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renal

Sun, 23/10/2011 - 10:10 - 10:30
Birmingham

Dr Charlie Tomson, President of the Renal Association, will be speaking to the 10th European Peritoneal Dialysis Meeting about Green Nephrology. Appropriately, his talk will begin at 10:10 - no doubt he will be introducing the 10:10 Renal Checklist...

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Tim

Nicholas Hoenich from Newcastle University shares his ideas about practical measures that can be undertaken in Renal Units to improve their sustainability.  Ideas include re-use of waste water, recycling of plastics and energy efficiency.

The Green Nephrology Programme

What will kidney care look like in 10 or 15 years’ time, when carbon rationing is re-shaping the NHS? Will patients still travel three times a week to access dialysis, or cover hundreds of miles to transplant clinic? Will they have greater responsibility for their own care? Will wastewater be flushed down the drain, or carefully conserved for secondary and tertiary use?

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