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Welcome to eNews. This edition highlights some of the excellent Events - Forums, Meetings, Congresses and Courses that are taking place throughout September and the following months. Events such as:-
- The joint meeting that the Renal Association are holding with the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology - on Thursday 3rd September at the University of Birmingham on Cystic Kidney Disease and other ciliopathies.
- A joint conference that has been organised by the Royal College of Physicians, UK Renal Association and British Cardiovascular Society in association with the Cardio-Renal forum. This, the 4th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiorenal Forum will take place in London on Monday 21st September 2009.
For more information on all of these events please read on simply click on the links above to take you straight to the article.
Within the following pages we also introduce you to the new Flu forum.
With regards to the Renal Associations' Presidential tenure, most of you will be aware that earlier this year Charlie Tomson was elected as President Elect and this was ratified at the annual meeting in Liverpool in April. Peter Mathieson's tenure as President of the Association runs until May 2010 when Charlie will take over the reins. Peter will then become Past President for a further three years.
We wish Peter as President all the support as he prepares for the 60th Anniversary of the Association in 2010 and to Charlie when he takes over the presidential seat at next year's AGM.
Finally, the deadline for the prestigious Raine and other RA awards is the 31st August. No late applications will be accepted. Further details can be found by clicking here.
Best wishes
Lorraine Harper
Honorary Secretary
|  Flu Forum
The RA has established a forum for members to discuss practical issues related to the management of patients with H1N1 influenza. Many Renal Units are likely to face considerable logistic difficulties in maintaining normal operational practices if the HPA predictions about the spread and magnitude of the pandemic hold true. I hope this site will prove a valuable resource for the renal community at this time and I would encourage you to share both your problems and potential solutions. The flu forum can be found at by clicking here.
Kevin Harris
Clinical Vice President
| Research Committee Update
The RA research committee is chaired by Bruce Hendry and its members are Mark Dockrell, Lars Erwig, Jeremy Hughes, Tim Johnson, Fiona Karet, Robert Kleta, Paul Roderick, Moin Saleem, Alice Smith, Robet Unwin, Magdi Yaqoob, Julie Williams and an SpR club rep,
The Committee last met at the Liverpool RA meeting in April 2009. There are 3 main strands of ongoing work.
Click here to read more.
| 2009 Update of RA Clinical Practice Guidelines on Heamodialysis
The first draft of the 2009 update of the RA Clinical Practice Guideline on Heamodialysis (co-authors Dr Robert Mactier and Dr Cormac Breen) is now available for feedback on the future guidelines page of the RA website. To view it please click here. Please direct feedback to Robert at robert.mactier2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
The main areas that have been updated are section 4 on HD membranes, subsections on more frequent/longer duration HD and residual renal function in section 5, focus on anticoagulation in section 7 and the sections 8 and 9 on vascular access and starting and withdrawal of dialysis in the current guideline are in preparation as separate RA guideline modules and have been replaced by section 8 on complications of HD and section 9 on home HD.
| Renal Scientist Newsletter
This month's newsletter is the first in a series focusing on aspects of renal research in different Universities or Institutes within the UK. This issue centres on the renal research being conducted within Cardiff University and is compiled by Dr. Ceri Fielding. Click here to read.
| NSF Headlines July 2009
Working for better kidney care
MRSA : your help needed - who is your contact person?
Click here
Use NHS iView to get the most out of the Patient Transport results.
Click here
Local Enhanced Services for Chronic Kidney Disease
Click here
Expenditure on renal disease research, programme budgeting information
Click here
Click here
Does your kidney unit have a cause for concern register?
Click here
If you have comments, suggestions or would like to be involved contact Donal on donal.o'donoghue@srft.nhs.uk
| Executive Committee Elections
Voting for the Executive Committee Elections (two clinical and one non-clinical) opened on the 2nd July - the deadline to submit your vote has been confirmed as 12pm on Wednesday 12 August 2009.
Voting instructions have been sent to all Renal Association members.
The candidates are as follows:
Clinical Nominees:
Abraham Abraham
Lindsey Barker
Sunil Bhandari
Jonathan Fox
Mark Harber
Paul Harden
Liz Lightstone
Non Clinical Nominee:
John Reynolds (Elected Unopposed)
For those of you who have not yet voted, please note the deadline of 12pm on Wednesday 12 August 2009.
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 Arnold Osman, first president and co-founder of the
Renal Association. A cartoon from Guy's Hospital Gazette of
1935
Renal Association 60 years
1950-2010
Your pictures wanted!
The Renal Association is the oldest renal professional organisation in the world.
A small group of RA members chaired by John Feehally is beginning to prepare for our 60th anniversary celebrations next year.
We are hoping to gather as much photographic evidence as possible of our history.
Do you have any interesting photos of:
· past RA meetings or other events
· RA 'senior figures' [no strict definition!]
· anything else relating to RA and the development of nephrology in the UK
With your permission we would like to archive all these images for posterity in a digital format, and perhaps use them as part of our celebration next year.
I will gladly receive any material in any format by any route of transmission.
