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Annual Patient's Conference 2005 -

Title of Conference 2005 - Keeping Pace with Change

Hilton Hotel, Blackpool - Friday 30 September to Sunday 2 October 2005

    
 
  the Programme includes
  • The Ticking Time Bomb - Identifying Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients - Dr Charlie Thomson, Consultant Nephrologist, Bristol Southmead
  • Recruitment of Transplant Surgeons - Dr Hany Riad, Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Manchester Royal
    Infirmary
  • Calcimimetrics - new treatment for hyperparathyroidism - Speaker to be confirmed
  • Investigation into donor relative refusal - Dr Magi Sque, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery,
    University of Southampton
  • Skin Care - Insight into SIA Scope Research project - Mr Per Hall, Consultant Plastic Surgeon,
    Addenbrooke`s, Joe Walls & Gill Matthews
  • Debate
  • Patient Views

PLUS

Friday:
KPA Chairmen's Workshop - Identifying Chronic Kidney Disease patients - will it affect YOUR KPA?

Sunday:
Council Meeting
Workshop 1 - Psychological Aspects of Kidney Failure
Workshop 2 - tbc

 
Options Subsidised Rate per person

Special Package Sat 1 Oct/Sun 2 Oct

Includes: Saturday Conference Fee, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, evening dinner, B&B, Sunday Council Meeting/Workshops

Saturday Only

Includes: Saturday Conference Fee, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea

* Thanks to the generosity of its sponsors, the Special Package and Saturday Only rates shown have been subsidised by 50% of normal hotel rates.

 Special Package (Double/Twin) *£70
Special Package (single) *£90
Saturday only *£45
Friday 30 September B&B (double/twin) *£52
Friday 30 September B&B (single) *£73

please click here to download a BOOKING FORM (PDF, 107KB, 1 page) that you can print off and complete before sending, with your cheque, to the NKF (full details are on the form).

No bookings accepted without full payment

Click here for information on how to download PDF files
Once again the venue is the luxurious Hilton Hotel with its excellent accommodation, conference and leisure facilities including:
  • indoor pool
  • night club
  • large car park
  • all rooms en-suite
  • luxury bar/lounge
  • level access
  • lift to all floors
  • CAPD changing room
     Blackpool seaside       Hilton Hotel Bar
For further information about the Hilton Hotel, click here.

Directions to the Hilton Hotel

The NKF is arranging for RAC signs to be placed from the A583 junction off the M55. The following is a brief summary of the route into Blackpool from the M6:

At Junction 32 on the M6, turn west on to the M55. Continue to the end of the M55, which leads to Waterloo Road, South Shore (beware of turning into car park by mistake). Turn left at Waterloo Road, across traffic lights to Promenade. Turn right on Promenade and proceed approximately 2 miles. Hilton Blackpool is situated on North Promenade on the sea front on the right.

Click here for a printable map (PDF, 68KB, 1 page)

The National Kidney Federation is registered in England and Wales
as a Company limited by guarantee (Company No 5272349)
and awarded charitable status (Charity Number 1106735).
Give as You Earn contributions No. CAF GY511.
Registered Office:-
The Point
Coach Road
Shireoaks
Worksop
Notts
S81 8BW
Tel:
Fax:
Helpline:
E-mail:
 (01909) 544999
(01909) 481723
(0845) 601 02 09
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