"Driving quality through Research and Team Work"
The biggest meeting of healthcare professionals involved in the care of
kidney patients.
UK Kidney Week 2014 will see an anticipated 1,000 multi-professional
delegates arrive at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow
in an event jointly hosted by The British Renal Society and The Renal
Association in co-operation with The Scottish Renal Association.
The event runs from Tuesday 29 April - Friday 2 May 2014 and to
complement the diverse programme of invited lectures, 108 oral
presentations, and over 380 poster displays, 34 pharmaceutical companies,
medical charities including Kidney Research UK and other exhibitors are
expected to attend.
Dr Simon Ball, President of the British Renal Society says, “The delivery of the
complex treatments involved in renal medicine requires the coordinated
input of health professionals from many disciplines including physicians,
surgeons, nurses, dieticians, technicians, pharmacists, managers, social
workers and industry. Kidney Week gives every member of the multiprofessional team the opportunity to share best practice, service design and
research. This is all with the aim of continuously improving patients’
experience of care and the outcomes they can expect from treatment.”
Professor David Wheeler, President of the Renal Association commented:
“The concept of UK Kidney Week is to provide an annual focus for members
of the multidisciplinary team interested in the care of patients with kidney
diseases. The meeting includes presentations of “cutting edge” science, “state
of the art” lectures, updates on emerging topics and educational sessions.
The organisation of this meeting has been a collaborative effort involving
both the Renal Association and British Renal Society. We sincerely hope that
delegates will find plenty to interest them”.
Professor Donal O’Donoghue, who until recently was the National Clinical
Director for Renal Care, has been invited to deliver the Mallick Lecture for
2014, as part of a pre-lunch session on the Wednesday. About the backdrop
for his lecture Perfect Storm: Perfect Opportunity - Where could Kidney
Research Go in the Next Decade?, Professor O’Donoghue says “With an
ageing UK population, the development of long term/chronic illnesses
requiring treatment and care is escalating yet in renal medicine there is the
opportunity to lead a change in direction. Evidence-based renal research is
catching up, but still lags behind other disease areas. As we start to develop
a national renal research strategy, we have to recognise that research needs
to encompass a wider range of studies, including quality improvement and
patient experiential outcomes, indeed research has to be shaped through the
involvement of patients and led by them”.
This session also includes an update from Fiona Loud, Project Manager for
Kidney Health: Delivering Excellence on the 16 ambitions for addressing the
challenges in kidney healthcare as set out in the Report published in October
2013.
For more information, or if any media contacts wish to attend parts of the
conference or arrange an interview, please contact the Kidney Research UK
Press Office on 01733 367 860, who are providing media support for the
event on behalf of the British Renal Society and Renal Association.
ENDS
Media contacts on behalf of The Renal Association, British Renal Society
and Kidney Research UK:
Kidney Research UK Press Office: 01733 367 860 or out of hours: 07733
103 830
E-mail: pressoffice@kidneyresearchuk.org
Web: www.kidneyresearchuk.org.uk
Notes to Editors:
For details on the conference programme, visit:
http://www.britishrenal.org/Conferences/Conferences-Home/2014---BRS-Conference.aspx
The British Renal Society (BRS) supports specialist professional groups involved in the care of
patients with kidney disease. It promotes effective patient-centred multi-professional care to improve
quality of life for people with kidney failure, their families and carers. It advances education in the area
of renal disease and replacement therapy in the UK, and funds and supports multi-professional
research into kidney disease and its management. www.britishrenal.org
The Renal Association (RA) is the professional body for United Kingdom nephrologists (renal
physicians, or kidney doctors) and renal scientists in the UK. The objectives of the Association are to
advance, collate and disseminate knowledge of renal structure and function, seek means for the
prevention and treatment of renal disorders and to deal with any matters concerning the welfare of
patients with renal diseases and the organisation of services for their relief. www.renal.org
Kidney Research UK is the largest charity dedicated to research into kidney disease in the UK. Its
mission is to fund and deliver life-saving research, improve treatments for people with kidney diseases
and enhance their quality of life, and increase awareness of kidney health. Its total commitment to
renal research ranges from £11 to £14 million. www.kidneyresearchuk.org