Keep It Renal

In this episode I speak with Miranda Scanlon and Kola Ponnle from Kidney Research UK's Lay Advisory Group about How scientists can interact with patients and use these experiences to write better grants.

Here I interview Dr Courtney Lightfoot from the Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team about her work on My Kidneys and Me. Her research interests include the development of complex interventions, patient activation, and self-management, patient experiences of living with a chronic condition including symptom burden and quality of life.

This is an interview with Jack Goodland, Alex Hamilton and Ali Jenkins discussing the transition from paediatrics to adult kidney care.

Here I interview Jeremy Hughes who is the Chair of Trustees for Kidney Research UK as well as a nephrologist and a researcher. I talk to him about his experience of the past year and share his optimism for the future.

Here I chat to Jeremy Hughes who is the chair of trustees for Kidney Research UK, a nephrologist and a researcher. We talk about the challenges of the past year and how Jeremy is optimistic for the future.

Here I interview Kidney Research UK's Chief Executive about how the charity has fared during the pandemic. Sandra gives a really good account of the challenges of running a charity. Enjoy.

I interview Dr Rona Smith about the PROTECT-V Trial and hear about the whirlwind year they've had putting it together!

In this episode I talk to my boss, Moin Saleem and Wendy Cook from the Nephrotic Syndrome Trust about Nephrotic Syndrome and promising new start up company Pure Spring looking at gene therapy.

Thank you so much to everyone who got in touch about having a chat with me about Altruistic Kidney Donation. Here I speak to John Cassell and Colin Alexander Brown about their experiences.

Caroline and I speak to Sharlene Greenwood and hear all about a new app helping kidney patients to access tailored exercise programmes.

Guess who's back?! Here I talk to Katherine Memory and Tom WIlkinson about their work in Leicester looking at barriers to exercise in renal patients.

In this episode, Carl talks to clinician Dr Sian Griffin about her work on the ITOPS study looking at improving transplant outcomes for sensitised patients.

Happy World Kidney Day! in this episode I will talk a bit about public understanding of kidneys and explain a bit about what they do.

Join us for the second part of our interview with Holly. In this episode we talk about the psychological and emotional impact of having a transplant

Back with our resident clinician Caroline in today's episode, we talk to Holly Loughton about her experiences with Chronic Kidney Disease.

In this episode, Carl interviews Will Herrington and Richard Haynes to get their perspectives on Clinical Trial design and hear about their study EMPA-Kidney.

Welcome to Episode 6! An interview with Clinician Scientist Professor Rachel Lennon. A Bristol Renal Alumna, Rachel tells us about being both a scientist and a clinician and what drives her. Enjoy!

In December Rosie Loft and I interviewed Sir Peter Ratcliffe for the Keep It Renal Podcast. Sir Peter won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2019 for his work on Oxygen Sensing. We talk about his work with KRUK and he tells us how great things can come from passionate scientists.

This is the 4th part of our interview with Cade Morant. Caroline and I talk with Cade about the process of having a kidney transplant. Any feedback welcome at our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/570008223763318/) or on Twitter (@KeepItRenal)

This is the 3rd part of our interview with Cade Morant. Caroline and I talk with Cade about continuing on steroids and the practicalities of dialysis. Any feedback welcome at our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/570008223763318/) or on Twitter (@KeepItRenal)

This is the 2nd part of our interview with Cade Morant. Caroline and I talk with Cade about steroid treatments and the perils of Dr Google. Any feedback welcome at our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/570008223763318/) or on Twitter (@KeepItRenal)

This is the 1st part of our interview with Cade Morant. Caroline and I talk with Cade about first noticing his symptoms, and his journey from GP to Nephrologist. Any feedback welcome at our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/570008223763318/) or on Twitter (@KeepItRenal)