Welcome
to the Chronic Kidney Disease – CKD Interest
Group page!
The aims of the CKD Interest Group are:
- Develop education materials as a support tool to assist with the training of staff members who are newcomers to Renal Units
- Promote the importance of strategies in the prevention of CKD
- Set up a network of professionals interested in the management of CKD associated with Diabetic and Cardiovascular disease
To review the list of CKD Interest
Group Members (including pictures and bios) please
visit the Leadership
Directory.
To review the list of publications
and resources developed by the CKD Interest Group click
here.
Projects 2008/2009
The CKD interest group continues
to strive to raise the profile of CKD and has produced the second CKD
pocket guide ‘Managing stages 4&5 CKD A Guide to Clinical Practice’ which
was launched at the Prague Conference in September 2008. This book
focuses on progression of CKD, treatment options, patient education,
medicines and complications associated with stages 4&5 CKD. Copies
of both CKD books are available via the EDTNA/ERCA secretariat and are
free to members or 12 euros each for non members
The CKD interest group worked collaboratively
with the Anaemia & Transplant interest groups and held a joint seminar
at the Prague Conference focusing on patient education, psychological
issues, managing diabetes on dialysis, living donor transplantation and
managing patients who do not wish to have dialysis.
Members of the group are also contributing
to the Haematolgy handbook being produced by Lesley Bennett, Anaemia
consultant for EDTNA/ERCA.
The CKD interest group are carrying
out a survey on the provision of end of life care across Europe and asking
for the suppport of EDTNA/ERCA members to participate in this project.
The results will be presented at the
End of Life seminar which the CKD IG are facilitating at
2009 conference in Hamburg.
Karen Jenkins represents EDTNA/ERCA
as a member of the European Kidney Health Alliance
If
you have an interest in CKD and require any support or information please
do not hesitate to contact the CKD IG Chair, Karen
Jenkins. |
