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September 2020
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![]() Given the virtual nature of UK Kidney Week, this is a unique chance for as many people who are interested to register for and participate in the conference. Registering for the conference will allow you to participate in sessions in real time, see recordings of the presentations after the event and access other content on the virtual platform.
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We do think it is worth highlighting that this year most renal techs should be able to register for free as the registration is only £100 per renal unit for all their staff and we expect most units will sign up. We would also like to signpost ART members to the session on 13th October 16.30 – 18.30 during which there will be two presentations by ART. One will be the ART slide as part of the Workforce Planning Document Launch and the other a ten minute presentation on what ART and it’s members have been doing during the pandemic. Registration details can be found here but remember to enquire if your unit has already registered and then it won't cost you anything! |
May 2020
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Dear all,
First and foremost we the ART Executive Committee hope that at this time, a time the likes we have never experienced before, that you, your families, friends and loved ones are safe and well. We find ourselves in unprecedented times, worrying times and times that are challenging to us all on many different levels, both personal and professional. We will come out of the other side and sadly but inevitably some of us will have lost friends or family to COVID-19. We are all playing our part in the fight against this pandemic and I’m sure that how we plan and deliver healthcare will change as a result. If ART can be of any assistance to you then please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our utmost to provide whatever help and support that we can. We are here for each other. It may have appeared that ART has been somewhat quiet over past few months but that is not the case. ART is at present involved in several work streams and projects, some of which you may know about and others at this stage you may not. With this in mind it is only right that we use this ‘blog’ to update on where we are and what have we been doing. Regrettably there will be no ART National Conference in 2020 but cancellation was absolutely the right course of action to take. The health and safety of our delegates, exhibitors and speakers was and is our number one priority, this quite rightly drove our decision to cancel the conference which was due to take place in October 2020. Conference will be back and trying to look for a silver lining in every cloud I’m sure that learning from our COVID-19 experiences will lead to a very full, educational and informative conference programme. So other than cancelling conference what have we been doing? ART were very pleased to welcome Stephen Palmer from King’s to the ART Executive Committee and what a time to join us! Stephen was tutored as an apprentice by Ian Morgan so I’m sure you will agree that will have stood him in good stead and Stephen now lectures on the Bradford course. Stephen has already proactively engaged with the work of ART. Unfortunately during this time and after three very active years as part of the ART Executive Committee Fraser Gilmour took the decision to stand-down. Fraser was an active participant in all aspects of committee work, particularly the work of the ART Education Group. On behalf of all at ART I extend sincere thanks to Fraser, thanks you Fraser. Towards the middle of April it was recognised that several ‘hot’ spots for COVID-19 were running out of fluids for RRT in their ICU’s. ART were invited by BRS/RA to participate in a work stream looking potential in-house production of fluids for CVVHD, in essence producing and bagging fluids from on-line dialysis machines. Whilst ART were and are wholly engaged with investigating this our stance is that ART do not and will not endorse any in-house production methods, but will hold the information as a resource and as a technical guidance on how to do it. The clinical use of any such manufactured fluid will be under the responsibility of the local NHS Trust/Health Board governance processes, risk management, H&S, etc. Moving forward it was decided to have a single point of information to/from ART and Drew Blackmore kindly volunteered to take this on. A single point of sharing technical solutions has been created using the email address ARTukCOVID19@gmail.com which ART committee members will have access to. The Clinical Director network has been asked, through RA, to encourage their technical departments to engage with ART through this email account. Work continues regarding local CVVHD fluid manufacture at a number of sites but one conclusion of RA teleconference meetings was that CVVHD fluid will not be Plan A as there may well be shortages of line sets for some machines. Generally the provision of temporary dialysis services in ICU’s (permanent and temporary ICU’s) is seen as a better solution and the RA would like ART to collate information on how and where these services have been implemented. This moves us on nicely to another working group that ART were invited to join. ART were contacted by Richard Fluck, Consultant at University of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and invited to join a working group to look at feasibility of installing RO’s into a proportion of ICU’s in England. Stephen and Drew put themselves forward to join the working group, thank you Stephen and Drew, and I’m very pleased to say that Gerry has kindly offered to provide additional support if required, thank you Gerry. At the beginning of May ART were contacted following the setting up of the national COVID-19 HD patient safety work stream. ART have been invited to draw upon our expertise and input into the new KQuIP COVID HD “Ensuring patient safety” work stream. It is to focus solely on outpatient haemodialysis, not inpatient HD or haemofiltration. There are many aspects to the project, mostly not relating to renal technologists or machines but our input is still greatly valued and respected. Much of the work will be done by small focus groups and this is where ART has been asked help to make sure nothing is missing. We are also being asked if there any particular areas related to COVID-19 that cause concern with renal technologists. One of the key priorities is to minimise the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks on dialysis units. It would appear that decontamination of machines is once again coming under the microscope as a cluster of COVID-19 infections appear to have been associated with a particular machine. Given the patient safety aspects involved Gerry has kindly accepted the invitation to represent ART, thank you Gerry. So although ART appear to have been somewhat quiet I’m sure you will agree that in fact we are involved in many projects, groups and work streams. Kindest regards from all ART Executive Committee, take care and stay safe. |
