Think Kidneys launches an important set of education resources for undergraduate nurses. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a growing global healthcare issue and the NHS is the first health care system in the world to try to tackle it. The Think Kidneys programme was set up to make diagnosis easier and to detect it earlier. 100,000 deaths each year are associated with acute kidney injury and…
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2017 has been a busy year so far for the AKI programme, now working in its new format, following the success of the three-year programme. We have much to share – publications, events and awards – read all about it here
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Think Kidneys have published a practical guide for community staff to help with recognising and responding to AKI. The cards – A6/postcard sized are designed to be carried in pockets and diaries and give practical advice for those working in the community – whether it is in a care home, a community nurse or ambulance crew. The card can be downloaded here, or you can request…
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Each year the RCGP’s Clinical Innovation and Research Centre (CIRC) takes on new clinical priorities and highlights quality improvement projects to champion specific clinical areas for its 50,000 members. Think Kidneys is delighted that one of their areas for development and adoption and spread in 2017 will be acute kidney injury. The aim is to improve the recognition of and response to AKI in primary care….
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I am sat here looking at my running shoes. I have that guilty feeling since I haven’t gone out for a jog for a few weeks. Instead, I have an Easter egg in my hand. And then there are the headlines. ‘Marathons are bad for your health, scientists warn runners’ screamed the headline in the Daily Telegraph. The article came in response to research published in…
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