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Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to February's eNews. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the President's Election is now open. We are keen to have a high turn out for the election and I urge all members to submit their votes. You should by now have received a ballot form for the President's Election either by email or by post. We encourage you to place your vote as it will affect the future direction of the Association. If you have not received a form, please contact the Secretariat (renal@mci-group.com) as soon as possible - the deadline to vote is 12:00 (GMT) Monday 14 March 2011. This month we also announce the following; Call for expressions of interest for the position of Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee - please click here for full details. Your nominations for three elected positions within the Executive Committee - please click here for full details. May I also remind you that the early bird deadline to register for the joint RA/BRS Conference (taking place between 06 to 09 June 2011 at the ICC, Birmingham) is Wednesday 20 April 2011. Do register now as there are considerable savings to be made! Online registration closes on Tuesday 31 May 2011. We have many more interesting articles, all listed below - enjoy the read!  Lorraine Harper
Honorary Secretary | | | | | Elections for the position of President of The Renal Association
If you have not already done so, we encourage you to vote. If you have not received either an email ballot form or postal form, please contact the Secretariat. |  Vacancy Positions within Executive Committee
Nominations are requested from members of The Renal Association for three new members of the Executive Committee. Deadline 31st March 2011. Click here for details | Expressions of Interest - Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee Dr Robert Mactier will be stepping down as Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee in September 2011. Therefore t here is a call for expressions of interest for this position. More information. | | Equal Opportunities in Nephrology Committee Update
Please click here to read the update from the EON Committee. | | Clinical Practice Guidelines
The final version of the RA Clinical Practice Guideline on Post-operative Care of the Kidney Transplant Recipient is now available on the RA website. Dr Mactier will be stepping down as Chair of the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee in September 2011 after 4 years in post and after the 5th edition is completed and published in Nephron. | | NSF Headlines February 2011: Working for better kidney care
| Specialty Certificate Examination in Nephrology To help candidates prepare for the SCE in Nephrology, new items are available on the MRCP(UK) SCE Nephrology web site. More information | | New Rare Disease UK report The report, "Experiences of Rare Diseases: An insight from patients and families", conducted by RDUK has now been published. Click here to download a copy.
| | Renal Scientist Newsletter
This month a chance to find out about research at the Renal Institute in Birmingham (RIB). Full article | Green Nephrology Latest Green Nephrology Update: Sustainable healthcare projects shortlisted for the BJRM Innovation in Renal Medicine Awards. Read more... | | Fellowships & Research Programmes | ERA-EDTA Research Programme The next deadline for the ERA-EDTA Research Programme is 31 March 2011. For more information on this initiative and for details on how to apply please click here. | | Improvement Science Fellowships
The Health Foundation is launching an ambitious fellowship programme in the emerging field of improvement science. They are offering funding for three years to develop original, applied research dedicated to improving healthcare in the UK. Read more | | Courses, Meetings & Events | | BRS/RA Joint Conference 2011 The meeting will take place at the ICC Birmingham, 06-09 June 2011. Online registration is now live - click here. | | Medical Dermatology Meeting 2011 - Call for abstracts
At The Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE. The 6th Medical Dermatology Conference will be held on 24 March 2011 - Read on for full details | World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) - 08-12 April 2011
As an Affiliated Society of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), we are pleased to announce ISN's biennial World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) "Sustainability and Diversity" which takes place in Vancouver, Canada, 08-12 April 2011.
More information | | 10th European Peritoneal Dialysis Meeting
The Renal Association, along with the BRS, are partnering the 2011 EuroPD Meeting taking place 21-24 October 2011 at the ICC, Birmingham. Please click here for more information and registration details. | | Courses, Meetings & Events
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