April 2020
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February 2020
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June 2019
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Scottish Renal Association Conference 2019Thursday 24 October – Friday 25 October 2019
Easterbrook Hall, Bankend Road, Dumfries, DG1 4TL Confirmed speakers, with more to follow, are: Professor Sir Harry Burns, Professor Wim Van Biesen, Professor Angela Webster, Professor Maarten Taal Nursing programme will be themed around mental health, vascular access and clinical improvement. Registration is now open until 11 October 2019 with early bird registration deadline of 20 September 2019 (registration on site is not available) Accommodation at the Holiday Inn is available at a special rate of £85.00 B&B pppn To book a room please call the hotel direct, Monday – Friday 0830 – 1800hrs on T:01387 272 410 – option 2 and quote Ref EASB231019 You must provide a valid credit/debit card to confirm the reservation (please call the number and not central reservations as they do not have access to the Ref or special rate). Special rate is available until 28.09.19 or until no room availability so don’t delay and book asap. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN! Deadline is 1700hrs Friday 30 August 2019 – no late applications will be permitted. The SRA continues to have £100 prizes for the best abstract submitted by a Nurse/AHP, Medical Student and for the best science abstract. We now have three prizes (£100, £75, £50) for the best presentations by a non-consultant, awarded in the Prize Abstract Session. All those awarded best abstract are eligible (if you are a SRA member) to apply for a £500 SRA Bursary with those awarded 2nd and 3rd in the medical presentations eligible to apply for £250 SRA Bursary to assist with presenting work at other national and/or international meetings Conference Dinner & Ceilidh on Thursday 24th October with The Roving Pedlars Ceilidh Band £35 for consultants / £25 for other staff Donna Wright Scottish Renal Association Administrator T: 0131 242 1715 F: 0131 241 1739 http://www.srr.scot.nhs.uk/SRA/Main.htm |
March 2019
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Dear ART membership
For those who were present at the 2018 National Conference and AGM you will recall that our current ART President Dr Paul Rylance had given notice that he wished to stand-down. Dr Rylance was happy to continue until such time as a new President was appointed, for which ART were extremely grateful and thanks were given accordingly. At conference and subsequent Executive Committee meetings names were put forward for consideration to take on the role of President. The Committee were happy with the suggestions and following contact those put forward all indicated that they would be more than happy to take on the role. Following further discussion at the Committee meeting held on 21st February a post-meeting vote was held with the Committee unanimously voting for one of the candidates. Before I proceed with the announcement I would like to share with you the thanks that has already been communicated to Dr Rylance. I wish to express not only my sincerest and deepest of thanks but also those of the ART Executive Committee and the wider ART membership to you for your time as ART President. Your contributions were greatly received and welcomed and I hope that we as a professional body with your support as President played a role in maintaining focus and continued awareness on the very important subject of patient safety. On behalf of the ART Executive Committee it now gives me great pleasure to announce David Keane as our new President and I’m sure that you will join me in wishing David every success in his role. Some of you will know David but for those that don’t here is a short introduction. David is a Clinical Scientist in the Department of Renal Medicine at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. Having trained in the field of Clinical Measurement in the Department of Medical Physics in Leeds, he started to work with Dr Elizabeth Lindley in the renal unit in 2009 and has spent the last decade working alongside her before her recent retirement. David provides scientific support to the renal unit alongside delivering a number of research studies. His particular interest is in the use of technology for fluid management, completing his PhD in the use of bio impedance in haemodialysis patients, but is keen to optimise the use of all technology in renal medicine and is excited to try to work with the ART community towards this goal. David has also been teaching on the Bradford Renal Technology Course for a number of years and is keen to develop the training and education of renal technologists. He is very much looking forward to taking on this role. The plan now moving forward is that Dr Rylance will remain as President until the 2019 National Conference at which point there will be a formal handover to David and we are hoping that both David and Paul will be joining us for part if not all of the conference. As a final note and as conference has been mentioned the provisional dates for the 2019 ART National Conference are 9th to 11th October and we are currently looking at an exciting new venue. Best wishes and kind regards Roger – ART Chair. |
December 2018
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Ingenious upcycling turns discarded medical device into water filter
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October 2018
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August 2018
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Mark Zillessen - Funeral will be at Scarborough Crematorium this coming Friday at 12.45 |
July 2018
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mark Zillessen.
