Today is World Kidney Day and the final day of UK Kidney Week #UKKW26.
Great to see so many healthcare professionals getting involved - sharing messages of support and stopping by the selfie frame to help raise awareness of kidney health!!! #worldkidneyday
Great to see so many healthcare professionals getting involved - sharing messages of support and stopping by the selfie frame to help raise awareness of kidney health!!! #worldkidneyday
March 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Today is World Kidney Day and the final day of UK Kidney Week #UKKW26.
Great to see so many healthcare professionals getting involved - sharing messages of support and stopping by the selfie frame to help raise awareness of kidney health!!! #worldkidneyday
Great to see so many healthcare professionals getting involved - sharing messages of support and stopping by the selfie frame to help raise awareness of kidney health!!! #worldkidneyday
Prof Smeeta Sinha delivers the Donald O’Donoghue Lecture at #UKKW26, reflecting on a career shaped by patients, research and clinical leadership in kidney care.
March 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Prof Smeeta Sinha delivers the Donald O’Donoghue Lecture at #UKKW26, reflecting on a career shaped by patients, research and clinical leadership in kidney care.
#UKKW26 is officially underway!
Day 1 highlights include:
🧠 11:30–13:00 | Opening Plenary: Hypertension (Prof Ian Wilkinson), O’Donoghue Lecture (Prof Smeeta Sinha), Advanced Practice session (Paula McLaren)
💬 14:00–15:30 | Bridging the Gap: CKD & Primary Care
Tag us/ follow #UKKW26 for updates!
Day 1 highlights include:
🧠 11:30–13:00 | Opening Plenary: Hypertension (Prof Ian Wilkinson), O’Donoghue Lecture (Prof Smeeta Sinha), Advanced Practice session (Paula McLaren)
💬 14:00–15:30 | Bridging the Gap: CKD & Primary Care
Tag us/ follow #UKKW26 for updates!
March 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Mentorship matters.
Prof Smeeta Sinha credits key figures including Prof Donal O’Donoghue for encouraging her to take on leadership roles, while highlighting that women remain underrepresented in clinical leadership positions. #UKKW26
Prof Smeeta Sinha credits key figures including Prof Donal O’Donoghue for encouraging her to take on leadership roles, while highlighting that women remain underrepresented in clinical leadership positions. #UKKW26
March 10, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Mentorship matters.
Prof Smeeta Sinha credits key figures including Prof Donal O’Donoghue for encouraging her to take on leadership roles, while highlighting that women remain underrepresented in clinical leadership positions. #UKKW26
Prof Smeeta Sinha credits key figures including Prof Donal O’Donoghue for encouraging her to take on leadership roles, while highlighting that women remain underrepresented in clinical leadership positions. #UKKW26
Our fantastic UKKA Trustees are here at #UKKW26 presenting, joining sessions, viewing your posters and visiting exhibitors and charity partners. We're so grateful for their support! ❤️
March 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Our fantastic UKKA Trustees are here at #UKKW26 presenting, joining sessions, viewing your posters and visiting exhibitors and charity partners. We're so grateful for their support! ❤️
The goal: transformative kidney research that is inclusive by design.
Focus on closing gaps where health innovations exist but are not reaching communities equitably. #UKKW26
Focus on closing gaps where health innovations exist but are not reaching communities equitably. #UKKW26
March 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The goal: transformative kidney research that is inclusive by design.
Focus on closing gaps where health innovations exist but are not reaching communities equitably. #UKKW26
Focus on closing gaps where health innovations exist but are not reaching communities equitably. #UKKW26
Prof Shivani Sharma delivering the Donna Lamping Lecture at #UKKW26 “Becoming the wind: Purpose, power and equity in kidney science.”
What do patients want from kidney research? Not a researcher’s “shopping list” - but action that improves their day-to-day lives.
What do patients want from kidney research? Not a researcher’s “shopping list” - but action that improves their day-to-day lives.
March 11, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Prof Shivani Sharma delivering the Donna Lamping Lecture at #UKKW26 “Becoming the wind: Purpose, power and equity in kidney science.”
What do patients want from kidney research? Not a researcher’s “shopping list” - but action that improves their day-to-day lives.
What do patients want from kidney research? Not a researcher’s “shopping list” - but action that improves their day-to-day lives.
Kathrine Parker, Academic Vice President of the UK Kidney Association, presenting findings from the UKKA 2025 Academic Census at #UKKW26.