Please contact John Feehally - jf27@le.ac.uk ; 07843 278459; 0116 258 4132
| Bursaries and Awards
The Renal Association make a number of awards and bursaries available each year. Applications are now being received for the following awards, please forward these details to any colleagues who you think might be interested in applying. Submissions may be made between May 1st and August 31st. Decisions will usually be made by the end of September. Late applications will NOT be accepted.
Deadline is 31st August 2009
For details on the AEG Raine Award, Walls Bursaries and Lockwood Award please click here.
| ESPN
European Society for Paediatric Nephrology
2nd-5th September 2009
University of Birmingham
www.espn2009.co.uk
| | Wednesday 2nd September The Young Nephrologists' Symposium
This one day educational satellite meeting will h.ave two main topics: Renal Transplantation and Adolescent Transition.
The symposium is aimed to attract Paediatric and Adult nephrology trainees and recently appointed Consultant Nephrologists from around Europe. Delegates are invited to submit case studies which, if successful, will be presented orally at the meeting. Small bursaries will also be available to delegates from Lower Income economy countries.
To see a copy of the programme click here
For more information on the course click here
| | Thursday 3rd September 2009
Symposium - Diagnosis and Management
Dear colleagues
Just a brief reminder that the Renal Association will be holding a joint meeting with the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology on Thursday Sept 3 at the University of Birmingham on Cystic Kidney Disease and other ciliopathies. We have a comprehensive programme with a 'bench to bedside' theme from a mix of exciting speakers working at the cutting edge of translational medicine and basic research in this area. In short, everything you ever need to know about the basic pathogenesis and clinical management of cystic kidney disease! For further details on the programme, please go to www.espn2009.co.uk or follow the link from the Renal Association website.
Don't miss this exciting opportunity and do tell your colleagues about the meeting. I look forward to seeing you in Birmingham.
With best wishes
Albert Ong
on behalf of the RA/ESPN scientific committee
Click here for more information
| Thursday 3rd September 2009
Cystic Kidney Disease and the Role of the
Primary Cilium
Primary cilia are evolutionarily conserved organelles of uncertain function which were first described in 1898. Almost every cell in the body carries a primary cilium. In the past ten years, abnormalities of the primary cilium have been associated with several important diseases affecting the kidney including polycystic kidney disease, nephronopthisis, Meckel's syndrome and Bardet-Biedl Syndrome. These ciliopathies have in turn led to new insights into the functions of the primary cilium and its related organelle, the centrosome or basal body.
This one-day meeting will highlight and summarise for the practising clinician the major scientific advances in this rapidly changing field as well as the exciting therapeutic and diagnostic advances in the management of cystic kidney diseases. Click here
Early bird registration is now closed.
Click here to visit the ESPN 2009 website
The meeting has been approved for CPD accreditation.
| Optimising care at the Cardio-Renal interface
Monday 21st September, Royal College of Physicians
We are pleased to announce this joint conference that has been organised by the Royal College of Physicians, UK Renal Association and British Cardiovascular Society in association with the Cardio-Renal forum. This builds on the success of the 3 previous annual meetings of the Cardio-Renal Forum, a successful collaboration which has contributed to bringing the two specialities of Cardiology and Nephrology closer together within the UK.
The programme (please click on this link for full details) contains topics of mutual current interest and importance for the two specialities, delivered by excellent speakers, expert in their respective fields. On this occasion there will also be contributions from not just one, but 3 National Clinical Directors (Cardiology, Renal and Primary Care) and so we are likely to obtain insights into the future shaping of our clinical services. Our meetings finish with a debate, usually lively, and this is certain to be the case on this occasion.
The meeting provides 6 CPD Credits and is suitable for consultants, trainees, scientists and specialist nurses working in the two disciplines. Please do support the meeting by enrolling ASAP, as there are 'early bird' discounts still in operation at £75.00 per place.
Phil Kalra
Co-organiser
| Advanced Nephrology Course Part 1
Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester
28th September - 1st October 2009 Covering the most clinically important, recently advanced and challenging areas in nephrology, this course is specifically aimed at consultants and senior SpRs wishing for updates on difficult or developing clinical issues. | Genetics in Transplantation Workshop
The Global Medical Excellence Cluster and MRC Centre for Transplantation at King's College London are delighted to announce a workshop in Genetics in Transplantation. The event will be held on Tuesday 17th November 2009 at the Royal Society, London.
Click here to read the full article.
| BMUS and The Renal Association Ultrasound for Nephrologists Study Day
Tuesday 29 September 2009
Venue: Postgraduate Education Centre, Kings College Hospital, London
Organisers: Emma Vaux & Colin Deane
This is a one day course aimed at training nephrologists.
The meeting will be interactive with lots of hands-on practice
For further information please Click here
| Recent advances in Vasculitis
Monday 9th November 2009.
Please click here for more information.
| | Care of the renal patient towards the end of life: Emerging evidence, including patient and professional perspectives.
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London,
W1G 0AE
A joint meeting with the Nephrology Section
To view the programme and to register please click here.
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NephroRad
A motorbikers club!.
NephroRad was born some ten years ago with the deliberate intention to
bring together nephrologists from different Countries in the event of
National and International meetings sharing the common passion of
motorbiking.
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