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Get Involved

The work of the Society depends upon the commitment of its Members, who contribute freely their time, skills and expertise to the Society.

There are lots of ways you can make a difference to kidney health through your involvement with the ANZSN:

Join the Council – A call for nominations for the next election to Council will be sought in June 2020
Volunteer for a Committee or Working Group – opportunities regularly arise for Members to contribute and calls for Expressions of Interest are promoted through our Weekly Updates by email and on our website
Become an Abstract Reviewer and support our Annual Scientific Meeting and Home Dialysis Conference – we may also call upon your skills and expertise to assess materials prior to uploading to our website
Nominate a Member for an award, such as the TJ Neale Award or ANZSN Life Membership

If your time is limited, there are other ways you can be involved:

Take part in an ANZSN led or auspiced surveys
Review and provide feedback on ANZSN reports or proposals
Attend the Annual General Meeting of Members and have your say!

If you would like any information or assistance, please contact the ANZSN Office on anzsn@nephrology.edu.au.

Current Opportunities

RACP Foundation - Jacquot Research Awards - Apply for Research Funding

Applications are now open for the RACP Foundation Research Awards, which provide research funding for 2021. The awards have a total value of $2.5 million available for up to 50 awards and are available to RACP Fellows and trainees from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Jacquot Research Awards are offered to Fellows or trainees in nephrology pursuing research projects in basic, clinical, epidemiological or public health aspects of nephrology.

Don & Lorraine Jacquot Career Development Fellowship
Jacquot Research Establishment Fellowship
Jacquot Research Entry Scholarships in Nephrology
RACP Jacquot NHMRC Award for Excellence - unavailable for 2021

These awards are jointly administered by The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) and is made possible by a bequest of the late Don and Lorraine Jacquot.
Other awards are available in the following categories:

Career Development Fellowships for established researchers
Research Establishment Fellowships for those establishing their research careers
Research Entry Scholarships providing stipend support for those at the beginning their research careers.

Full details for these opportunities including eligibility and application closing dates are available on the RACP Foundation Research Awards webpage.

Please forward this email to colleagues who may be interested in these opportunities. Should you have any questions, please email.

Survey - KDPI/EPTS

The Australian Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) and the Australian Estimated Post-Transplant Survival (EPTS) score were introduced in 2016 and 2018 respectively, to assist clinicians in the decision-making process when considering the allocation and acceptance of deceased donor kidneys for potential transplant candidates.

The KDPI and EPTS are not currently used in the algorithm for organ allocation in Australia. This survey is evaluating clinician understanding and use of the KDPI and the EPTS score in their decision making with respect to organ acceptance.

We would like to invite consultant nephrologists working in Australian centres to take part in this survey, which will require approximately 5 – 10 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary.

Responses will be anonymous and will not be used individually. Please be advised that you may withdraw at any time before completion of the survey by closing your browser window. Because responses are anonymous, it will not be possible to remove your responses from the database if you complete the survey.

The approval to conduct this research has been provided by the University of Western Australia, in accordance with its ethics review and approval procedures. The survey has also been reviewed and approved by the ANZSN Honorary Executive

Should you have any questions, please feel free to email Wai Lim at wai.lim@health.wa.gov.au. The survey can be accessed clicking the link here.