The survey maps the academic kidney workforce and highlights priorities for improvement - from training pathways to research capacity.
The survey maps the academic kidney workforce and highlights priorities for improvement - from training pathways to research capacity.
March 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Kathrine Parker, Academic Vice President of the UK Kidney Association, presenting findings from the UKKA 2025 Academic Census at #UKKW26.
The survey maps the academic kidney workforce and highlights priorities for improvement - from training pathways to research capacity.
The survey maps the academic kidney workforce and highlights priorities for improvement - from training pathways to research capacity.
🌟 New UKKA Honorary Member - Professor Jill Norman
Recognised as one of nine new honorary members at UKKW26, Prof Norman's contributions across research, education and leadership have helped shape the UK kidney workforce 👏
#KidneyCare #Nephrology #HonoraryMembership
Recognised as one of nine new honorary members at UKKW26, Prof Norman's contributions across research, education and leadership have helped shape the UK kidney workforce 👏
#KidneyCare #Nephrology #HonoraryMembership
April 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🌟 New UKKA Honorary Member - Professor Jill Norman
Recognised as one of nine new honorary members at UKKW26, Prof Norman's contributions across research, education and leadership have helped shape the UK kidney workforce 👏
#KidneyCare #Nephrology #HonoraryMembership
Recognised as one of nine new honorary members at UKKW26, Prof Norman's contributions across research, education and leadership have helped shape the UK kidney workforce 👏
#KidneyCare #Nephrology #HonoraryMembership
And that's a wrap on #UKKW25! 3 full days of:
🎤 Expert talks
🧠 Cutting-edge research & posters
🤝 Great conversations
🎫 Buzzing exhibition
Huge thanks to everyone who made it a fantastic conference - speakers, presenters, sponsors, patients, exhibitors & delegates. 🫶
See you all at #UKKW26!
🎤 Expert talks
🧠 Cutting-edge research & posters
🤝 Great conversations
🎫 Buzzing exhibition
Huge thanks to everyone who made it a fantastic conference - speakers, presenters, sponsors, patients, exhibitors & delegates. 🫶
See you all at #UKKW26!
June 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Chandos Lecture at #UKKW26 from Prof David Kavanagh, an international leader in complement-mediated kidney disease whose work links genetics, immunology and targeted therapies. His research has helped define how complement defects drive atypical HUS and guide treatment with drugs like eculizumab.
March 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Chandos Lecture at #UKKW26 from Prof David Kavanagh, an international leader in complement-mediated kidney disease whose work links genetics, immunology and targeted therapies. His research has helped define how complement defects drive atypical HUS and guide treatment with drugs like eculizumab.
Additional regulation for advanced practice will only be delivered once “all the pieces of the puzzle are together.”
This includes AP principles (June 2025), code and revalidation review (2025–26), transition arrangements for existing APs and programme standards for education providers. #UKKW26
This includes AP principles (June 2025), code and revalidation review (2025–26), transition arrangements for existing APs and programme standards for education providers. #UKKW26
March 10, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Additional regulation for advanced practice will only be delivered once “all the pieces of the puzzle are together.”
This includes AP principles (June 2025), code and revalidation review (2025–26), transition arrangements for existing APs and programme standards for education providers. #UKKW26
This includes AP principles (June 2025), code and revalidation review (2025–26), transition arrangements for existing APs and programme standards for education providers. #UKKW26
An unusual end to an excellent @ukkidney.org #UKKW26….sadly no flight home tonight or tomorrow from Leeds so fingers crossed we make it Leeds->Manchester and get home that way tomorrow evening! Hope everyone else travelled safely home. #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI @claire-hill.bsky.social
March 12, 2026 at 10:33 PM
An unusual end to an excellent @ukkidney.org #UKKW26….sadly no flight home tonight or tomorrow from Leeds so fingers crossed we make it Leeds->Manchester and get home that way tomorrow evening! Hope everyone else travelled safely home. #RenalResearchNI #RareDiseaseNI @claire-hill.bsky.social
#UKKW26 final day!
