title: Accreditation of post-basic nephrology courses within the EDTNA/ERCA.
abstract: This paper will outline the development of the EDTNA/ERCA accreditation programme for post-basic courses in nephrology. It will discuss results of the pilot project and relate the experiences of one school that has successfully gone through the accreditation process. The article will conclude with a discussion on more recent developments and evaluate the project in light of the original concepts.
authors.affiliation: Renal Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, Whitechapel, London, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hurst
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sedgewick
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reichardt
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D005060:Europe; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009398:Nephrology / Q000193:education*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*