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Shaping Research: Monica's Story

I truly wish to make a difference by improving patient outcomes, not only to the patients themselves but to their families as well About me My name is Monica Walsh, in July this year I celebrate...

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NICE Liver Transplant Patient Experience Survey

The National Institute for Health and Care Experience (NICE) are evaluating a technology that could help people who need a liver transplant. The technology -known as 'ex-situ machine perfusion' - work...

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Revolutionary donation technique is being rolled out across the UK

NHS Blood and Transplant have announced that a new technique for preserving donated organs will be rolled out nationally by 2027. Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion (ANRP) circulates oxygenated...

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Researchers test new treatments for CMV after a kidney transplant

Current research at the University of Cambridge could help prevent complications for kidney transplant patients.  Around 60% of people in the UK carry a virus called CMV (cytomegalovirus). For m...

Events for patients and the public

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An introduction to QUOD: how donated samples are advancing research in transplantation

The Quality in Organ Donation (QUOD) initiative helps research into organ donation and transplantation by providing researchers with samples (like blood and urine) from consenting organ donors. Organ...

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Webinar: Could new research help to reduce the need for immunosuppression after kidney transplants?

Regulatory T cells are a type of immune cell that naturally calm down unwanted immune reactions. In this free webinar run by the UKODTRN, Professor Fadi Issa will describe how researchers are trying t...

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Share your views on a new decision making aid in kidney transplantation

Researchers are planning a workshop to bring together clinicians, patients and other stakeholders with an interest in kidney transplantation to explore how they can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to...

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