Don't miss:
🧠 Plenary
• Next Generation Nephrology– Prof Segun Fatumo
• Stewart Cameron Lecture– Dr Maria Fragiadaki
• Chandos Lecture– Prof David Kavanagh
📞 12:00-13:00
It’s Friday, 5pm & the Phone Rings
🌍 15:30-16:30
Digging Deep for Prevention
Follow #UKKW26 for highlights
Don't miss:
🧠 Plenary
• Next Generation Nephrology– Prof Segun Fatumo
• Stewart Cameron Lecture– Dr Maria Fragiadaki
• Chandos Lecture– Prof David Kavanagh
📞 12:00-13:00
It’s Friday, 5pm & the Phone Rings
🌍 15:30-16:30
Digging Deep for Prevention
Follow #UKKW26 for highlights
March 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Prof Michelle Willicombe delivering the De Wardener Lecture at #UKKW26: “HLA-selected blood: minimising sensitisation in waitlist candidates and transplant recipients.”
The goal: reduce immune sensitisation from transfusion that can limit transplant opportunities or harm graft survival.
The goal: reduce immune sensitisation from transfusion that can limit transplant opportunities or harm graft survival.
March 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Prof Michelle Willicombe delivering the De Wardener Lecture at #UKKW26: “HLA-selected blood: minimising sensitisation in waitlist candidates and transplant recipients.”
The goal: reduce immune sensitisation from transfusion that can limit transplant opportunities or harm graft survival.
The goal: reduce immune sensitisation from transfusion that can limit transplant opportunities or harm graft survival.
Peer support improves patient experience and engagement - but it cannot rely on the voluntary sector alone.
Prof Shivani Sharma: “If we don’t start commissioning peer support, we cannot expect charities to carry this work indefinitely.” #UKKW26
Prof Shivani Sharma: “If we don’t start commissioning peer support, we cannot expect charities to carry this work indefinitely.” #UKKW26
March 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Peer support improves patient experience and engagement - but it cannot rely on the voluntary sector alone.
Prof Shivani Sharma: “If we don’t start commissioning peer support, we cannot expect charities to carry this work indefinitely.” #UKKW26
Prof Shivani Sharma: “If we don’t start commissioning peer support, we cannot expect charities to carry this work indefinitely.” #UKKW26
Paula McLaren opens the discussion on regulation of advanced practice and what it means for the renal workforce at #UKKW26 opening plenary.
Advanced practice is not about medical substitution - MPT colleagues working as Advanced Practitioners are proud of their professional identities!
Advanced practice is not about medical substitution - MPT colleagues working as Advanced Practitioners are proud of their professional identities!
March 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Paula McLaren opens the discussion on regulation of advanced practice and what it means for the renal workforce at #UKKW26 opening plenary.
Advanced practice is not about medical substitution - MPT colleagues working as Advanced Practitioners are proud of their professional identities!
Advanced practice is not about medical substitution - MPT colleagues working as Advanced Practitioners are proud of their professional identities!
Key message from the De Wardener Lecture: reduce unnecessary transfusions and strengthen patient blood management. HLA-selected red cells can reduce exposure to foreign HLA antigens - but more data are needed to guide practice. “Having data is key to making further improvements.” #UKKW26
March 11, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Key message from the De Wardener Lecture: reduce unnecessary transfusions and strengthen patient blood management. HLA-selected red cells can reduce exposure to foreign HLA antigens - but more data are needed to guide practice. “Having data is key to making further improvements.” #UKKW26
Our events team are in Harrogate for #UKKW26 build day 🙌 we can't wait to see all of our delegates, exhibitors and charity partners tomorrow for UK Kidney Week!
March 9, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Our events team are in Harrogate for #UKKW26 build day 🙌 we can't wait to see all of our delegates, exhibitors and charity partners tomorrow for UK Kidney Week!
🎉 Registration is LIVE for #UKKW26 — the UK’s biggest conference for #KidneyProfessionals!
Diverse programme of 50+ sessions across education, research & clinical care.
💸 Save 10% with Early Bird before 14 Nov!
👉 Register now: bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare #Nephrology
Diverse programme of 50+ sessions across education, research & clinical care.
💸 Save 10% with Early Bird before 14 Nov!
👉 Register now: bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare #Nephrology
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🎉 Registration is LIVE for #UKKW26 — the UK’s biggest conference for #KidneyProfessionals!
Diverse programme of 50+ sessions across education, research & clinical care.
💸 Save 10% with Early Bird before 14 Nov!
👉 Register now: bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare #Nephrology
Diverse programme of 50+ sessions across education, research & clinical care.
💸 Save 10% with Early Bird before 14 Nov!
