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| Founded | 1963 |
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| Type | Medical Charity |
| Focus | Nephrology, Dialysis |
Area served | Worldwide |
Members | over 7,500 |
Key people | Christoph Wanner, President |
| Website | www.era-online.org |
The European Renal Association (ERA) is an organisation for clinicians and scientists in nephrology, dialysis, renal transplantation and related areas.
The organisation publishes two scientific journals, NDT - Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation[1] and CKJ - Clinical Kidney Journal,[2] and an online newsletter, Nephrology News Flash. It has an online portal, NEP - Nephrology Education Portal, and holds an annual congress in a different European city every year in May or June.
ERA funds a registry that collects data from dialysis centres in Europe for epidemiological studies and it has a fellowship programme.
The Association has several working groups] and committees established to enhance education, science and networking within a specific area. For example, the ERACODA Working Group was founded to ensure rapid dissemination of information pertaining to COVID-19.
Until 2020, the Annual Congress was always an in-person meeting attended by approximately 7,000 delegates.[3] In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 57th Annual Congress became fully virtual for the first time.
References
- ↑ C Zoccali (2012-09-09). "Oxford Journals | Medicine | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2005-06-07. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ↑ "Oxford Journals | Medicine | Clinical Kidney Journal". Oxford University Press. 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ↑ "Past Congresses".