Advanced Nephrology Course (ANC) 20242 April 2024 → 6 April 2024Corpus Christi College, OxfordThe ANC, organised by the UK Kidney Association, serves as a cornerstone in the education of nephrology trainees both in the UK and internationally, offering a comprehensive platform for learning and skill...

We are thrilled to announce and extend our heartfelt congratulations to two exceptional individuals who are taking on pivotal roles within the UK Kidney Association as Clinical Vice Presidents.Please join us in welcoming Jim Burton and Lisa Ancliffe to the UKKA Board of Trustees.Lisa Ancliffe...

Expressions of interest are sought for a course director for the Advanced Nephrology Course.This long-running and highly popular course is a key part of the UK Kidney Association’s (UKKA) educational provision that covers topics relating to the kidney curriculum and exams.This role will involve...

The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) is calling upon passionate individuals to express their interest in joining the UK Kidney Week (UKKW) Programme Committee. This committee plays a pivotal role in shaping the annual conference, ensuring it remains a cornerstone event for the professional kidney...

In response to the rescheduling of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) exams, the organizers of the UK Advanced Nephrology Course (ANC) have announced an opportunity for aspiring nephrologists to bolster their knowledge. The eagerly anticipated physical gathering of the ANC, originally slated for...

The national Kidney PREM is being collected across the UK for eight weeks from the 11th September – 6th November 2023.This year the collection of Kidney PREM will be going digital only.This means there will be no paper versions of the PREM delivered to units. We will still be sending out PREM...

The UKKA announces with regret the death of Professor Stewart Cameron, Emeritus Professor of Nephrology at Guy’s Hospital. He was one the giants of UK nephrology, indeed of world nephrology. Uniquely he had been President of the Renal Association, ERA-EDTA, and the International Society of...

The UK Kidney Association is proud to announce its collaboration with Health Data Research UK's Black Internship Programme 2023, as it hosts talented intern Marian Adeyemo. This initiative carried out in partnership with 10,000 Black Interns, is dedicated to addressing the underrepresentation of...

You may have recently seen information about the changes for PatientView (formally Renal Patient View). For improved security reasons, the communication of test results from kidney unit systems directly to kidney patients must move to a new system called Patients Know Best.In Northern Ireland and...

IgA vasculitis (IgAV; also known as Henoch Schönlein Purpura) in children and young people is a common condition that typically presents to general practitioners or emergency physicians during the acute phase of the disease. It is a familiar condition to secondary paediatricians and it may require...