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Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations to all who advocated and thank you to all those who supported!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@WHO.int
@ISN.org
#Guatamala

@CharuMalik.bsky.social
Ifeoma Ulasi
Magda Machalska

@UKKidney.org
@kidneycareuk.org
@KidneyResearch.org

#kidneyhealthforall
#WHA78

ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · May 23

🌍 History made! For the first time, kidney care is on the global health agenda. #WHA78 adopted a landmark resolution recognizing kidney health in the fight against #NCDs.

👏 Thanks to Guatemala and the global kidney community for making this possible!

#KidneyHealthMatters

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renalmidwife.bsky.social @renalmidwife.bsky.social · Apr 22

📢Can you help? On #IDM2025 the Global Pregnancy Associated Acute Kidney Injury Consortium, will launch a survey on the barriers to diagnosis and management of PrAKI.

We need help to reach #midwives, #nurses and #doctors🌎 If you or your organisation can help, 🙏visit: forms.gle/dGpFMNgiwbKE...

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globalpraki.bsky.social @globalpraki.bsky.social · May 5

📢OPEN Now! #Midwives are critical in the PrAKI crisis so this #IDM2025 we are launching a🌎survey on the barriers to identification and management of #PrAKI. Open to ALL HCPs who are involved in #maternity or #kidney care. Please share widely! shorturl.at/cUgy9

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AHA Science @ahascience.bsky.social · Apr 15

A new effort to improve care for people with a cluster of chronic conditions known as cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome is launching. If you practice in Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Washington D.C./Maryland, Ohio or San Diego, join us in saving and improving lives.

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Kidney Research UK @kidneyresearchuk.org · Mar 26

We’re excited to recruit for a chief operating officer.

This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape our future as we grow, and oversee, support, and develop a diverse team across the organisation.

Learn more and apply: bit.ly/3Xz93vz

infographic to say kidney research uk are hiring. 'Join the leading kidney research charity in the UK' with 'chief operating office' at the bottom of the image.

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American Journal of Kidney Diseases @ajkd.bsky.social · Mar 26

Evaluating Long-Term Outcomes Among Hispanic Kidney Transplant Recipients

bit.ly/4ky5FuJ

@cervantes-lily1.bsky.social #VisualAbstract

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International Society of Hypertension @ishbp.bsky.social · Mar 13

We support World Kidney Day, marked today around the world to raise awareness around kidney health.

Find out about the link between hypertension and kidney health via the official campaign website: www.worldkidneyday.org

Homepage - World Kidney Day 2025

World Kidney DayRaising awareness of theimportance of our kidneysWho we areYour signature can drive global changeJoin us in urging global leaders to make kidney health a prioritySign the petition now ...

www.worldkidneyday.org

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · Mar 14

💥 Voting for the new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President opens on Monday. 💥

Here's why I believe @drasifqasim.bsky.social would be such a superb new president:

Decency.

Integrity.

Courage.

Candour

The deepest commitment to excellence in medicine.

The true #VoiceOfPhysicans.

#VoteAsifQasim

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Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · Mar 14

Really important that #doctors engage with the #Lengreview

Link to sign up in @doctoroxford.com post below

Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · Mar 14

💥 DOCTORS!💥

Please share.

The #LengReview is running 2 engagement webinars for doctors:

🩺 Resident doctors: 6pm, 3 April
🩺 Other doctors: 1pm, 1 April

You can sign up for both here with your NHS email:

forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Cllr Dr David Nicholl @drdavidnicholl.bsky.social · Mar 11

My @bmj.com rapid response on #PhysicianAssociates

Who will be held accountable? www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Physician associates and anaesthetic associates in UK: rapid systematic review of recent UK based research

www.bmj.com

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Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · Mar 9

Insightful thread from @jeremymberg.bsky.social on the courage of #women leaders

Particularly evident in #standupforscience

Thinking of @ksusztak.bsky.social when I read this

Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · Mar 9

Bluetorial: Women, courage, and leadership

What follows will include some generalizations based on population averages of what I have experienced over the course of my career. There are, of course, exceptions in every group who are substantially more to one extreme or the other.

a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on

ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on

media.tenor.com

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Dr Hema Chaplin @hemachaplin.bsky.social · Mar 7

📢 Are you a #UK #HealthcareProfessional managing patients with #KidneyDisease, #HighBloodPressure, #Diabetes or #Lupus?

