Scientific societies are increasingly seen as central to the advancement of information sharing and collaboration among scientists and clinical investigators for the progress of medical research and the promotion of education, professional competence, integrity and quality studies. To more effectively serve the practicing nephrologists and investigators dedicated to renal science, the Council of the European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplantation Association (ERA-EDTA) reorganized and integrated the various activities of the society into two branches, the Clinical Nephrology Governance branch and the Renal Science branch. New affordable initiatives to promote research, education and professional development and to advocate for the recognition of chronic kidney disease as a major public health issue at the European level will be put in place and/or potentiated in the new organizational frame. Educational initiatives will be espoused to Continuous Professional Development and, starting from 2019, 14 Education & Continuous Professional Development courses will be held covering the full range of knowledge areas of modern nephrology. Consolidation and development is the short- and medium-term mantra of the ERA-EDTA. The society has a rich portfolio of successful activities and brilliant, creative scientists among its members. Integrating the various activities of the ERA-EDTA and treasuring the expertise and wisdom of its most accomplished members will facilitate collaborative research, education and its public impact at large.

1st Department of Internal Medicine 3rd Faculty of Medicine Charles University Prague Czech Republic

CNR IFC c o Ospedali Riuniti Reggio Calabria Italy

Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Patras University Hospital Patras Greece

Department of Nephrology Dialysis Nutrition Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud Pierre Bénite Cedex France

Department of Nephrology Dialysis Therapy and Internal Medicine Warsaw Medical University Warsaw Poland

Department of Nephrology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey

Department of Nephrology Medical Faculty University of Skopje Skopje Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Department of Nephrology University Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli' Naples Italy

Department of Nephrology University Medical Center Utrecht The Netherlands

Department of Renal Medicine Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden

Division of Nephrology Ambroise Paré Hospital Paris Ile de France West University Villejuif France

Internal Medicine 4 Renal and Hypertensive Disease University Medical Center Homburg Saar Germany

Nephrologische Klinik Klinikum Coburg Coburg Germany

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