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Read EKHA’s new paper looking into the effects of massive disaster on kidney transplantation
Boris2022-10-05T17:03:02+02:00EKHA released a Consensus Statement together with the DESCARTES Working Group and the Ethics Committee of the European Renal Association (ERA), analyzing the effects of massive disasters on kidney transplantation. There have been relatively few studies on this issue. Therefore, this analysis of the evolution of kidney transplantation during the...
EDTNA/ERCA published new recommendations for Sustainable Kidney Care and Green Dialysis
Boris2022-10-03T15:12:53+02:00EDTNA/ERCA published a new set of recommendations for improving sustainable kidney care and providing support to patients and healthcare providers to decrease the environmental impact of nephrology and more. Healthcare is a big contributor to greenhouse gas emissions as well as resource depletion, and during the current climate crisis patients...
Read EKHA’s new article on armed conflicts and kidney patients
Boris2022-09-22T10:53:39+02:00EKHA recently published an article discussing the effects armed conflicts have on kidney patients. The article highlights the unique challenges armed conflicts present to patients with kidney disease and presents suggestions about how to mitigate these issues. Conflicts have detrimental impact on the healthcare system as a whole by damaging infrastructure, limiting...
Read EKHA’s new article: Green Nephrology
Boris2022-08-24T15:31:30+02:00A new EKHA article raises awareness of the environmental burden of nephrology, and the need for a change in mentality. One of the most important hurdles for the facilitation of green nephrology is the lack of awareness among the general public and policy makers of the ecological burden of nephrology....
The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and the Decade of the Kidney™
Boris2022-08-16T09:26:15+02:00This article describes the history of EKHA, its activities and aims, and why EKHA joined the Decade of the Kidney™. The article also covers the novel professionalized structure of EKHA and immediate targets. The aim of the EKHA’s work in the Decade of the Kidney™ is to align all major...
Continuing kidney care in conflicts
Boris2022-07-25T12:14:52+02:00The recent article of EKHA looks into the devastating effect of the Ukrainian conflict on people with kidney disease. Wars especially endanger patients with kidney disease, and other chronic illnesses, because they disrupt healthcare infrastructures and services. On the basis of lessons learnt from the Ukrainian conflict and previous experiences...
EDTAKI: a Nephrology and Public Policy Committee platform call for more European involvement in acute kidney injury
Boris2022-07-25T12:13:47+02:00In this article, EKHA analyses the current position of European nephrology in the field of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The results suggest that there is room to improve the contribution of European nephrology in the field of AKI. EKHA proposes a model encouraging clinical collaboration on AKI across Europe and...
Future Directions for Dialysis
Boris2022-07-25T11:53:29+02:00In this article, Prof. Raymond Vanholder, EKHA President, highlights the several drawbacks of dialysis, despite being life-saving for a growing number of kidney patients. Given the important carbon footprint of dialysis, the article presents a number of environment-friendly alternatives that are currently being explored. These proposed options may provide sustainable...
New EKHA publication: The European Green Deal and nephrology: a call for action by the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA)
Boris2022-07-19T10:58:26+02:00The European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA) and its president, Prof. Raymond Vanholder, along with other health experts, recently published a paper on the European Green Deal and the interconnection between climate change, kidney health and treatment, and ecology. In the article, physicians, patients, nurses, and biomedical engineers emphasize the importance of...