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Renal Physiology 2011
15 MarClick here to download the latest information about Renal Physiology 2011 (RP 2011 course info reg v6)
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Dialysis 2011
15 MarClick here to download the latest information about Dialysis 2011 (DX 2011 course info reg 3)
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Spring 2011 meeting in Belfast – Presentations
1 MarPlease click on ‘Meetings Archive’, and then Belfast 2011 for all the presentations from this meeting.
SpR Club Spring Meeting Sat/Sun Feb 26th-27th 2011
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The title of this meeting was called ‘from Cradle to Grave’ and intended to highlight aspects of renal disease affecting all patient age groups. Dr. David Milford started the meeting by giving a presentation on the transition between paediatric and adult nephrology. He invited two patients to share the podium with him, and both gave a warm account of the experiences over the past years. When asked about smoking, alcohol and the other distractions in life, one replied back saying he “enjoyed everything in moderation, although he didn’t quite know what moderation meant!” Dr. Damian Fogarty followed with a presentation on the Renal Registry. He outlined the number of issues related to the capture and sharing data for improving the quality of renal services in the UK. He also suggested the renal community should focus on understanding the process timelines and outcomes involved with each modality of renal replacement therapy to improve the patient experience.
Dr. Matt Hall gave a presentation on the obstetric nephrology after a short break. This presentation was particularly welcomed by the delegates because the topic is gaining greater importance, yet continues to present a challenge during day-to-day work. He took a practical approach to the problem, and structured the talk around answering the two questions which expectant mothers present to physicians, “Is my pregnancy going to make my renal disease worse?” and “Will I take home a healthy baby?”. He gave a concise synopsis of the evidence and opinion available and highlighted a number of references during the presentation. Professor Peter Maxwell ended the first day of talks with a presentation on the A-Z of renal genetics. He also structured the talk around a pragmatic approach to the problem starting with ‘one gene at a time’, ‘all genes in one go’ and finishing with ‘gene-environment interactions’. He described a spectrum of conditions, but also discussed some of the new approaches to understanding the mechanisms of disease, and reinforced the message genetic association was not the same as causation.
Please click on the tweets to find links for references shown during the presentations. The hastag for this meeting is #rasprc11.
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Remote monitoring and telecommunications – safeguarding patients and the environment
16 FebRemote monitoring and telecommunications – safeguarding patients and the environment
This will be held on Friday 11th March 2011 at the Royal Society of Medicine and is organised jointly with the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
If you wish to attend please return the attached booking form to me at the below address, or alternatively you can book online at: http://www.rsm.ac.uk/nephrology
Remote monitoring and telecommunications
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