The European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association/European Renal Care Association (EDTNA/ERCA) was established in 1971 to address the special needs of nurses, physicians, social workers, dieticians, technicians, transplant coordinators and unit managers that care for patients with chronic kidney disease and those requiring renal replacement therapy. Today, 47 years later we still are working with the same goal as from the very beginning - our focus is on our Patients.

EDTNA/ERCA is a multi-disciplinary organisation of individual members. Membership is open to nurses, technicians, social workers, dietitians, unit managers, transplant co-ordinators, and other professionals working with renal patients. EDTNA/ERCA is the only association of its kind offering a multi-disciplinary collaboration and exchange on a truly European and world-wide level.