👉 Register now: bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare #Nephrology
Behind every successful conference is a team working hard behind the scenes. A huge thank you to the many partners & suppliers who helped deliver #UKKW26 - especially given the shorter turnaround.
We appreciate your collaboration & support. See you at UK Kidney Week 2027, ICC Wales, 9–11 June 2027.
We appreciate your collaboration & support. See you at UK Kidney Week 2027, ICC Wales, 9–11 June 2027.
March 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Behind every successful conference is a team working hard behind the scenes. A huge thank you to the many partners & suppliers who helped deliver #UKKW26 - especially given the shorter turnaround.
We appreciate your collaboration & support. See you at UK Kidney Week 2027, ICC Wales, 9–11 June 2027.
We appreciate your collaboration & support. See you at UK Kidney Week 2027, ICC Wales, 9–11 June 2027.
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Daniyal Jafree, winner of the 2026 Raine Award!
Recognised for pioneering research into the kidney’s lymphatic system — reshaping our understanding of inflammation, immunity & disease progression.
Hear his lecture at #UKKW26
📰 More: https://ow.ly/tYQu50XGjsz
Recognised for pioneering research into the kidney’s lymphatic system — reshaping our understanding of inflammation, immunity & disease progression.
Hear his lecture at #UKKW26
📰 More: https://ow.ly/tYQu50XGjsz
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Daniyal Jafree, winner of the 2026 Raine Award!
Recognised for pioneering research into the kidney’s lymphatic system — reshaping our understanding of inflammation, immunity & disease progression.
Hear his lecture at #UKKW26
📰 More: https://ow.ly/tYQu50XGjsz
Recognised for pioneering research into the kidney’s lymphatic system — reshaping our understanding of inflammation, immunity & disease progression.
Hear his lecture at #UKKW26
📰 More: https://ow.ly/tYQu50XGjsz
🤝 UK Kidney Week is where the #KidneyCommunity connects
The largest UK gathering of kidney professionals – a place to catch up with colleagues, share knowledge and build meaningful connections across the kidney community.
📍 Harrogate | #UKKW26
👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare
The largest UK gathering of kidney professionals – a place to catch up with colleagues, share knowledge and build meaningful connections across the kidney community.
📍 Harrogate | #UKKW26
👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🤝 UK Kidney Week is where the #KidneyCommunity connects
The largest UK gathering of kidney professionals – a place to catch up with colleagues, share knowledge and build meaningful connections across the kidney community.
📍 Harrogate | #UKKW26
👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare
The largest UK gathering of kidney professionals – a place to catch up with colleagues, share knowledge and build meaningful connections across the kidney community.
📍 Harrogate | #UKKW26
👉 Register now: https://bit.ly/477LgH8
#KidneyCare
Resistant hypertension: RCT data comparing spironolactone and amiloride show both significantly lower blood pressure.
Choice of add-on therapy may depend on plasma renin levels, highlighting the value of physiology-guided treatment. #UKKW26
Choice of add-on therapy may depend on plasma renin levels, highlighting the value of physiology-guided treatment. #UKKW26
March 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Resistant hypertension: RCT data comparing spironolactone and amiloride show both significantly lower blood pressure.
Choice of add-on therapy may depend on plasma renin levels, highlighting the value of physiology-guided treatment. #UKKW26
Choice of add-on therapy may depend on plasma renin levels, highlighting the value of physiology-guided treatment. #UKKW26
🧠🩺Showcase your work to the national kidney community at UK Kidney Week 2026 & make a lasting impact.
📝 Submit your abstract today! https://bit.ly/4nIhxfd
📅 Deadline: 19 September 2025 (no extensions)
#UKKW26 #UKKW26 #Nephrology
📝 Submit your abstract today! https://bit.ly/4nIhxfd
📅 Deadline: 19 September 2025 (no extensions)
#UKKW26 #UKKW26 #Nephrology
July 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🧠🩺Showcase your work to the national kidney community at UK Kidney Week 2026 & make a lasting impact.
📝 Submit your abstract today! https://bit.ly/4nIhxfd
📅 Deadline: 19 September 2025 (no extensions)
#UKKW26 #UKKW26 #Nephrology
📝 Submit your abstract today! https://bit.ly/4nIhxfd
📅 Deadline: 19 September 2025 (no extensions)
#UKKW26 #UKKW26 #Nephrology