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Summer is almost on us and I know many of you will be looking forward to those summer holidays after a long 6 months of hard work but before you go please take a moment to review this month's eNews. We are asking for expressions of interest for the Chair of the International Committee, following Jo Adu's retirement, expressions of interest for 3 executive posts, an assistant webmaster and Chair of the Renal Registry. If you think you can help and support the Association please get in touch. It's a short deadline 31st of May.
The first diet of the Nephrology Specialist Certificate Exam was a great success and Jonathan Fox and colleagues, who worked hard to achieve this, should be congratulated.
If you have any old photos that are relevant to the history of the RA we would love to hear from you. John Feehally is putting together preparations for the 60th birthday celebrations and wants as much photographic evidence as possible.
Finally eNews is full this month with meeting announcements and if you haven't already looked catch the NSF headlines. Please also note the Manchester / Autumn Advanced Nephrology Course, and the Raine Award, Walls and Lockwood bursaries, which are all now open for applications. Remember we also have student elective bursaries available.
Enjoy those sunny summer days we are promised this year
Best wishes
Lorraine Harper
Honorary Secretary | Expressions of Interest
Expressions of interest are invited for the following positions:
Renal Registry Chair
International Committee Chair
Executive Committee Membership
Two Clinical Positions
One Non-Clinical Position
Assistant Web Master
Expressions of Interest should be sent to The Honorary Secretary at the following email address renal@mci-group.com by 31 May 2009.
| 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.
AEG Raine Award
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. The award of £300 is only available to Renal Association members. The awardee would be expected to give a presentation of the work which has led up to the award at a Renal Association meeting.
Walls Bursaries
These bursaries were established in memory of the late Professor John Walls, President of the Renal Association 1995-1998, who died in 2001. Their aim is to help Renal Association members to spend short periods (e.g. weeks or months) at other centres, generally outside the UK, to learn new laboratory techniques or gain new clinical skills. £1,000 is awarded to help Renal Association members to - present work
- visit an overseas laboratory or clinical Nephrology unit (often these will be collaborating centres).
Lockwood Award
These were established in memory of the late Dr Martin Lockwood, a distinguished investigator and active member of the Renal Association, who died in 1999. They are the successor to the Milne-Muehrcke award. £1,000 is awarded to help Renal Association members to present work and combine this with a visit to a collaborating laboratory or clinical nephrology unit overseas.
Full details on all the above awards, along with the application process is available by clicking here.
| Nephrology SCE Update
March saw the first diet of the exam. 33 candidates sat it , about half from overseas. Of UK candidates, half were SpRs who were not required to take the exam. Pass mark was 67%, and 81% of candidates in UK training posts passed. Fee for candidates taking it in the UK is £800 (£1000 if taken abroad) but agreement from College that those taking SCEs in 2008-10 to be offered one re-sit free-of-charge. Jonathan Fox and colleagues have worked hard to make this a success and should be congratulated.
| NSF Headlines May 2009 : Working for better kidney care
NSF Headlines May 2009 : Working for better kidney care
Exemption from MRSA testing in IV iron patients - more
Your local QOF data - more
Acute Kidney Injury, hyperkalaemia and the safe use of unsulin - more
Kidney Care Matters online - click here
If you have comments, suggestions or would like to be involved contact Donal on donal.o'donoghue@srft.nhs.uk
| Renal Scientist Newsletter
Last month we told you all about the wonderful presentations at the Young Renal Scientist Forum. This month hear from this year's winner about his research and how he feels about winning the prize. Click here
| Advanced Nephrology Course
Advanced Nephrology Course Part 1 28 September - 1 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.
| Cystic Kidney Disease and the Role of the
Primary Cilium
Renal Association/European Society for Paediatric Nephrology Joint Meeting 3rd Sept 2009
University of Birmingham, UK
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: 31 May 2009
Click here to visit the ESPN 2009 website
The meeting has been approved for CPD accreditation. to see a full list of speakers.
| | European Society for Paediatric Nephrology 2009
The Young Nephrologists' Symposium
Wednesday 2nd September 2009, University of Birmingham, UK.
This one day educational satellite meeting will have 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
| | Optimising care at the Cardio-Renal interface
Joint conference with the British Cardiovascular Society and Renal Association in association with the Cardiorenal Forum. Click here for details | BAPEN Medical Summer Meeting
Nutrition and Renal Medicine
Thursday 18 June 2009
To be held in St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
Topics to be covered
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Nutritional requirements and renal disease -
Diet and aetiology / progression of renal disease -
Feeding critically ill patients with renal problems -
Sclerosing peritonitis and its nutritional management -
Nutrition in renal transplantation and joint renal and intestinal transplantation -
Case presentations
| 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
| DIALYSIS 2009 - Update DX09
10-12 June 2009
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 component of nephrology training. The aim of this intensive course is to provide a thorough introduction to dialysis, from basics to new developments.
The invited expert faculty will provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of dialysis and ESRF through a mixture of informal lectures and workshops. The course is aimed at Specialist Registrars in nephrology, but will also be of interest to other health care professionals involved in the management of patients with chronic renal failure.
Further information | Supportive Care for the Renal Patient 2009
6-7 July 2009
This annual multiprofessional renal palliative care course uses a mixture of lectures and small group case discussions to explore end of life care for patients with renal disease. A second day has been added to enable more detailed coverage of advance care planning. The meeting is aimed at consultants and trainees. Numbers are limited, so please apply early. To view the programme and to register please click here
| | 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.
| Kidney Research UK Opportunity
We have been requested by Kidney Research UK to distribute details of an employment opportunity at a senior level within the charity, relating to the area of Grant Giving and Charity Services. They have requested that if members know of anyone who may be interested in this opportunity, that they be directed to the micro-site indicated in the attached advert to gather more information about the role and how to apply.
Click here for advert
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