Today is #WorldKidneyDay and we continue to develop renal services and new care pathways. 🟣100,000 home dialysis treatments last year 🟣over 45,000 hospital visits avoided 🟣300,000 hours saved of patients' time 🟣191 kidney transplants last year

5,257 people were treated by dialysis or kidney transplantation in Ireland in 2023.Renal services across the country are transforming the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease, improving their health & quality of life through effective care and treatment. #WorldKidneyDay

Thank you RCSI for hosting a lovely Service of Thanksgiving for Past-President Prof George Parks. Greatly appreciated by his family, friends and colleagues.

So excited to be at the launch of LISN Liver Ireland Support Network a day after #WorldLiverDay and as organ donation week begins. Really important initiative from patients on the liver transplant journey St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH). lisn.ie

Exciting Opportunity! Our HPB Surgical team St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH) is seeking an SpR/Registrar! Are you ready to make an impact and join a collaborative, innovative team dedicated to excellence in patient care. Apply now/tag someone who might be interested. #HPB #OLT ⬇️ svhg.recruitment.zellis.com/wrl/pages/vaca…

Kicking off our organ donation conference for 2024 is Dr Brian O Brien, who is giving an overview of the upcoming "soft opt out" legislation Nikki Phillips Gillian Shanahan Orla Cradock Organ Donation Transplant Ireland

Great IHPBA presidential address @ #IHPBA2024. Need to increase diversity in our society and work for equal pay and leadership opportunities and no discrimination. No history of female Presidents in 3 out of 4 HPB societies! E-AHPBA APHPBA2023 AHPBA

Excellent abstract session this morning! Highlighted by Matt McKenna-Barry, Hepatology SpR St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH) showcasing the results of the national survey they conducted looking at the management of alcohol associated hepatitis in Ireland! Well done to all involved! Zita Galvin Audrey Dillon 👏🏻

First pig-to-human liver transplant recipient ‘doing very well’ nature.com/articles/d4158…

Defining Volume Targets for Regionalization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Esophagectomy, and Major Lung Resection Centers to Improve Oncologic and Surgical Outcomes ⁦AnnalsSurgOncology⁩ link.springer.com/article/10.124…

Liver transplant🆚 chemo for unresectable CRLM TRANSMET at #ASCO24 👥94 pts - 47 transplants x 5 years 5y OS 57% vs 13% 👉🏻HR 0.37💥 ➡️Chance for prolonged (& chemo free?) survival ⚠️+++ selection, few patients eligible ultimately Where next?

Great Thomas E. Starzl lecture “What Organ Perfusion will do for Transplantation” AmericanTransplantCongress by Professor Peter Friend. Perfusion technologies #NMP #HMP #NRP are game changers in liver transplantation. Great points on what outcome measures we need to be studying. UTILIZATION

Here's how Ireland won a truly magnificent gold at the European Athletics Championships. A superb performance from Chris O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr & Sharlene Mawdsley 🥇☘️☘️☘️ #RTEsport

Organ donation legal provisions are ‘no substitute for investment’ in services Organ Donation Transplant Ireland Irish Kidney Association CF Ireland #organdonation medicalindependent.ie/in-the-news/or…

Should margins be revised? New research in AnnalsSurgOncology looks at isolated margin positivity in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and the potential benefit of margin revision. Full study here: ow.ly/eTPZ50SZnfT #FeaturedArticle

Please have a chat with your loved ones about #OrganDonation 🙏Especially your kids… children are often adamant about wanting to be donors and saving lives like 9-year-old Max’s 🫀🫁🩷 NHS Organ Donation💗🫀🫁

After 3 recent consultant appointments, the Edinburgh Transplant / HPB Surgery fellowship is recruiting - Senior Clinical Fellow, LAT and Specialty Doctor (CESR support, permanent contract). Comprehensive training in liver, kidney, pancreas transplantation, NRP and resectional

"Liver machine perfusion technology: Expanding the donor pool to improve access to liver transplantation" by Canizares et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.…

Come work with us in the Rotunda in Jan 2025! Registrar positions available. Nice department, lots of opportunities for QI, research and audit! Great teaching programme incl: TTE, Sim & POCUS therotundahospital.occupop-careers.com/jobs/e2cdec47-… AnneDee John Loughrey Thomas Drew Ryan Howle