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|  | Celebrating 60 years of the Renal Association
17- 20 May 2010 Click here | Renal Physiology for the Clinician
14-16 April 2010
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital, London
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| Dialysis 2010
9-11 June 2010
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital, London
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British Transplantation Society Congress
Kensington Town Hall, London
16-19 March 2010.
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| The Intensive Care Society Seminar
09 April 2010, Churchill House, London
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| | Case Study on Conserving Water in Haemodialysis |
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| | Transplant-Round the World Yacht Race |  | "Do something amazing and raise awareness about organ donation and transplantation"
I am putting together a team to act as 'Transplant Ambassadors'
in a relay on each leg of the Clipper 2011-2012 Round The World Yacht Race. Interested? Read on ......... | | | Dear The Renal Association,
As the weather starts to warm and you are thinking of sunny Spring days, can I remind you that it's just three months to go before the joint RA/BRS Annual Conference. Early registration deadline is 26 March 2010. Do register now as there are considerable savings to be made!
Over 500 abstracts were submitted and they are currently being organised into the relevant categories for presentation and the presenting authors being informed. Those eligible for bursaries will also be informed in due course.
This month, I would also like to bring to your attention the call for expressions of interest for the position of Chairman of Clinical Services Committee - please click here for further details.
As part of the celebrations for our 60th year we look at some of the additional abstracts that John Feehally has highlighted - this month we look at 'The excretion of indolic acids and its relation to Hartnup disease, MD Milne [1959]'.
We also showcase 'Raine Award Winner' Coralie Bingham, Raine Award Winner of 2001. Coralie has given us an inspirational interview - please read on for full details. Thank you Coralie.
Enjoy this month's read.
Best wishes,
Lorraine Harper
Honorary Secretary
| | Call for Nominations of Academic Vice-President | Nominations are invited for the position of Academic Vice-President of the Renal Association.
Following the nomination process the nominees will undergo an election. The Academic Vice President will be elected by ballot of the whole membership of The Renal Association.
The appointee will become Academic Vice President-elect in April 2010 and will serve as Academic Vice President from September 2010 to 2013.
Click here for details of the role
Click here for a nomination form
Deadlines
Papers should reach The Renal Association Secretariat by the deadline of 02 March 2010
The electronic election will commence on 09 March 2010
The electronic election will close on 30 March 2010
|  Expressions of Interest | Expressions of interest are invited for the position of Chairman of Clinical Services Committee. For more information please click on the links below:-
Chairman of Clinical Services Committee
Please make an expression of interest in writing, maximum of 1 side A4 (by email) to the RA Honorary Secretary, Lorraine Harper, renal@mci-group.com by 31 March 2010.
Those considering this position are encouraged to discuss informally with some or all of the following trustees:
Lorraine Harper, Honorary Secretary
Peter Mathieson, RA President
Kevin Harris, Clinical Vice President
| | The Raine Interview |  Coralie Bingham - Raine winner 2001
Coralie Bingham Interview click here
The Raine Award was established in memory of Tony Raine, Professor of Renal Medicine at Barts, following his tragically early death in 1995. This prestigious annual award is made to a relatively junior investigator (usually 35 years of age or less) who has made a significant contribution to renal research, especially through presentations made at the Renal Association. As part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations we intend to look back at what has happened to those who received the award over the last 10 years. This month we talk to Coralie Bingham, winner in 2001. | Education and Training Committee
Positions Available | We are currently looking for new members to sit on the Education & Training Committee of the Association.
The Education & Training Committee will undertake programmes of work as directed by the Chair in response to a brief provided by the Education & Research Board
This work will include:
Working with relevant professional bodies to develop educational and training programmes relevant to the needs of all non- clinical and clinical members of the Renal Association, the latter including consultants, non-consultant career grades, and SpRs. Developing strategies to maximise recruitment into nephrology, including academic nephrology.
