title: European Practice Database in the Czech Republic.
abstract: The EDTNA/ERCA European Practice Database (EPD) Project has been launched with the aim to collect data on professional practice and outcome of dialysis treatment throughout Europe. The Czech Republic had the privilege of taking part in the pilot phase together with Northern England and part of Italy. We first became involved in the EPD project during the annual EDTNA/ERCA conference in Nice, France. At this time the Research Board started to prepare an EPD questionnaire for the pilot phase. The project was officially launched in the Czech Republic during the Multidisciplinary Conference in Brno organised jointly by the Czech Association of Nurses and the EDTNA/ERCA in 2003. A presentation by Jean Yves De Vos, the EPD Co-ordinator, who introduced the final EPD questionnaire in detail, was the best promotion of the project.
authors.affiliation: Haemodialysis Centre Parallel 50, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jitka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pancírová
authors.forename: Jindra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kraciková
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lopot
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elseviers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010865:Pilot Projects; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*