The first The first ERA-EDTA Working Group ERA-EDTA Working Group

EUropean REnal & EUropean REnal & CArdiovascular WG (EURECA- m)CArdiovascular WG (EURECA- m)

General AssemblyGeneral Assembly

held on held on Saturday June 26, 2010 Saturday June 26, 2010 during the XLVII ERA-EDTA Annual during the XLVII ERA-EDTA Annual

Congress in Munich (Germany)Congress in Munich (Germany)

Mission and goals of EURECA-m

The Working Group composition

ChairmanSecretary and Board members

Ordinary members.

Chair: CZChair: CZSecretary: ACSecretary: ACD.Goldsmith D.Goldsmith NewsletterNewsletterA.Wiecek A.Wiecek National National SocietiesSocietiesD.FliserD.Fliser B.LindholmB.Lindholm A.MartinezA.MartinezG.SuleymanlarG.SuleymanlarG.LondonG.London

Appoint 2 additional Board members:1 full Board member and Ziad Massy (France)1 auditor memberAlberto Ortiz Castelao (Spain)

Nephr. Int Med. Cardiol. Hypert.Nephr. Int Med. Cardiol. Hypert.

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CliniciansClinicians95%95%

Basic scientistsBasic scientists

University basedUniversity based85%85%

Hospital/community basedHospital/community based

66% ESRD as a preferred research theme66% ESRD as a preferred research theme

A research registryA research registryIncluding standard clinical indicators and specific Including standard clinical indicators and specific indicatorsindicators

•24ABPM24ABPM•EchocardiographyEchocardiography•PWV studiesPWV studies

+/-Decentralized biobanks+/-Decentralized biobanks

Detection of pulmonary congestion by chest ultrasound (US) in dialysis patients.Mallamaci F, Benedetto A, Tripepi R, Rastelli S, Castellino P, Tripepi G, Picano E, Zoccali C3: 586-594

RCTRCT

Standard monitoring of Standard monitoring of body fluidsbody fluids

Standard monitoring of Standard monitoring of body fluidsbody fluids+ US lung at standard + US lung at standard intervals and whenever intervals and whenever perceived useful by the perceived useful by the attending cliniciansattending clinicians

Volume Expansion still a major problem in ESRDVolume Expansion still a major problem in ESRD

Educational ActivitiesEducational Activities

A ERA EDTA course on themes related with A ERA EDTA course on themes related with Research ActivitiesResearch Activities

Bonding with similar intiativesBonding with similar intiatives