If you are interested in applying for one of the positions or would like further information please address your enquiry to
Dr Sue Carr, Chair of the Education and Training Committee, The Renal Association at renal@mci-group.com
| Green Nephrology Programme
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From this month, eNews will feature updates on the Green Nephrology Programme, which is exploring the impact of kidney care upon the environment and aligning initiatives to reduce this alongside improvements in efficiency and cost. If this all sounds too good to be true, follow the link above to see the first three case studies and the results of the Green Nephrology Survey into Sustainability in Renal Units.
Finally, we've teamed up with the 10:10 Campaign to produce a 10:10 Renal Checklist (all available at the link above).
| NSF Headlines February 2010
| Working for better kidney care
CKD, what's new in 2010? Are people still asking you about CKD ? Well if they aren't you're lucky!! When should GPs exception report ? How do the incomprehensible Read codes for raised albumin creatinine ratio or other measures of protienuria relate to the CKD 6 marker in the quality and outcomes framework? These and many more questions from the simple to the complex are covered in a new guide from the NHS employers set out in an easy to follow question and answer style.
Imaging standards in AKI. The good practice recommendations from the National Imaging Board now state that "ultrasound should be easily available to establish renal size and to investigate possible renal obstruction for an extended working day, Monday to Friday (eg 0800-2200) and at least 0900-1700 at weekends. Ultrasound imaging in acute kidney injury should be performed within 24 hours of admission and if there is clinical evidence of an infected, obstructed kidney within 6 hours".
NICE Guidance on venous thromboembolism. Did you know that venous thromboembolism (pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis) is two times more likely in people with CKD than without? This NICE Guideline on VTE is therefore highly relevant to all those who work in kidney services.
If you have comments, suggestions or would like to be involved contact Donal on donal.o'donoghue@srft.nhs.uk | Renal Scientist Newsletter
| Our series of articles continues this month with news about what is happening in Sheffield to push back the boundaries of kidney disease. Click here to see the article or go to our website to see this and previous issues.
As always if you have any questions or comments then please email j.m.williams.med@bham.ac.uk.
| The Renal Association Home HD Working Party
| The final version of the RA Home HD Working Party is now available please click here to view.
It is also available to view on the Renal Association publications page.
| A survey into research at commercial dialysis units.
| Occasionally members have commented that they have experienced difficulties related conducting clinical research at commercial dialysis units. We have therefore designed a short survey to explore this issue. It should only take 5 minutes to complete and the results will be reviewed at the next meeting of the National Renal Specialty Group.
Click here to complete the survey.
Many thanks for your help. Any queries can be sent to martin.wilkie@sth.nhs.uk
| EDTA ERA Immunonephrology workgroup
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This is to inform members of The Renal Association of the activities of the EDTA/ERA Immunonephrology workgroup that was founded in 2009 and chaired by
Rosanna Coppo.
This dynamic workgroup aims to bring together EU nephrologists who work in the field of immunonephrology; glomerulonephritis, vasculitis as well as renal transplantation.
The WG supports:
EU Networking Promotion of clinical research activities Registries for rare nephrological diseases EDTA fellowships exchanges/placing
and holds:
Summer schools; renal histopathology forthcoming Research based conferences and fairs (Florence May 2010).
For more details of the aims, scope and activities of the WG please visit the website
| | Meetings, Courses and Events | | 8th International Podocyte Conference | | The deadline for reduced rate registration for the 8th International Podocyte Conference, which is supported by the Renal Association and Kidney Research UK, is 1 March 2010. | British Transplantation Society Congress
| Consultant Transplant Surgeon Vassilios Papalois and Professor Anthony Warrens are the co-chairs of the local organizing committee of the British Transplantation Society Congress that will take place in Kensington Town Hall in London from the 16th to the 19th of March 2010.
The Congress offers a programme that covers all aspects of modern Transplantation, it will be enriched by world class speakers and will have the addition of two pre-Congress symposia (one for basic science and one clinical), as well as early morning didactic sessions covering basic science, medical and surgical aspects of transplantation.
