The British Transplantation Society Spring Newsletter is here including the latest news, reports and events.

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We are pleased to advise that the new ‘BTS Hepatitis B and Solid Organ Transplantation Guidelines’ are available for consultation.
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The consultation is open until Wednesday 28th February 2018.

Please disseminate this notification through your networks and return comments to the Chair of the Standards Committee at peter.andrews4@nhs.net.

The editors wish to thank all those who have contributed to this document for their considerable work and support.

Travelling Fellowships will usually be awarded annually. Their aim is to benefit transplant patients and to commemorate the work of the St John Ambulance Air Wing 1972-1993.
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1. The purpose of the awards is to enable the recipient to visit other Transplant Centres in the United Kingdom or abroad to widen their knowledge and experience.

2. Awards of up to £10,000 each will be made in 2017-18.

3. Applications are invited from workers in all aspects of transplantation. These may include basic scientists, surgeons, physicians, nurses and others whose work benefits transplant patients.

4. Applicants should be resident in the United Kingdom.

5. Applications should include a summary (of not more than 1000 words) of the proposed visit, the particular interests of the units to be visited and the expected benefits in terms of:
   I. What is your role in transplant medicine
   II. How would you summarise your project if you were explaining it to someone with no medical background
   III. How will your project make a real difference to transplant patients

6. Agreement from the Centres to be visited should be obtained before application.

7. Applications should include a short curriculum vitae and be accompanied by a supporting letter from the applicant’s head of department and a statement of support from the visiting department.

8. Applications must be made by email.

9. Applications must include the estimated total cost of your project and the amount that you are applying for to St John Ambulance. Appropriate receipts must be available for inspection.

10. Awards will be paid in two parts. 75% when awards are made and the final 25% when a report of the project has been received.

11. A report for possible publication will be expected within six weeks of the visit.

12. Any award is at the discretion of the selection committee convened by The Priory of England and the Islands, whose decision is final.

13. The closing date for applications is 28^th February 2018

Download Application Form

For further information please contact:

Clinical Team Coordinator
Email: clinical@sja.org.uk
Telephone No: 020 7324 4284

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2017 BRS Conference and to all who provided helpful feedback. This will be invaluable is helping us to plan future meetings.

In addition, we would like to get views about future meetings from a broad range of people across the UK renal community. I would therefore be very grateful if you would take 5 min to complete a short online survey (17 brief questions) to tell us your preferences. The BRS exists to serve the renal community and we would very much like to hear from you, so that we can be sure that we are responding to the needs of the community.

Please share this link with any colleagues who would be willing to complete the survey.

Complete Survey

Your sincerely

Maarten Taal
BRS President
Prof M.W.Taal

Professor of Medicine, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham Honorary Consultant Nephrologist, Royal Derby Hospital