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ERA-EDTA FLASH is the official ERA-EDTA E-NEWSLETTER No 122, February 2018
Editor in Chief: Mustafa Arici - Editorial Secretariat: Valentina Cocchi - Newsletter Design: Ilaria Martini
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SPEEDY, a user-friendly tool for incremental haemodialysis prescription Interested in Incremental Hemodialysis? SPEEDY is the tool for you! Created by Prof. F. Casino and Prof. C. Basile, it is freely available on ENP here. Treatment advances to the pathway of elimination of chronic HCV infection in CKD patients - ERA-EDTA Congress Report Prevalence of HCV infection remains higher in End-Stage Renal Disease patients than in the general population, and the virus is associated with reduced survival and reduced quality of life in these patients. Read more about treatment advances in the search to eliminate chronic HCV infection in CKD patients in the summary report of talks by Prof. J. M. Morales, Prof. M. J. Jadoul, Dr. K. Agarwal and Prof. N. Desai at the 54th ERA-EDTA Congress in Madrid.
Just published online: read the latest NDT article Recent advances in kidney transplantation: the Descartes Advisory Board's viewpoint New allocation rules must be developed! In a recently published review, the Descartes Advisory Board describes major milestones in renal transplantation as well as new challenges we are facing. Read here the complete paper.
ERA-EDTA Photo Contest 2018 Join the ERA-EDTA Photo Contest on occasion of the World Kidney Day 2018 and win a Congress Membership for the 55th ERA-EDTA Congress in Copenhagen (Denmark). Submit a photo on the World Kidney Day 2018 theme “Kidneys & Women’s Health: Include, Value, Empower” by February 25, 2018. The submitted photos will be posted on Instagram and the number of “likes” will decide the winners.
2018 Council Candidatures ERA-EDTA is currently calling for candidatures for three Ordinary Council members. Full members who wish to apply for these positions must send their candidacy letter to the Secretary-Treasurer and complete an online application by February 9, 2018. In memory of Dr. Guy Laurent The ERA-EDTA is in mourning for the loss of Dr. Guy Laurent, a renowned representative of European Nephrology. The ERA-EDTA Council and the whole Association would like to honour the life and achievements of Dr. Guy Laurent with an In Memoriam tribute written by Dr. C. Chazot and Dr. G. Jean.
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