Aberdeen Conference 10-11 November 2022
Best Medical Abstracts
David Baird – Discovery of novel renal epithelial senescence associated biomarkers
Fiona Chapman – Apelin increases forearm blood flow in chronic kidney disease
Third place medical abstract
James Millar – The use of collaborative, regional approach to deliver immersive simulation in renal emergencies
Ailish Nimmo – Developing a renal crash course for new nephrology trainees
Best Student Abstract
Navjot Purewal – Accessing health information in kidney disease: what do patients want to know?
Best Nursing Abstract
Stuart Ross – Incremental haemodialysis – The Raigmore Experience
Virtual Conference (11 November 2021)
Best Medical Abstract – Jennifer Lees
The risk of site specific cancer incidence and cancer death in people with CKD”
Second place medical abstract – Catherine Russell
SGLT2 inhibitor use in secondary care nephrology: clinical demand and patient distribution
Third place medical abstract – Emilie Lambourg
Outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with chronic kidney disease
Best Student abstract – Lucija Kovacic
Can cardiopulmonary exercise test results predict the length of critical care stay in patients undergoing simultaneous kidney pancreas transplant?
Best Science abstract – Dana Kidder
Siglec-9 engagement reduces ANCA-mediated neutrophil activation in vitro
Best Poster presentation – Bruce Dickson
The impact of fluconazole on tacrolimus levels in simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation
Virtual Conference (29th October 2020)
Best Medical Abstract – Dr Natalie Mordi
Renal and Cardiovascular Effects of SGLT2 inhibition in combination with loop diuretics in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Heart Failure: The RECEDE-CHF Trial
Second place Medical Abstract – Dr Emilie Lambourg
Prevalence of Pain among the Chronic Kidney Disease Population: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Third Place Medical Abstract – Dr Kirsty Crowe
Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in a Scottish haemodialysis population with focus on vascular access method
Best Student Abstract – Lucy Feherty
The Assessment of Renal Tissue Oxygenation (R2*) in Kidney Transplants Post Operation Using BOLD MRI
Best Nursing Abstract – Julie Glen
Outcomes for potential living kidney donors – the Glasgow Experience 2017-2020
Best Poster Presentation – Robert McLaren
The Impact of Obesity and Post-Transplant Weight Gain on Renal Transplant Outcomes
Dumfries and Galloway Meeting (24th/25th October 2019)
Best Medical Abstract – Dr Tariq Farrah
Mechanisms for increased cardiovascular risk in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis in long term remission
Best Student Abstract – Dr Luke Zhu
Assessing Mortality Risk in Patients with Advanced Renal Disease using Feature Tracking Cardiac MRI
Best Nursing Abstract – Tricia Sutherland
Development of Future Care Planning (ACP) within Renal Services
ERA/EDTA Abstract – Dr Jennifer Lees
Glomerular filtration rate by differing measures, albuminuria and prediction of cardiovascular disease, mortality and end-stage kidney disease: data from UK Biobank
Monklands Meeting (25th/26th September 2018)
Best Medical Abstract – Dr Tineke Rennie
The effect of age on immunosuppression tolerability, graft function, rejection and survival following renal transplantation
Best Student Abstract – Dr Rachael Logan
Assessing the predictive value of ICD-10 coding for demonstrating rates and mortality from Acute Kidney Injury
Best Nursing Abstract – Emeliet Akuoko
Supportive Care in Kidney Disease in Fife: Pulling Down Barriers
ERA/EDTA Abstract – Max Ralston
Factors influencing hypophosphataemia after kidney transplantation
Dunblane Meeting (26th/27th October 2017)
Best Medical Abstract – Dr Eve Miller-Hodges
The utility of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin to stratify cardiovascular risk in patients with renal impairment
Best Student Abstract – Ross Norris
The development of an online education resource on AKI
Best Nursing Abstract – Jen Lumsdaine
Living donation Scotland: Changing attitudes towards living donor transplantation
Best Science Abstract – Dr Rashida Lathan & Dr Ryan Ghita
Adipose derived regenerative cells administered via the renal artery for therapy in a novel rat transplant model
Inverness Meeting (27th/28th October 2016)
Best Medical Presentations
– Dr Jamie Smith
A randomised single-blind cross-over trial of recovery time in high-flux haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration
– Dr Mark Findlay
The cerebrovascular and neurocognitive effects of haemodialysis
Best Nursing Presentation – Susan Stewart
Does Far Infrared Therapy on AV fistulae reduce the need and frequency of fistuloplasty and extend the life of an AVF?
Best Student Presentation – Theodosis Balaskas
Co-morbidity as a driver of outcome differences in men and women with less advanced CKD
Dundee Meeting (1st/2nd October 2015)
Best Medical Presentation – Dr Philip Masson
Prognosis following ischaemic stroke in people with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study of 650 people
Best Nursing Presentation – Stuart Ross
Preventing Chloraprep related reactions in Haemodialysis patients
Best Student Presentation – Rachel Smith
Woman and Chronic Kidney Disease: Exploring gender differences in prevalence and outcomes
Edinburgh meeting joint with Royal College of Physicians – 12th and 13th September 2014
Best Medical Presentation – Dr B So, Ayrshire
Statins for primary or secondary prevention improve survival in non-dialysis CKD stages 3-5: a community cohort study
Best Nursing Presentation – Alison Wood, Lothian
Direct patient care in the haemodialysis unit
Best Student Presentation – Paul Purvis, Glasgow
The outcome from ICU AKI in patients with chronic kidney disease