Building bridges and increasing capacity for renal research and clinical practice
An estimated 1.7 million Australian adults have clinical symptoms of chronic kidney disease, despite being a highly undiagnosed condition
SHP's Renal Network is working with renal clinicians and researchers from across the Partnership, fostering new relationships between and working with early career researchers and physicians.
With a focus on Early Career Researchers and PhD students, the Network aims to foster the next generation of talent, building cross-institutional relationships and foster collaboration and networking to enhance the quality of renal research and talent across Sydney Health Partners.
NETWORK DIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN TRAINING AND STAFF SPECIALIST NEPHROLOGIST, ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL
Twitterof Dr Erin VaughanDIRECTOR OF NEPHROLOGY, WESTMEAD HOSPITAL
View Profileof Professor Germaine WongThe best way to get involved with the Renal Network is to contact the leaders directly. The Network has also launched a Twitter account designed to connect early career renal researchers and PhD students across the partnership.
2020 saw the launch of the NSW Has (Scientific) Talent – an abstract competition that was open to Early Career Researchers and PhD students from across NSW. The 2020 event was co-sponsored by Sydney Health Partners and Amgen Australia, and aimed to showcase and connect talent in renal research.
For the first time in Australia, researchers at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR), along with their clinical colleagues at Westmead Hospital, have performed normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) on donated kidneys. Now, as part of a clinical trial, kidneys treated with NMP have been successfully transplanted into patients.
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Co-sponsored by Amgen Australia and hosted by Sydney Health Partners’ Renal Stream, the competition was open to nephrology researchers and PhD students in the early stages of their career from throughout NSW. Audiences tuned in virtually on the evening of August 4 to hear from finalists in each category, and had the opportunity to hear … Read more
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The SUCCESS smart phone app contains information and generic health literacy skills training to encourage CKD sufferers to be more involved in making decisions about their care. Chief investigator, University of Sydney Professor Angela Webster, says the project was prompted by evidence that people with lower health literacy and from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) … Read more
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