Mark had been battling with Mesothelioma for some time. Mark was well known and respected within renal circles over a period of 23+ years, initially working for Paddy Hartley and then Hospal, Gambro, Baxter and more recently Physidia. Mark was key to the implementation of CRRT by Hospal in the UK and many people unbeknownst to them owe him their lives. He moved on to manage the Chronic Dialysis business in Gambro where again he excelled with his knowledge and personality. I am sure that many of us have some notable and hilarious memories of this amazing man and he will be a tremendous loss to our renal community. I will inform you about funeral arrangements as they become available. I am sure all of us would like to convey our thoughts to his wife and children, Claire, Martin and Phoebe. |
May 2018
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October 2017
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August 2017
The booking form for the 2017 Annual Conference is now available HERE.
July 2017
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July 2017
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February 2017
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December 2016
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![]() Chairman’s Christmas Chatter
Hello one and all and welcome to my Chairman’s Christmas Chatter. Once again I really do not know where the last year has gone, it is said time passes ever quicker as you get older. So that’s it I must be getting older!! Once again it has been a very busy year for ART and the committee. So what has happened since my last Chatter back in May.................. Preparing for the National Conference once again was a key activity for all. Peter Jones as ever did an excellent job as Conference Organiser, thank you Peter. The Conference was well attended by both delegates and our industry colleagues and to mark our 40th Conference the theme was ‘Our Patient’ with a variety of excellent presentations on this theme. If you attended I hope that the Conference met your expectations and if you were unable to attend then I and the other committee members hope to see you at the 2017 National Conference. Plans are already underway and the emphasis and theme will be ‘Education’. 2017 will see us return to Belton Woods Hotel in Grantham. Delegate satisfaction surveys overwhelmingly heaped praise on Belton Woods and the committee were in full agreement to return there for the 2017 National Conference. This year saw the sad passing of our friend and colleague Paul Roome. It is always sad when the renal community loses one of our own and in the passing of Paul we lost a true gentleman and an affable and fun loving character. I am sure that you will join me in thinking of Paul’s family as we approach Christmas, a time to spend time with our families and loved ones and to remember those who are sadly no longer with us. The ART website continues to be a huge success, indicated by the number of visits and uptake and use of the Forum. Thanks go to Ian Wilde for his work as Website Administrator and I’m sure Ian would welcome any suggestions that you may have, it’s your website so let’s keep it evolving. As 2016 draws to a close you may have seen recent news headlines concerning the trial and conviction of an NHS Dialysis Manager and accomplices. I shall say no more at the moment on this other than to draw your attention to the official report from NHS Protect who successfully investigated the fraud and took it to criminal prosecution http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/5923.aspx As you can see it has been a very busy year for ART and it only remains for me on behalf of the ART Executive Committee to wish you and your loved ones a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. Kindest regards Roger Moore – ART Chairman
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August 2016
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![]() NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2016 DETAILS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED INCLUDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE BOOKING FORM. For further info see the National Conference page.
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May 2016
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May 2016
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Students taking the course for NHS registration or to obtain credits towards a degree need to complete an assignment and a 2 hour exam for each module. The exam can now be taken off-site provided the student has an invigilator who agrees to the terms and conditions.
NHS technologists who have applied and failed to get local funding may be able to get ART sponsored registration. If you have any questions about this, or the course, please e-mail me at Elizabeth.Lindley@nhs.net .’ |
April 2016
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Full conference information and online registration is also available on the new UKKW website – www.ukkw.org.uk.
![]() We are pleased to advise that the UKKW 2016 organising committee has agreed to extend the early bird registration for a further week.
