LKLT 2020 Activity Summary and Highlights
/Despite the enormous disruption to our research activities and the extended suspension of the majority of NHS research, a total of 1,429 kidney patients, their “significant others” and healthcare staff from across the whole of England participated in our Kidney Lifestyle research studies in 2020
We published 18 peer-reviewed journal articles in 2020 (details here)
We were invited by the very prestigious journal Nature Reviews in Nephrology (IF19.68) to write an editorial article on ‘Living Well with Kidney Disease’ to coincide with World Kidney Day 2021
·We managed to continue our participation in a range of external outreach activities to disseminate our research findings and raise the profile of lifestyle for kidney patients. The usual conferences, seminars and face-to-face events were all cancelled from March onwards but we adapted quickly and the team engaged actively in at least 26 national and international events, most of them virtual. Members of the team gave three expert invited lectures and 20 research presentations, and actively contributed in many capacities such as acting as session chairs and webinar facilitators and participating in online chats and discussions associated with virtual events. In addition, we made frequent use of our website and social media channels to disseminate our work and engage in conversations with the kidney community.
Six members of our team, along with three others from Leicester and eight from other UK institutions, produced the National Renal Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for Exercise and Lifestyle in Kidney Disease
We supported a range of research degrees, with four PhDs and an intercalated medical MSc degree awarded. This year we are hosting four current PhD students, one MPhil student and one intercalated medical student. We are also likely to host other Masters level projects over the summer.
