Whenever you look to generalise from a small sample watch out for sampling bias (and all other sorts of bias that can easily creep in). Extreme example from How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff: amzn.to/3xZCWpo

VERY excited to announce registration is open for the Renal SpR club autumn meeting 2021! Sign up at: bit.ly/raspr_autumn. Great programme, great speakers - we can’t wait!

Delighted to see this published. Very hopeful these data will lead to prioritised 3rd doses where needed. EdjCarr has done a fantastic job driving this. Grateful to all in Leicester that allowed us to contribute data, especially @RBillany Sherna Haresh Selvaskandan @KatherineHulll 1/

📣 Guideline for review 📣 Draft UKKA guideline on Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) Inhibition in Adults with #KidneyDisease is now available for review & comments: renal.org/health-profess… #SGLT2 #CKD Andrew Frankel Will Herrington James Burton

This #eyeSCANDy image is an acellular scanning EM from a biopsy with membranous glomerulonephritis, stage I showing numerous small shallow depressions representing the site of immune complexes which were extracted corresponding to “pinholes” viewed on silver stain. #pathart

The temptation to use immunosuppression in crescentic IgAN is strong, but is it appropriate? Check out a case study: bit.ly/30ibCaW #IgANephropathy

#nephworking #renalsprclub #dinnertime Caesar (Ramyangshu) Mukunthan Srikantharajah (Muks) Javeria Peracha Ailish Nimmo alannaturtles Haresh Selvaskandan

#ISNWCN conference buddies!

Sparsentan in patients with IgA nephropathy - treatment with sparsentan produced meaningful reduction in proteinuria compared with irbesartan in adults with IgA nephropathy. Published today. The Lancet

Not to be missed crash course for those embarking on a career as renal registrar

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🔴Don't miss this broadcast next week, where Shelley Zieroth Clara Bonanad Andrew Frankel & James Burton explore emerging data and the changing landscape of medical management of hyperkalaemia ow.ly/4os150NRo9J #CardioTwitter #MedEd

An estimated 850 million people worldwide suffer from chronic kidney disease, and it is expected to become the fifth leading cause of death globally by 2040. Read more about the burden of CKD worldwide here: theisn.org/initiatives/gl… #WorldKidneDay #KidneyDisease #GlobalIssue

Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis by Dr. Dilushi Wijayaratne, MBBS MD (Medicine) MRCP(UK) Check it out here 👉🏻 pubs.glomcon.org/pneumocystis-j… #GlomCon

Out today! The Kidney Beam Trial protocol and baseline paper. A novel digital health intervention to support physical activity and self-management for ppl with CKD. Watch this space for the results- huge potential to impact care Sharlene Greenwood Kidney Research UK bmcnephrol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

1/ A patient receiving his first-ever dose of IV Iron (ferumoxytol) suddenly develops diffuse face & trunk flushing, chest pain, myalgias, and anxiety. Blood pressure is normal and lungs are clear. You are called to the bedside to assess. How likely is anaphylaxis?

We are excited to announce that the next SpR club Autumn meeting is in sunny (hopefully) Brighton. We will have some of the biggest names in research attending, a great opportunity for networking. Also fish and chips by the seaside is nice. eventbrite.co.uk/e/spr-club-aut…

Come join us in Brighton for the autumn SpR club meeting on 14-15th October…book on before it’s too late ! eventbrite.co.uk/e/spr-club-aut…

🚨 Exciting PhD Opportunity! 🚨 Join our cutting-edge research at the University of Leicester exploring mediators of loin pain in IgA nephropathy! #IgAN @IgAN_J Haresh Selvaskandan le.ac.uk/study/research… Jonathan Barratt

Massive thank you to University of Leicester, Jonathan Barratt, Haresh Selvaskandan, Lydia and Max for all the support. Sharing knowledge and learning from the experts