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13/06/2026

📢 What should World Kidney Day 2027 focus on?

The Kidney Charities Together Group is inviting healthcare professionals, patients, families and carers to share their views.

Your feedback will help shape future World Kidney Day campaigns and ensure they reflect the priorities, challenges and opportunities that matter most across the kidney community.

⏱️ It only takes a few minutes to complete.
🗓️ Survey closes 22 June

👉 Complete the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/worldkidneyday27

12/06/2026

🩺 Renal nurses: do you have a research idea you'd like to develop?

The ANN UK Research Community of Practice is hosting a practical two-part webinar series designed specifically to support nephrology nurses interested in research.

Whether you're completely new to research or looking to take the next step with an idea, these sessions will help you build the skills and confidence to get started.

📅 Session 1 – Developing Your Research Question
16 June | 15:00–16:00

📅 Session 2 – Gaining Support for Your Research Idea
30 June | 15:00–16:00

Learn about:
📚 Literature searching
🤝 Patient involvement
👥 Building a research team
💷 Funding applications
🏥 NHS research governance

Register: https://ow.ly/bRAr50Z9O5x

11/06/2026

👏 We are delighted to welcome John Stoves as the new Medical Chair of the joint UKKA–Kidney Care UK Patient Information Committee.

Working alongside Laurie Cuthbert from Kidney Care UK, John will help guide the development of patient information that is clinically accurate, accessible and relevant to people living with kidney disease.

John brings extensive experience in patient communication, digital accessibility and the development of patient resources.

Please join us in welcoming John to the role.

📚 Access the patient information resources:
https://kidneycareuk.org/get-support/free-resources/patient-information-booklets/

10/06/2026

⏳ One week to go: Transplant First | Practical Guidance for Cardiac Testing

Are you involved in assessing patients for kidney transplantation? Join colleagues from across the UK for an interactive webinar focused on the practical application of the BTS/ BCS cardiac testing guidelines.

Explore how centres are approaching transplant suitability assessment in practice. Learn from real-world experience and quality improvement initiatives.

Topics include:
✅ Frailty clinics in transplant assessment
✅ Using the DASI score
✅ The Six Minute Walk Test
✅ Quality improvement learning from Stevenage, Leeds and King’s College Hospital

🗓 18 June | 13:00–15:30

💻 Register for free: https://ow.ly/RSNs50Z9rUV

09/06/2026

One week to go: Ethics and Law in Nephrology

📚 Preparing for consultant-level responsibility?

The next UKKA SpR webinar focuses on an area rarely covered in traditional clinical teaching but essential to modern nephrology practice: ethics and law. ⚖️

Using real clinical cases, Dr Rebecca Thom will explore:
✔️ Mental capacity
✔️ Best interests decisions
✔️ High-risk treatments
✔️ Transplantation
✔️ Emerging therapies

Practical, relevant and directly applicable to day-to-day clinical practice.

🗓 16 June | 19:00–20:00
💻 Online

Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rYn5-OBPTr6Tt03DbtRUlg #/registration

08/06/2026

🧠 Make your ESENeph revision more focused, not overwhelming

📚 The UKKA ESENeph Revision Day 2026 is designed to help you prioritise what matters most for the exam this September.

Across one structured day, you'll cover the full nephrology syllabus with:
✔️ Case-based discussions
✔️ Exam-style questions
✔️ Expert faculty guidance

📅 18 July 2026 | Birmingham
🎟️ UKKA members only

Approach the exam with confidence.

🔗 Secure your place now: https://app.sheepcrm.com/ukkidney/events/ukkidney-booking-69ede754e7fccc40e21f6387/buy/

07/06/2026

🎉 Jude Allen appointed UKKA Clinical Vice President (MPT)

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jude Allen as the UK Kidney Association's Clinical Vice President for the Multi-Professional Team (MPT).

Jude is Lead Renal Pharmacist at Salford Royal Hospital and brings more than 18 years of experience in renal pharmacy, alongside a strong commitment to multidisciplinary working, education and service improvement.

A long-standing member of the UK Renal Pharmacy Group, Jude has played an active role in supporting the kidney community and advancing patient care.

Please join us in congratulating Jude on her appointment. We look forward to the expertise, insight and leadership she will bring to the role. 🙌

06/06/2026

⏰ One week left to register: Renal Crash Course 2026

Starting renal training this year? Want to feel more confident before your first on-call shifts?

The Renal Crash Course 2026 is designed to help new renal registrars prepare for the realities of day-to-day nephrology practice, with practical teaching focused on the situations you'll encounter from your very first weeks on the job.

🩺 Dialysis essentials & troubleshooting
🫀 Transplant basics and early post-op care
📞 Triaging GP referrals
💉 Hands-on renal procedures
🚨 Your role in an ALS scenario

A supportive, interactive day with experienced faculty and plenty of opportunities to ask questions and learn from real-world cases.

🎟️ Just £20 (includes lunch & refreshments)
📍 Bristol

🔗 Secure your place now: https://app.sheepcrm.com/ukkidney/events/ukkidney-booking-69959b84fdaa6f2a90c4aa84/buy/

05/06/2026

💻 Does hypertension need new treatment approaches?

Join the British & Irish Hypertension Society on 10 June to explore the use of Renal Denervation in uncontrolled and resistant hypertension

The free webinar will cover:
🔹 Which patients may benefit
🔹 Patient selection and work-up
🔹 The procedure in practice
🔹 Cardiovascular and cardiorenal perspectives
🔹 Clinical trials, guidelines and emerging evidence

Featuring:
• Dr Manish Saxena
• Dr Sondos Samargandy
• Prof Christian Delles

📅 10 June 2026
🕔 17:00–18:15

Register now: https://bihs.org.uk/events/62/bihs_webinar_on_renal_denervation_for_hypertension_management

04/06/2026

📢 Help shape World Kidney Day 2027

What issues matter most to the kidney community? What would you like to see more of from future World Kidney Day campaigns?

The Kidney Charities Together Group is inviting healthcare professionals, patients, families, carers and everyone with an interest in kidney health to share their views.

Your feedback will help inform World Kidney Day 2027 activities and ensure they reflect the priorities, challenges and opportunities that matter most across the kidney community.

🗓️ Survey closes 22 June
⏱️ It only takes a few minutes to complete.

👉 Complete the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/worldkidneyday27

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