The RSA on Renal Committees

The Renal Society of Australasia is represented on a number of national and international renal care committees and organisations, detailed below. Contact the RSA Representative listed for more information, or to find out how you can become involved.

National Nursing Organisation (NNO)
Representatives:
VIC: Jenny Soding Jenny.Soding@mh.org.au
NSW: Debbie Knagge deborah.knagge@swsahs.nsw.gov.au

Caring for Australians with Renal Impairment (CARI) Guidelines
Steering Committee Representatives:
Pam Deans pam.deans@health.wa.gov.au
Deidre Fetherstonhaugh d.fetherstonhaugh@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au

The latest draft CARI Guidelines are now on the CARI website.

Dialysis, Nephrology and Transplant subcommittee
Kirsten Dermody kirsten.dermody@fmc.sa.gov.au

AKTN Scientific Committee
Fran Skilton fskilton@mail.rah.sa.gov.au

KHA Medical & Scientific Advisory Committee
Paul Bennett (SA/NT) paul.bennett@flinders.edu.au

ANZDATA Steering Commitee
Denise Tomlinson denise.tomlinson@austin.org.au

Critical Care Nurses Competencies Review
The Australian College of Critical Care Nurses is currently underaking a research project to review their competency standards. Utilising a Delphi survey technique, critical care nurses who are familar with and use the document in their practice are providing comments. The RSA, as an original contributing specialist group, is participating in this project.

Representative: Ann Bonner, e-mail: a.bonner@uws.edu.au or (02) 9685 9503.