Rob Finnigan
@robfinnigan.bsky.social
21 years post transplant. Executive Director of the KIN Community Interest Company. Formerly Patient Voice Manager for the North West Kidney Network.
🎉 Exciting news for #UKKW26! Professor @smeetasinha.bsky.social will deliver the O’Donoghue Lecture at the opening plenary A recognised leader in kidney medicine, rare disease & workforce development, Prof Sinha embodies the legacy of Prof Donal O’Donoghue OBE 📰 More: https://ow.ly/bzWr50Y18eU
For some, flu hits harder. 🚨 Having an underlying health condition, such as chronic kidney disease, puts you more at risk. Hear more from Dr Zoe Cousland at NHS Lanarkshire, Kidney Care UK and Liam, a patient with lived experience. For more info 🔽 http://nhsinform.scot/flu
Can you recognise psychosocial distress in kidney care? This free course strengthens skills in understanding stressors, communicating with empathy & knowing when to refer for extra support. 💻 Short, self-paced modules for all patient-facing kidney professionals: https://ow.ly/kFAZ50XHrmB
🌟 Meet Dr Emma Coyne – Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Nottingham's renal transplant unit – as she shows how psychosocial care is embedded across clinics, dialysis units, staff training & service development for people living with kidney disease. 🎥 Watch now: https://youtu.be/XA7WRX7vd8M
Now online in @ndt-era.bsky.social – this article by Prof Daniel Gale shows how RaDaR data are accelerating drug development for rare kidney diseases – informing NICE appraisals, regulatory endpoints & clinical trials for IgA nephropathy, FSGS, C3G & Alport syndrome. 📄: ow.ly/L9HK50XqqqT
🌟 Spotlight: Enhanced Supportive Kidney Care SIG 🌟 Championing holistic, person-centred care across all stages of #KidneyDisease. Discover how our ESKC SIG is helping ensure care aligns with patients' goals, values and quality of life 👇 www.ukkidney.org/75-... #UKKA75 #HolisticCare
🌟Dr Maria Pippias MBChB MRCP (Neph) PhD has been appointed Deputy Director of Informatics Research at the UKRR. A Consultant Nephrologist & renal data expert, she’ll drive research that improves outcomes for people living with #KidneyDisease. 📰: www.ukkidney.org/abo...
👕 We tested Asda's new accessible clothing line to see if it made access for treatment easier for people having haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Read the full article here 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-disease-information/treatments/haemodialysis/accessible-clothing-for-dialysis/
Huge thanks to our Salford research star of the month, inpatient research team lead Beth Charles. She's a tremendously kind & supportive colleague who uplifts the capability & confidence of the team. They say she is an inspiring leader whose passion for research drives improvements for patients.
35 children with FSGS were enrolled in the DUPLEX study. Sparsentan treated patients had lower proteinuria and less frequent kidney failure compared to irbesartan control. #KidneyWk
Looking forward to speaking this afternoon on the approach to hypertension treatment in older people living with frailty Thank you @asnkidney.bsky.social for the invitation! #KidneyWeek2025 #ASN #KidneyWk
🧡 250,000 people have now completed our #BloodyAmazingKidneys Checker! With half of those identified as being at increased risk, this means thousands more people now have the chance to have their kidney disease diagnosed earlier. Check your risk 👉 https://kidneycareuk.org/kidney-health-checker/
Wonderful day at the fundraising event for Kidneys For Life with the amazing Victoria Thomson
It’s not all work for us after all very successful day at the DAYLife summit a little bit of down time with pizza, wine and good company before going again tomorrow for our Midlands Kidney Network Annual Study Day @ukkidney.org @kqip.bsky.social
Darren Green writes about a career in nephrology in @bmj.com Completely agree with these sentiments www.bmj.com/content/390/... #NephSky
More than 12,000 people in the UK have died or been removed from the transplant waiting list over the past 10 years before receiving the lifesaving organs they desperately needed, new figures reveal. shorturl.at/Oovpo
Over 2 days, our Dialysis Roadshows @uhbTrust welcomed 100+ patients, carers & families. Every attendee gave positive feedback & said they’d recommend to a loved one ❤️. A great blend of clinical expertise & lived experience. Already looking forward to next year! #Dialysis #KidneyCare
Kidney Health Guidance on Potassium and Phosphorus Food Additives ca. 2025 from @asnpublications.bsky.social #Nephpearls #NephSky 👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40965988/
🚨 Exciting Fellowships! 🚨 Join UHB NHS FT as a Clinical Research Fellow in Renal Medicine (12m fixed term, £65k, Birmingham). Apply now: 🧠 Dialysis & Cognition: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… 💉 Hypertension & Dialysis: jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba��� #Renal #Research
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Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks
Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks
Discovery that clopidogrel is a more effective blood thinner could transform health guidelines worldwide Doctors have found a drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks and strokes, in a discovery that could transform health guidelines worldwide. For decades, millions of people have been advised to take aspirin to reduce their risk of experiencing a serious cardiovascular event. A daily low-dose aspirin makes blood less sticky and helps prevent heart attacks and strokes. Continue reading...
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⌛3 weeks until abstract deadline! Once started, you can edit an abstract submission at any point before the deadline... ✎Start your submission today for your chance to share your case studies & reports with the UK professional kidney community! 📝ow.ly/aCJb50WMHZ4
🧬 Up to 30% of adults with CKD have an inherited form—yet family history is still underused. 10 tips to do this well 🍎 It’s free, powerful & can change the whole pathway. #Nephrology #CKD academic.oup.com/ckj/advance-ar…
A MAHSC Clinical Fellowship for Northern Care Alliance Consultant @katycdodd.bsky.social will boost myasthenia gravis research. Biobank collections at NCA & @mcrcnews.bsky.social will facilitate lab work to explore biomarkers of disease. ncaresearch.org.uk/news/clinica...