The new deadline is now Friday 22nd April UK Kidney Week 2016 (Tuesday 7th June – Friday 10th June) is coming up fast and will bring together members of the multi-professional team at the ICC in Birmingham. We hope you will all join us to contribute to the sharing of wisdom and goodwill. The meeting incorporates research, quality improvement, education and much more, in multiple strands that will appeal across clinical and research teams of every description. There is CPD, there are keynote speakers, there are debates …but having read more than 500 of them, we think that the presentations and posters will be highlights. There is so much great work being done and now shared. The sharing of best practice is now being evolved and formalised in the shape of the Kidney Quality Improvement Partnership (K-QUIP) which will debut at UK Kidney Week 2016. There are many other highlights based on the theme "Innovation for better care - improving kidney care through quality research and team working". Here are just a few topics from the programme: · Launch of K-QUIP · UK Renal Research Strategy Implementation · We know there’s variation, what is UKRR doing to reduce it? · Improving care as part of the day job · Regenerating the human kidney based upon an understanding of development · Care for the Young Kidney Patient · Pregnancy and Kidney Disease · Health Literacy: Connecting Policy and Practice · T cell exhaustion and outcome in autoimmune disease · Strategies to improve the provision of haemodialysis access · Prevention of dialysis-related infection: lessons from peritoneal dialysis |
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After completing and returning the proforma, we will be in touch about how we would like to use your story e.g. as a case study on our website or literature. We may also ask if you would be interested in appearing in a careers film for our website. If you have a suitable high-resolution photo (ideally a head and shoulders shot), please send it back with the proforma to hee.healthcareers@nhs.net.
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April 2016
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![]() IPEM and ART sign Memorandum of Understanding The Association of Renal Technology and IPEM have signed an MOU on the 12 February 2016 acknowledging that they share values and interests which form the basis for their organisational partnership. ART is also a valued partner of IPEM's in the management of the Register of Clinical Technologists (RCT) which recently received Accredited Register Recognition from the Professional Standards Authority. The partnership will provide mutual support for aims shared by IPEM and ART and both organisations intend to work together actively to achieve these shared aims by: Exchanging news items for publication in electronic, web and hard copy newsletters on an ad hoc basis. Supporting each other’s social media presence Offering opportunities to contribute to each other’s annual conferences in order to support mutual aims and offering their own member rates for conference fees to members of the partner organisation. In addition, ART will offer free access to ART study days for IPEM members; and IPEM will offer member rates to its one day conferences for ART members. Official link to IPEM website here. |
March 2016
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November 2015
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Veolia’s RecoBLUE Water Recovery Shortlisted for Award
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Veolia Water Technologies has been shortlisted for a prestigious Building Better Healthcare Award. Our award in the Utilities and Services category recognises a project that has reduced water consumption at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital Renal Unit using a RecoBLUE Recovery RO. The plant, which will give annual predicted savings of mains water of more than 3,200m3, equivalent to 1.5 tonnes CO2 per year, was commissioned in April 2014. The winner will be announced on Wednesday 4th November, at the 17th annual BBH awards ceremony held at the Brewery, Moorgate, London. For further information about Kent & Canterbury visit www.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk/processwater/medias/cases/39241.htm Veolia Water Technologies is a specialist in pure water systems and process water solutions in the UK, with over 75 years of experience in helping businesses of all sizes. Veolia offers a full range of solutions for water purification and sustainable water recovery for industry, science and research. With a wide range of process water treatment systems that range from bench-top water purifiers to centralised pure water delivery systems. The full range of services also includes; mobile water treatment, water treatment chemicals, and water recovery systems serving markets such as; Scientific, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Power, Automotive and other General Industries, as well as municipal clients. Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 179,000 employees* worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them. In 2014, the Veolia group supplied 96 million people with drinking water and 60 million people with wastewater service, produced 52 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 31 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded consolidated revenue of €24.4 billion* in 2014. www.veolia.com (*) 2014 pro-forma figures, including Dalkia International (100%) and excluding Dalkia France. Contacts: Veolia Water Technologies Windsor Court, Kingsmead Business Park, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 1JU Tel: + 44 (0) 1628 897000 www.veoliawatertechnologies.co.uk Jane Wardrop RedLine Public Relations Tel: +44 (0) 1844 273407 Mobile: +44 (0) 7850 568759 info@redline-pr.co.uk |
July 2015
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Scheme
The documents for the CPD Scheme are now available to download on the Education Page.