To view the programme and register please click here | The First ICKTI Lupus Meeting
| 9 & 10 March 2010
This new postgraduate course will feature an update in all aspects of SLE from the bench to bedside. State of the art lectures will provide nephrologists, rheumatologists and physicians interested in SLE with a review of the new developments in the pathogenesis and treatment of lupus and the role of biologics in the future.
Click here to view the programme
For online registration please visit www.imperial.nhs.uk/hcc
| The Intensive Care Society Seminar
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09 April 2010, Churchill House, London
The first part of this seminar will focus on updates on the evolving definitions and diagnosis of acute kidney injury, our ability to predict renal outcome and current evidence for the dose of renal support when indicated.
This will include recent data from consensus meetings and recently published original research. We will then hear from a specialist in renal transplantation medicine who will give us a nephrologist's view of AKI and how the recovery of the transplanted kidney may provide insight in to mechanisms of AKI in critical care.
Finally we will focus on the interaction of other organ failures with AKI. This will include both the influence of other organ failures on renal function and how AKI may affect the function of other organs.
For details click here
Or, alternatively, to view the details online please click here
| Renal Physiology for the Clinician
| 14-16 April 2010
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital, London
This course aims to integrate physiological principles with day-to-day clinical practice. It will feature formal, introductory lectures each day, and clinical case-based and interactive discussions with our faculty designed to illustrate and build upon the day's presentations.
Flyer and registration form are now available to view. | Dialysis 2010
| A comprehensive three-day course on dialysis and the management of patients with end stage renal failure
9-11 June 2010
Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital, London
The management of end stage renal failure by dialysis forms a central component of all renal units. However, it is often the least intensively taught aspect of nephrology training. This in-depth course is a thorough introduction to dialysis, from basics to new developments. Expert faculty will provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of dialysis and ESRF through a mixture of informal lectures and workshops. Although the course is aimed at Specialist Registrars in nephrology, it will also be of interest to other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with chronic renal failure.
Flyer
Registration form
| RSM Section of Nephrology / British Society of Haematology / The Renal Association of Great Britain - a Joint Symposium
| For details on this one day course entitled "The blood and the kidney: An update on haematological/renal conditions" please click here
The course will run on Thursday 17th June 2010 at the RSM, London.
| PKD Scientific and Medical Conference on
23-24 Sep 2010
| Click hereThe PKD Scientific and Medical Conference is being held at the Wellcome Conference Centre, Euston Road, London - between 23 and 24 September 2010.
Click here to view the current programme and the website. The conference title is:
"PKD - More than a Kidney Disease
The Science and Management of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease"
The Steering Committee are:
Dr Donal O'Donoghue, Consultant Renal Physician (National Clinical Director for Renal Services)
Dr Charlie Tomson, FRCP, Consultant Nephrologist, President-Elect, The Renal Association
Dr Richard Sandford, PhD, FRCP (Addenbrookes Hospital)
Professor Albert Ong, DM, FRCP, Head, Academic Unit of Nephrology (University of Sheffield)
Dr David Ansell, Director Renal Registry
Dr David Wheeler, MD, FRCP, Reader in Nephrology (Royal Free Campus)
Dr Kate Hillman, Consultant Nephrologist (Royal Free Hospital)
Dr Iain MacPhee, Consultant Nephrologist (St George's Hospital)
Dr Imran Rafi, MRCGP, Medical Director (RCGP Clinical and Innovation Research Centre)
Dr Anand Saggar, FRCP (St George's Hospital)
Professor Pat Wilson, Department of Medicine, University College London | Comorbidity in dialysis patients
| | Date: Friday 12 March 2010 Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE.
Please click here for more details.
Please click here to view the website.
Please click here to view the programme. | | Member Suggestion Box If you have any ideas or would like to include an article or event in eNews, please contact the Renal Association Secretariat on 0845 1800 484 or renalenews@mci-group.com.
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