There was a very interesting report in the Lancet this past week from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg in Sweden by Michael Olausson and colleagues describing the successful treatment of a ten year old girl with an extrahepatic portal vein obstruction. A 9cm length of an iliac vein from a deceased organ donor was […]
We have all been accustomed in the past to receiving lecture fees, assistance with travel to conferences and even dinners provided by the pharmaceutical industry. However this type of subsidy of doctors’ activities is decreasing and is going to be far more transparent than hitherto. Andrew Jack, the pharmaceutical correspondent for the Financial Times, states […]
King’s College London are running a two day course for scientists and clinicians interested in translational transplantation biology with a focus on cell therapy to modulate the immune system and state of the art in liver transplantation. The course is suitable for medical and surgical trainees, transplant physicians or surgeons, allied health professionals and scientists […]
The June edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now available on our website. Each month, the CET staff select and assess the quality of 10 important randomised controlled trials in the transplant literature. Don’t forget that the Trial Watch is now available as an app for Android and iPhone – Download it now!
At the recent European Renal Association Meeting held in Paris, Sir Peter Morris was one of 24 pioneers in Nephrology in Europe who were honoured at the opening ceremony as Masters of Nephrology. Professor Stewart Cameron and Professor Stanley Shaldon were the other Masters from the UK. Each of the Masters had been interviewed during […]