GUIDELINES

This section of our website will feature practice guidelines which may be of interest to our members and will not be limited to nephrology only. The emphasis will be on guidelines developed locally.

The final version of the Norms and Standards for Dialysis has been ratified and may be viewed here or downloaded as a PDF file.

The Istanbul Declaration on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism puts forth the principles which should govern ethical organ transplantation. Also read the Lancet Commentary on the Declaration as well as the WHO Guiding Principles on Transplantation. Professional societies and governments are urged to endorse the Declaration and, where this is lacking, to develop regulations to implement the principles contained therein. SARS is one of the organisations that have formally endorsed the Declaration.

The SARS Recommendations for the Early Detection and Management of CKD was adopted at the March 2006 Congress (PDF file - 130 kB).

Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes Part I - this is a link to the guideline developed by the SA Heart Association and covers unstable angina and non-ST elevation MI (PDF file - 120 kb).