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UK Kidney Association
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The leading professional body for the UK kidney community.

Dedicated to improving lives by supporting professionals in the delivery of kidney care and research.
🚨 LAST CHANCE! Early Bird registration for #UKKW26 closes tonight ⏰

🎓 Join the UK’s largest event for kidney professionals
💸 Save 10% | 3-day pass from just £270 | No price increase from UKKW25
🧬 50+ sessions | Expert speakers

👉 Register by midnight for best savings: www.ukkw.org/registr...
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📣 We are inviting comments on 2 draft CAKUT guideline scopes:

• Congenital Single Functioning Kidney
• Antenatal Hydronephrosis: Postnatal Management

We're also seeking EOIs to help develop the guidelines.

🗓 Deadline: 27 Nov

👉 Find out more & read drafts: www.ukkidney.org/bap...
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🎓 FREE eLearning for healthcare professionals!

Don't miss the latest UKKA Education Hub courses:
💠 CKD-associated Pruritus
💠 #Diabetes in Dialysis

✅ Expert-led
✅ Certified
✅ Flexible online learning

Enrol now ➡️ education.ukkidney.o...
#Nephrology #CKD #eLearning
November 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
📢 New Glomerular Diseases Guideline out now!

🧒 Up-to-date recommendations on diagnosing & treating immune-mediated #GlomerularDisease in children.
💊 Guidance on immunosuppression & supportive care.
✅ Endorsed by @BAPNnephrology

📃: ow.ly/HtZL50XnTCL

#KidneyDisease
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
⏰ 5 days left of early bird discounts for #UKKW26!

Book by Friday for the best rates including:
Full Conference
❇️ MPTS & Scientists - £270
❇️ Trainees & Academics: £315
❇️ Plus hotel offer for MPTs & Scientists

💡 Register now: https://bit.ly/477LgH8

#KidneyProfessionals
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
💧 Could dialysis water grow vegetables? 🌿

Join our free #SustainableKidneyCare webinar on 12 Nov to explore how teams worldwide are cutting waste, reusing resources & building greener kidney services.

🔗 Register now:
us06web.zoom.us/webi...

#KidneyCare #ClimateAction
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
⚠️ Vacancy Alert!
Inviting EOIs for MPT Co-Chair: International Committee 🌏

Work with Dr Jinadu Yusuf Olanrewaju to strengthen global #KidneyCare through education, training, mentorship & collaboration.

📧 Apply via ukka@ukkidney.org by 27 Nov 📆

#GlobalHealth #Nephrology
November 9, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Want to save money on #UKKW26?

Book before 14 November & get a 3-day delegate pass starting from just £270!

Join #KidneyProfessionals in Harrogate this March for cutting-edge symposia, lectures & workshops in #KidneyCare.

💡 Get the best savings – register now: https://bit.ly/477LgH8
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
📢 New UKKA guidance on anticoagulation in advanced CKD now available - covering both VTE & NVAF.

Includes:
💊 updated DOAC advice,
📏 LMWH dose adjustments
🤝 Recommendations for shared decision-making in CKD 4-5 & dialysis.

Guidelines available here: www.ukkidney.org/hea...
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🕒 Just 4 days left!

Please encourage your patients to complete the Kidney PREM before it's too late.

Their feedback helps shape kidney care services across the UK. 💙

📆 Deadline: Mon 10 Nov

🔗kidneycareuk.org/get...

#KidneyPREM #KidneyCare #PatientExperience
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
📊 Infection data are back on the UKRR KRT portal!

Explore updated MRSA & MSSA infection rates (2019–2023) in adult haemodialysis patients, with centre comparisons & trends over time.

🔗 public.tableau.com/a...

#RenalData #KidneyCare #MRSA #MSSA #Dialysis
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🎥 Meet Joana Teles, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Early #CKD.

She shares how autonomy, creativity & collaboration drive her work – and why breaking barriers between primary & secondary care is vital for better kidney services.

