Monthly Archives: July 2014

British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics signed up as partner

BSHI logoWe are pleased to announce that the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (BSHI) have signed up as a partner to the Kidney Transplant PSP. The BSHI represents professionals with an interest in histocompatibility and immunogenetics, so their involvement with the PSP will ensure that we capture uncertainties relating to transplant histocompatibility and tissue typing.

Alport UK signed up as a partner

Alport logoWe are pleased to announce that Alport UK have signed up as a partner to the Kidney Transplant PSP. Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder that results in kidney failure and hearing loss. Kidney transplantation is a potential treatment option for patients with Alport syndrome, so is is important that this group are represented in the PSP.

Give a Kidney Charity signed up as a partner

Give a kidney logoWe are pleased to announce that the Give a Kidney Charity have signed up as a partner to the Kidney Transplant PSP. The charity provides education and support for living kidney donors. As living donation falls within the scope of the Kidney Transplant PSP, this partnership will help us in our aim to reflect the opinions of donors in the PSP process.