👩‍⚕️ We want to hear what information/education you deliver about #kidneys, & anything that helped or hindered you.

🔗 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/ph...

🙌 Thank you!

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ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · Mar 8

📢 Check out the new toolkit—a comprehensive resource to support clinicians in managing pregnancy and CKD more effectively designed

🔗 http://lite.spr.ly/6...

#AccelerateAction #IWD2025 @shilpajesudason.bsky.social @kidneydoc101.bsky.social

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ISNkidneycare @theisn.org · Mar 8

📢 Explore the ISN Manifesto, which urges governments to prioritize kidney disease within national and regional NCD programs

🔗 http://lite.spr.ly/6...

#AccelerateAction #IWD2025 @shilpajesudason.bsky.social @kidneydoc101.bsky.social

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Prof Danny Altmann @daltmann.bsky.social · Feb 23

A good reason to have an intact CDC and a vaccine programme. Measles spreads fast

Thelonevirologist @thelonevirologist.bsky.social · Feb 22

Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.

www.nytimes.com

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Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · Feb 22

So do we just need sick day rules?
I can only remember seeing one proper MALA but my goodness they were v v v sick with it…

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · Feb 21

Proud to be one of the signatories of this letter. We cannot remain silent on the face of tyranny

Usha Lee McFarling @usha.bsky.social · Feb 21

SCOOP: The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, arguably the nation's most powerful scientific organization, is bending to political pressure and removing terms like "health equity" from pending reports. Members are not happy. Story by me: www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/n...

National Academies is altering pending reports to appease Trump administration, some members say

Words such as “health equity” are being replacing with vaguer terms, and 100 members sent a letter of protest to NASEM leaders.

www.statnews.com

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Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · Feb 21

It’s been a hideous 24 hrs in 16 months of pain

Like so many I’m 💔

Things that cheer and restore faith in humanity will be welcome today

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Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · Feb 19

Independent inquiry finds serious governance failures at the Royal College of Physicians
#RCPtimeforchange
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
@respirologist.bsky.social @drasifqasim.bsky.social
@drlkvaughan.bsky.social
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
@drdavidnicholl.bsky.social
@drbarrymonk1.bsky.social

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drasifqasim.bsky.social @drasifqasim.bsky.social · Feb 6

It’s an honour to be standing for election as president of the RCP

Thanks my proposers:
Prof Sir Richard Thompson
Dr Taryn Youngstein
Prof Sir Shakeel Qureshi

Details on the election website soon and more at asifqasim.co.uk

My vision is to restore the @RCPhysicians as the #VoiceofPhysicians

Dr Asif Qasim, MA PhD FRCP

Dr Asif Qasim MA PhD FRCP is a London-based Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and former NHS Clinical Director with a PhD in Cardiovascular Medicine. Dedicated to healthcare innovation, medical e...

asifqasim.co.uk

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Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · Feb 19

And @drasifqasim.bsky.social will have my vote for PRCP

#voiceofphysicians
#timeforchange

Please follow him and learn more as to why he is absolutely the right person to lead much needed change @rcphysicians.bsky.social

Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Feb 19

Let’s get BlueSky newbie @drasifqasim.bsky.social over 1000 followers. And if you’re eligible to vote in the Royal College of Physicians of London Presidential election, take a look at his website here asifqasim.co.uk/prcp. He will have my vote.

Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · Feb 19

Thank you!

Lovely to meet you IRL too Cristina!

#ISNWCN

Prof Liz Lightstone @kidneydoc101.bsky.social · Feb 19

Just catching up! Thank you so much Shilpa but truly right back at you! It’s completely mutual and inspired by your vibrant contributions!

To better #kidneyhealth for all

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Philip Pearson @respirologist.bsky.social · Feb 18

Thank you, Rachel. I hope that with Dr Asif Qasim as PRCP, Rr @drlkvaughan.bsky.social as Clinical VP, and @copddoc.bsky.social and @drbarrymonk1.bsky.social on Council as well, we can begin to make a difference #RCPTimeForChange

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Philip Pearson @respirologist.bsky.social · Feb 18

If only @rcphysicians.bsky.social had a unit of its own, that could just get on with developing policy on workforce, to set the pace for physicians, rather than simply expecting others to do the work for them
#RCPTimeForChange

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