corporate

Third Israeli PEAK Meeting

More information on Industry...

Membership Benefits

EDTNA/ERCA launched at the Hamburg Conference three new handbooks for you, on: Transplantation, Peritoneal Dialysis and Haematology.

Thanks to the Editors, Authors and Sponsors!

EDTNA/ERCA Members can download these Handbooks in the members only section and you can order a hard copy (free for EDTNA/ERCA Members and costs 15 Euro each for non members).

For more details on the membership benefits open