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May 2015
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The "Chairman's Chatter"
Hello one and all and welcome to a very brief Chairman’s Chatter.
For those who attended the 2014 ART AGM you will recall that it was reported that the position of ART President had been vacated by Dr Chris McIntyre. Several names were suggested and these were discussed further over the course of several committee meetings. In was decided at the committee meeting of 21 January that Dr Paul Rylance, Consultant in General and Renal Medicine at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, be invited to fill the position of ART President. I’m pleased to say that Dr Rylance was more than happy to accept and is looking forward to working with the committee and wider membership with a particular focus on patient safety. Dr Rylance is a Consultant Nephrologist at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, having had undergraduate, postgraduate and research training in London at St. George’s, King’s College and University College Hospitals. Since 2007 he has led patient safety on behalf of the Renal Association. He has worked with renal units, the National Patient Safety Agency, NHS England and the MHRA, to identify incidents and risks to renal patients and to formulate solutions. This has developed into a multi-professional process, through recent collaborative working with the British Renal Society, as RA/BRS Patient Safety. Dr Rylance is also Director, NHS Teaching Academy for medical student education and his current research interests include viral triggers of autoimmunity. Dr Rylance has kindly agreed to be after dinner speaker at our 2015 National Conference. This is therefore a timely point to remind all to put the 15 and 16 October in your diaries as the ART committee and new President look forward to seeing you at the 2015 National Conference. I promised a brief Chairman’s Chatter and hope I have not disappointed. Kindest regards Roger Moore – ART Chairman |
April 2015
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ARTERY Magazine available to download now!
Click the image below to view the first ever digital edition!
British Renal Society Annual Conference - 2015 - University of Leeds
Tuesday 30th June – Thursday 2nd July 2015 Second Announcement & Scientific Programme Click the image below to view the digital brochure
NIKKISO Haemodialysis Machines and Consumables.
LINC Medical is proud to announce that they have been appointed the distributor for the UK and Ireland for NIKKISO haemodialysis machines and associated consumables. Technical service will continue to be provided by NIKKISO staff and the NIKKISO application specialist – Mr Frank-Peter Heinrich – will continue to provide nurse training and support. It is anticipated that LINC Medical will very quickly appoint an application specialist to assist Frank-Peter. Please contact LINC Medical for any supplies of machines or consumables – contact details are: Telephone: 01572 717515 Fax: 01572 717516 E: sales@linc-medical.co.uk Website: www.linc-medical.co.uk For technical support: Nikkiso Hotline: 07557 581064 |
March 2015
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Chlorine and water filter con as featured on Rogue Traders
Minutes of interest: 14:24 - 22:12 32-40 - 39-40 50:00 - 56:00 The company telling lies about tap water in order to sell filters. #Chlorine #Cancer #Diseases #wouldntletmycatdrinkit |
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March 2015
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Purite name change
Purite Ltd and all subsidiaries of the Group become SUEZ environnement SUEZ environnement Unit C, Bandet Way, Thame Oxfordshire, OX9 3SJ, United Kingdom Tel : +44 (0)1297 444253 |
January 2015
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![]() Quanta SC+ receives CE mark.
QuantaFluid Solutions Ltd announces it has received CE mark for SC+, its portable,cartridge-based haemodialysis system. Read the full press release here: http://www.quantafs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Quanta-CE-Mark.pdf ![]() Submit an abstract for the BRS 2015
There are only 11 days left to submit an abstract for the BRS 2015 Conference! Please encourage your colleagues at work and in your associations to submit. You may use this link: http://www.britishrenal.org/SpecialPages/logon.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fAbstracts%2fSubmission-of-Abstracts.aspx ![]() New software available for the Palintest Sensor platform products.
Upgrade your instrument to the latest software. The new software is available on request and features some important updates to the calibration process and the error message system that will make the product even easier to use. Upgrading to the latest software is easy, just ‘drag and drop’ the new software into your instrument through the USB port and continue testing! To ensure you have the latest software available, simply e-mail us at chlorosense@palintest.com with your instrument type and serial number. You’ll receive an e-mail with the new software and some simple instructions on how to carry out the upgrade process. - See more at: http://www.palintest.com/2013/10/new-software-available-for-the-palintest-sensor-platform-products/#sthash.zBeECnKI.dpuf |
November 2014
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Hello from the new ART Chairman - Roger Moore!
Read it HERE |