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|  | Celebrating 60 years of the Renal Association
17- 20 May 2010 Click here for more details | British Transplantation Society Congress
Kensington Town Hall, London
16-19 March 2010.
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| RSM Section of Nephrology/
British Society of Haematology/
Renal Association of Great Britain - a Joint Symposium
"The blood and the kidney:
An update on haematological/renal conditions"
Thursday 17th June 2010 at the RSM. 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 ......... | | Jean-Louis Clemendot |  | My name is Jean-Louis Clemendot.
I am 59 years old, married with three children, passionate about navigation and I am a dialysis patient. In a nutshell, that is my life!
Yesterday, December first, I set off to sail alone across the Atlantic
Ocean from Tenerife to the Martinique. This trip should take between three or four weeks depending on the weather conditions. Click here to discover why I am doing this. may have hosted on your website | | | Dear The Renal Association,
Welcome to the Renal Association's 60th year!
An important milestone for the Association, a milestone that will be marked with a variety of events and articles throughout the year.
We start by introducing our new look eNews, where this month an image of our first president Arnold Osman is shown above. And, if you haven't already seen the new website then please do take a look (www.renal.org) I think you'll be impressed.
The site will also highlight 60 years of renal science - a project that John Feehally has worked closely on over the past months. Please follow this link to John's page where over the coming months he will highlight an abstract per month of key importance from the past. This month John has chosen - Nephrotic proteinuria: a tubular lesion, T Freeman & A M Joekes [1956].
Over the year eNews will be showcasing 'Raine Award Winners' those who won the award over the past ten years and what has happened to them. There will also be an interview with June Raine. June is the wife of the late Tony Raine, Professor of Renal Medicine at Barts. Tony Raine tragically died in 1995 and the prestigious Raine annual award was named in his honour.
The interviews kick off with Alice Smith, Raine Award winner of 2000. Thank you Alice for an interesting and motivational interview.
As well as all of the celebrations in 2010 we also mark the year with changes within the management of the Association.
As you are aware from previous communications our colleagues from the BAPN have joined with us as an Association and we are delighted to welcome their President Mary Mcgraw who will, as of this month, sit on the committee of Trustees.
Congratulations are in order to both Jonathan Fox, who will take the position of Honorary Treasurer and to Martin Raftery who has been appointed unopposed as Clinical Vice-President. There will be a period of hand-over when they will both take up their positions formally later in the year.
And finally we need an Academic Vice President. If you think you can help support and guide renal research in the UK and beyond forward, then you should consider standing for election as Academic Vice-President. The Association needs a strong force helping to support Renal Science in all its multi-faceted forms.
What a year we have planned ahead - please read on for more!
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 late 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
| | The Raine Interview |  Alice Smith - Raine winner 2000
Alice Smith 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.
| In memory of
Professor Arthur Colville Kennedy CBE | Arthur Colville Kennedy (22nd October 1922), one of the pioneers of renal medicine and in particular the treatment of acute renal failure, died on 30th December 2009. He was born and trained in Glasgow where he became the Muirhead Chair of Medicine (1979-88) and was President of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association (1972-5) and of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (1986-8). Following retiral he held a number of posts including Chairmanship of the Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board and the Presidency of the BMA. He was characterised by his energy and determination in pursuit of his goals: a reserved, modest and courteous man who also made many friends. He is survived by his wife Nancy and their two daughters, a granddaughter and two great grandchildren.
RSCR 12/01/10.
| Nephrology SCE 2010:
Date & new sample questions
| The next Nephrology SCE will be on 24 March 2010. This will be the last date for which the current offer of a free-of-charge resit applies.
The registration period (online) is 4 January - 8 February 2010.
An additional 10 sample questions, drawn from the first sitting of the Nephrology SCE in March 2009, are now available, making a total of 20 sample questions in nephrology. These can be found on the MyMRCP website and now also on the Renal Association website.
| NSF Headlines January 2010
| Working for better kidney care
NHS Kidney Care's website goes live.
