THE DIALYSIS SOCIETY
LEARNING
First Skills in Dialysis Training Day
Friday 16th January 2026 Time : 09:30 - 16:30
Faculty:
Prof. Sadeep Mitra: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr. Suzanne Forbes: Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr. Kunaal Kharbanda: King’s College, NHS Foundation Trust
Outline Of the Day
Interactive Small Group Workshop:
- Advance Dialysis Prescriptions
- Home Haemodialysis and Self Care
- Complications & Troubleshooting in Haemodialysis
Plenary & Seminar Sessions:
- Quality, Safety, and Governance in Haemodialysis
- Optimising Transition in Haemodialysis
- Challenges in Dialysis care: Ethics, Communication and Patient – Centered Care
- Dialysis in Pregnancy
- Innovation and Future Directions in Haempdialysis
Invited Speakers:
Dr, Kate Wiles: Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr.Andrea Cove Smith: Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr. Natalie Borman: Portsmouth, NHS Trust
For further information or to register for this event, please send your name, position and address to Di Comer at diane@dialysissociety.org
For further information or to register for this event, please send your name, position and address to Di Comer at diane@dialysissociety.org
Medical Professional Participants Wanted - Short Questionnaire-Based Study
‘Medical professionals’ perception of risk of kidney dysfunction associated with current training and nutritional practices utilised by extreme resistance and endurance athletes: ‘Increasing athlete safety and care using a questionnaire’
Who can participate:
- Medical Staff
- Nephrologists
- Kidney specialit nurses
- GPs
- Doctors
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Learning
Dialysis Society conducts webinars regularly in partnership with industry sponsors focusing on wide ranging topics related to dialysis.
Webinars are free to register from this website.
Webinars
17th March, 2026
16:00 - 17:30 (GMT)
12th May, 2026
16:30 - 17:30 (GMT)
Tuesday 14th April 2026
15:00-17:00 (GMT)
March/April – Date : tbc
Topic : Nutrition in dialysis patients
March – Date : 10.3.26
Topic : Assisted PD
May – Date: 12/5/26
Time: 1700-1800 hrs
Topic: Medical legal and ethical issues for young patients on dialysis
June: – Date : 15.6.26
Topic: Cardio-renal
July – Date: 7.7.26
Topic: TBC
November – Date: tbc
Topic: tbc
OUR “FREE” EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS WILL CONTINUE DURING 2025
Tuesday 29th April 2025 - Anaemia Management in Dialysis Patients
Tuesday 20th May 2025 - Transferring Young People to Adult Dialysis Units
June (Date TBC) - Developing a Nocturnal Dialysis Program
November (Date and Topic TBC)
22nd April 2024
1630 - 1800 hrs
CONFERENCES
Venue: Lowry Hotel,Manchester,UK Dates: 16-18 September 2026
THE DIALYSIS SOCIETY ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE 18TH ANNUAL DIALYSIS CONFERENCE, MANCHESTER 2026
The Dialysis Society is pleased to announce the 18th Annual Dialysis Conference to be held in Manchester in 2026 (face to face and virtual attendance).
The focus of the conference is to improve patient lives in an evolving landscape of dialysis, through sharing best practice and excellence in dialysis care and technology. As in previous years, we will have experts from UK and around the globe to present relevant topics, discuss advances, and current controversies through in-depth discussions, interactions, and deliver practical take-home messages for frontline staff. A great opportunity to network with peers and leaders in the field.
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE DATES IN YOUR DIARY
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN IN APRIL 2026
There will be no increase in delegate fees these will remain the same as in 2025
UKKW 2023
UK Kidney Week is the largest multi-disciplinary event of its kind in the UK. The conference includes up-to-date research, state-of-the-art lectures, educational sessions, industry partnership programmes and networking with clinicians, academics, scientists, kidney charities and trainees, and is a fantastic example of collaboration throughout the kidney community.
ANN UK Annual Conference 2023
The Complexities of Kidney Care – Is the workforce ready?
The 3rd ANNUK Annual Conference will be held at Birmingham Events and Conference Centre on Friday 21 April 2023.
Registration and Abstract Submission now open.
We believe that every child deserves a bright future
Journal of Kidney Care
Journal of Kidney Care (JKC) is the essential bi-monthly peer-reviewed publication for all members of the multidisciplinary renal team. It covers several clinical areas of renal medicine, such as dialysis, transplantation, diabetes, anaemia, pharmacy and nutrition. Every issue of the journal will have a clinical focus on one of these key aspects of kidney care.
Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd September
This event is a great opportunity for patients, families, carers and colleagues to network with one another and share their stories and be informed of the latest kidney updates and support available.
It’s not one to miss! For full information about the event and to book your place visit:
The National Kidney Federation Annual Patients’ Event
22nd-23rd September
Radisson Blu Hotel, East Midlands Airport
This event is a great opportunity for patients, families, carers and colleagues to network with one another and share their stories and be informed of the latest kidney updates and support available.
For full information about the event and to book your place visit: