EDTNA/ERCA Fresenius Middle East and Africa renal nurses’ education programme

The continued successful partnership between EDTNA/ERCA and Fresenius Middle East and Africa lead to the delivery of a highly successful second renal nurses’ education programme in Prague, Czech Republic, July 2008. Participants enjoyed the opportunities to lean about developments in contemporary renal care, in addition to sharing clinical practice experiences with nurses from approximately 10 different countries. The programme is built upon strong learning and teaching approaches, which value the diversity of delegate practice expertise. Participants were actively encouraged to cascade knowledge gained from the programme to their colleagues in renal care.

For the first time during the programme a debate was held between two teams to:

1. Examine the benefits of various renal therapies offered to patients
2. Explore supported patient choice and decision making

This learning strategy proved to be highly effective, and was positively evaluated by delegates.

The 3rd Renal Nurse Education Programme took place in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, May 15th – 20th 2009. EDTNA/ERCA and Fresenius Medical Care (Middle East and Africa) are justifiably proud of the successful implementation of this programme. A full evaluation and report of this 3rd programme will be available soon.

John Sedgewick – Programme Faculty Chair