ERA is proud to present the ERA Long-Term Strategic Plan launched at ERA25 titled "Leading the Way in Kidney Health: Innovation, Inclusion, Impact".
Kidney Relief in Disasters Task Force
About us
Shortly after the start of the war in Ukraine the ERA established the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force. Its mission was to support people with kidney disease and the nephrology community in Ukraine. Today, the situation for kidney patients in Ukraine is more stable and therefore there is no urgent need for specific intervention.
After a recent meeting of the latter Task Force, a unanimous decision was reached to change its name to the “Kidney Relief in Disasters Task Force”. This name signifies an expanded mission, encompassing the continued support of renal patients and their healthcare professionals across countries within the ERA’s geographical jurisdiction facing natural and/or man-made disasters.
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Regulations & Resources
Earthquakes and People on Dialysis
This illustrated booklet provides essential, practical instructions to help dialysis patients stay safe before, during, and after earthquakes. It explains general protective measures for everyone, and specific, step-by-step guidance for people on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis – including how to prepare medical documents, manage treatment interruptions, handle emergencies, and adapt diet when dialysis is disrupted -.
In brief, developed by the Kidney Relief in Disasters Task Force (KRDTF), this manual aims to increase awareness, preparedness, and survival of dialysis patients during seismic disasters.
If you are interested in supporting the translation of this manual into your language, please contact national_societies@era-online.org for more information.
This material is available for download in:
Arabic, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Translation Acknowledgements
Arabic: Housam Rabah
Bulgarian: Mila Hadjieva; Rumen Filev
Macedonian: Nikola Gjorgjievski
Guiding documents for doctors and nurses
Recommendations
- Recommendations for the management of crush victims in mass disasters (M. S Sever – R. Vanholder) – English version
- Recommendations for the management of crush victims in mass disasters (M. S Sever – R. Vanholder) – Short field English version
- Other languages:
Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian
Slide shows
Publications for doctors and nurses
- Armed conflicts and kidney patients: a consensus statement from the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force of the ERA. NDT. (2022)
- Kidney transplantation during mass disasters—from COVID-19 to other catastrophes: a Consensus Statement by the DESCARTES Working Group and Ethics Committee of the ERA. NDT. (2022)
- The disasters of war. On kidney patients in the Ukrainian–Russian war. Journal of Nephrology (2022)
- War in Ukraine: the price of dialysis patients’ survival. Journal of Nephrology. (2022)
- Wars and kidney patients: a statement by the European Kidney Health Alliance related to the Russian‑Ukrainian conflict. Journal of Nephrology. (2022)
- Disaster preparedness and evacuation plan (DPEP) in haemodialysis units: patients’ emergency self-disconnection through “Clamp and Cut” procedure. EDTNA/ERCA (2021)
- “Conflict Nephrology”, Seminars in Nephrology (2020)
- Disaster nephrology: a new concept for an old problem. CKJ. (2015)
- Renal disaster relief: from theory to practice. NDT. (2009)
Guiding documents for Public and Relief Coordinators
Guiding documents for patients
Ongoing and upcoming projects
Task Force Members
Mehmet Şükrü Sever
Chair
Türkiye
Türkiye
Dina Abdellatif, Egypt
Mabel Aoun, France
Giuseppe Grandaliano, Italy
Rümeyza Kazancioğlu, Türkiye
Valerie Luyckx, Switzerland
Ewa Pawlowicz-Szlarska, Poland
Andrej Skoberne, Slovenia
Raymond Vanholder, Belgium