CQUIN payments could put AKI on the acute trust map. Commissioning for Quality and Innovation, CQUINs, were introduced as part of the quality framework in the wake of the vision set out in "High Quality Care for All". The framework was launched in April 2009 to strengthen quality as the organising principle of the NHS. In the first year 0.5% of overall Trust income came in the form of CQUIN payments. Read on
Twice weekly dialysis rears its ugly head again. I don't know whether it's the thought of the ghost of Christmas past or a Scrooge mentality, as is claimed to pervade football club boardrooms at this time of the year, that's responsible or not but over the last few weeks several people have contacted me to enquire about the suggestion of adopting twice weekly haemodialysis as an efficiency measure. This is unacceptable and indeed as we move towards Payment by Results for dialysis the intention is to fund each dialysis session that patients receive. Read on
Getting the finance director to look at the quality report first ... because then she will know that the clinical service is sustainable and in good shape. Mike Richards the Cancer Tsar, now Sir Michael, said that to me when I was considering taking on the role of National Clinical Director for Kidney Care in 2006. It's even more true today but we now have a whole new vocabulary for quality - quality accounts, quality indicators, CQUINs, the National Quality Board, quality standards, to name a few ... Read on
The Renal NSF update for January 2010 | Study for Focusing on choice of modality for pre-dialysis patients
| Kidney Research UK, in partnership with Baxter Healthcare Limited and in collaboration with the British Renal Society and the Renal Association, announces an open call for proposals for research to investigate patient choice of dialysis modality. The research should focus on the factors that influence patient choice and then develop and examine the clinical impact of a tool designed to aid patients in making an informed dialysis modality choice.
For further details please click here
| Feedback on the nutrition in CKD module
| We invite you to comment on the Nutrition in CKD Module, please do so by the 26 February 2010.
Click here to access the document.
Please comment to:
Dr Mark Wright at Mark.Wright@leedsth.nhs.uk
Dr Colin Jones at Colin.H.Jones@York.NHS.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.
| | Renal Scientist Newsletter | Happy New Year from the Renal Scientist Working Group.
Watch this space for more future articles on the excellent science taking place in the renal community across the UK. If you've missed any of our previous articles on either the members of the group or helpful hints on techniques etc then have a look on our page of the website. As always if you have any questions or comments then please email j.m.williams.med@bham.ac.uk. | Renal Association Working Party on Peritoneal Dialysis
| Following a period of consultation the final report of the PD working party is now available here The Renal Association is grateful to the working party members for all their hard work on this important document and hopes the document will be of use to providers and commissioners alike in ensuring the provision of high quality PD programs throughout the UK. The report of the working party on Home Haemodialysis is nearing completion and will be available in draft form for comment on the website shortly.
| 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 | 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
Please note the deadline for abstracts is the 20th of December | Renal Pathology for Nephrologists
| This successful practical course is in its 6th year. It will explain the pathological basis of renal disease in just two days! It will give you hands on experience of renal microscopy and interpretation of light and electron microscopy in small groups.
A must for trainees and consultants alike. Please click here
Contact: A.Salama@imperial.ac.uk
| 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 click here.
| The Intensive Care Society Seminar
| 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
| Sir William Wells Atrium, Royal Free Hospital, London
14-16 April 2010 2010
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
| We are holding a PKD Scientific and Medical Conference on 23-24 Sep 2010 and would be grateful if you could add this to your Calendar and let me know what other opportunities there are for promotion.
The conference title is:
"PKD - More than a Kidney Disease
The Science and Management of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease"
Venue:
Wellcome Conference Centre, Euston Rd, London
Our Steering Committee members 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
Attached is our draft programme - for reference. The majority of speakers listed have agreed to talk.
Our final programme will be published next week along with the registration details.
Click here to view our website.
| Comorbidity in dialysis patients
| | Date: Friday 12 March 2010 Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE.
Click here for more details.
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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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