🔗 Watch now: ow.ly/AGCC50Xjatv

#UKKA75
November 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
🎥#UKKA75 Day in the Life:
Meet Kristin Veighey, NIHR Clinical Fellow & UKKA National Lead for Integrated CKD.

She shares how early detection, better CKD management in primary care & collaboration with nephrology can transform patient journeys.

👉 Watch now: ow.ly/nP8e50Xhzqo
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
⏰ Closing TOMORROW!

Multi-Professional Co-Chair of the CKD Special Interest Group

Help shape priorities, connect professions & drive improvements in #CKD care across the UK.

🗓 Deadline: midnight 3 Nov 2025
📧 Send EOI (max 500 words) to ukka@ukkidney.org

#KidneyCare #Nephrology
November 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🗣 Hands-on skills change practice.

Which #InterventionalNephrology skill would make the biggest difference in your kidney centre?

Join the discussion at the upcoming IN Group Meeting 2025.

📅 18 & 22 Nov | Reading (Accessible via Elizabeth Line)
👉ow.ly/eoft50XhBlb
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
📜 #UKKA75 History Highlight

From the bleak outlook of the 1980s to today’s targeted therapies — the story of diabetic kidney disease shows just how far nephrology has come.

Read Dr Andrew Frankel’s reflection on 40+ years of progress:
🔗 www.ukkidney.org/75-...

#DKD
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“This isn’t a small symptom - it’s a huge part of quality of life.”

Join Prof James Burton & Kathrine Parker in our new FREE e-learning on CKD-associated pruritus (CKD-aP).

Learn how awareness & early action can transform care for people with CKD: https://bit.ly/494A1Bx
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Last week, we joined forces with Kidney Care UK, Kidney Research UK, PKD Charity & NKF UK to hand in an open letter (with over 13,000 signatures) to the Prime Minister - calling for urgent action to tackle the kidney disease crisis.

📰 Read more here: www.ukkidney.org/abo...

#7MillionLives
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Don’t miss your chance to join the Advanced Nephrology Course 2026 in Oxford!

📅 6–10 Jan 2026
🗓️ Registration closes 15 Nov

Expert-led, interactive and world-renowned. Ideal for SCE prep & professional development

Register today 👉 ow.ly/GukX50XcmYv
#Nephrology
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#UKKW26 – your platform to exchange ideas, share best practice & shape the future of #KidneyCare! 🧬

💸 Save 10% with Early Bird | UKKA member savings
🎓 50+ sessions | Expert-led

👉 www.ukkw.org/registr...
💡Explore programme at a glance: www.ukkw.org/programme

#Nephrology
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Did you know: The PREM survey was co-designed by patients, clinicians & researchers.

❔It includes Qs relating to 13 themes patients identified as important to them.

There's 2 weeks left for your patients to share their voice!

🔗 kidneycareuk.org/prem
📆 Closes 10 Nov
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
CKD-aP is under-reported by patients & under-recognised by clinicians.

This new e-learning equips the whole multiprofessional team — doctors, nurses, pharmacists, technicians — to identify, assess & manage it confidently.

Free on the UKKA Education Hub👉 https://bit.ly/494A1Bx
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Having any issues booking our events?

Looking for more details about upcoming conferences or workshops?

Curious about our membership discounts or attendance certificates/CPD?

We have a dedicated Events Team who are happy to help – please get in touch!

📧 events@ukkidney.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
⏰ Less than 1 week left!

Join the UKKA Guideline Group on #Menopause & #KidneyDisease to help shape national clinical practice in this vital area.

Nurses, AHPs, pharmacists, clinicians – your input matters!

🗓️ Deadline: 27 Oct
🔗 www.ukkidney.org/hea...

#KidneyCare

October 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🏆 Could your colleague be the next Renal Nurse of the Year?

Recognise exceptional work in #KidneyCare – nominations for the British Journal of Nursing awards close 7 Nov 2025.

Nominate now 👉 ow.ly/MckK50XbUbv
#BJNAwards #NursingExcellence
October 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM