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 […]
The April edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now online. Each month, the CET staff select 10 important randomised trials from the literature to summarise and assess their quality. This month, trials include RCTs investigating the safety and efficacy of Advagraf and Belatacept in renal transplant recipients, and trial looking at steroid pretreatment of […]
We are pleased to announce the release of the new Transplant Trial Watch App for Android and iPhone. The app gives you access to the latest Transplant Trial Watch on your mobile device, with 10 important RCTs in the field of transplantation from the past month. The App also allows you to send trials of […]
The March edition of the Transplant Trial Watch is now online. Each month, the CET staff select 10 important randomised trials from the literature to summarise and assess their quality. This month, there are a number of trials looking at immunsuppression monitoring and factors affecting exposure, as well as an interesting trial looking at the […]
The MRC Centre for Transplantation at King’s College London is running another two-day course “Frontiers in Transplantation: Clinical Excellence Through Innovation” held at New Hunt’s House at KCL Guy’s Campus in London on 3-4 September 2012. This two-day course for scientists and clinicians interested in translational transplantation biology with a focus on Cell Therapy to […]
The February 2012 Transplant Trial Watch is now online. Each month, the CET staff pick 10 recent randomised trials in transplantation and summarise them, assessing the methodological quality. This month, there are trials in renal, hepatic and cardiac transplantation, including a comparison of CsA/AZA and Tac/MMF in renal transplant recipients and the impact of MMF […]
Give a Kidney – One’s Enough is a charity that aims to raise awareness of altruistic living kidney donation. Altruistic donation is the giving of a kidney, from a living person, to a stranger who has kidney failure. The charity also aims to publicise why more living kidney donors are needed and to support people […]
The next Evidence in Transplantation Course (EVIT) will be held in London on March 16-17. The joint CET and ESOT course, now in it’s fourth year, have received excellent reviews from past participants, and aims to increase skills in evidence-based decision making. It includes sessions on clinical trial design and interpretation, literature searching, literature appraisal, […]