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NHS Research Scotland Renal and Diabetes Research Day

Date: 01/05/2025 to 01/05/2025 Venue: Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, Perth, PH1 5HZ

Join the NHS Research Scotland Renal Specialty Group and Diabetes Network for a joint event on Thursday 1 May in Perth, at the Concert Hall

The joint research day will be an all-day event, starting at 9.30am and concluding at 4.00pm. Registration now open.

Programme

The event programme is correct at time of reading, but is subject to change.

Timings

Session

Place and presenters

09:30 — 10.00

Coffee and registration

Atrium

10:00 — 10.10

Welcome

Dr. Samira Bell and Professor Rory McCrimmon

Joint Plenary 1 (Norie-Miller Studio)

10:10 — 10.30

Chief Scientist Office (CSO) Overview

Professor Dame Anna Dominiczak 

10:30 — 10.50

AstraZeneca and Trials in Scotland: Collaboration in action

Dr Phil Ambery

10.50 — 11.10

New Developments in Beta-cell Replacement

Mr. Andrew Sutherland

11.10 —  11.30

Obesity in Scotland: Causes, consequences and potential interventions

Professor Naveed Sattar

11:30 — 12.00

Coffee and networking

Atrium

Joint Plenary 2 (Norie-Miller Studio)

12.00 — 12.20

Data-driven Research in Diabetes and CKD

Professor Helen Colhoun

12.20 — 12.40

Health Inequalities: Too insurmountable or not?

Professor Brian Kennon

12.40 — 13.00

Living with Diabetes and Renal Failure: A few reflections

Dr Lewis Moonie

13.00 — 14.00

Lunch and networking

Atrium

 

Diabetes Parallel Session (Norie-Miller Studio)

Renal Parallel Session (Isla Suite)

14.00 — 14:15

Dr Stuart McGurnaghan and Dr Luke Blackbourn

High Impact Research using the SDRN-NDS research database and platform

Dr Simon Sawhney

The KINDER study (Kidney Inequalities: Needs Data Experiences Response)

14.15 — 14.30

Professor Sam Philips

SCI-diabetes for Quality improvement in Diabetes and CKD

Professor Bean Dhaun

My Journey with the CSO

14.30 — 14.45

Professor Rebecca Reynolds

Gestational Diabetes: An opportunity to improve health for mother and offspring

Mr. Stephen Knight

Non-survival Outcomes in Renal Transplantation

14.45 — 15.00

Dr Robbie Lindsay

Update and Future Plans from the Scottish Diabetes Group

Professor Paddy Mark

International Academic Trials in Dialysis: Experience from ACHIEVE and PHOSPHATE

15.00 — 15.15

Dr Fraser Gibb

The Impact of Technology on Diabetes Outcomes in Scotland

Dr Dan Pugh

Large vessel vasculitis in Scotland: Implications for the nephrologist

15.15 — 15.30

Dr Anna Barnett

Activity in GLP-1 Trials in Scotland

Dr Catrin Jones

Healthcare Workload, Patient Capacity and Treatment Burden during Transition onto Kidney Replacement Therapy

Meeting close

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