The Think Kidneys programme is keen to signpost visitors to the website to educational resources on the subject of acute kidney injury, that have been produced either locally or nationally for health and social care professionals.
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What is AKI?
This bitesize animation has been produced by Andrea Fox of the School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Sheffield, and Louise Wild of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. It is designed to give staff an introduction to AKI and signpost further sources of information. It is aimed at all healthcare professionals who care for patients with or at risk of AKI.
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Sheffield Hospital Surgical Care Guidelines for AKI
This resource was developed by Sheffield Teaching hospitals as part of an education package for Healthcare Professionals in Surgical. It contains some site-specific material but is largely applicable to a general audience. The presentation should be delivered as part of a lecture by a subject expert.
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Sheffield Hospital Medical Care Guidelines for AKI
This resource was developed by Sheffield Teaching hospitals as part of an education package for Healthcare Professionals in Medical. It contains some site-specific material but is largely applicable to a general audience. The presentation should be delivered as part of a lecture by a subject expert.
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BAPN Flow diagram for acute kidney injury in children
This flow diagram was developed by representatives from paediatric renal units at a meeting held in February 2015. The group reviewed the following documents:
- Royal Cornwall Hospital Clinical Guideline for AKI
- University Hospital Aintree AKI Guideline
- London AKI Network Manual
- Paediatric AKI Guideline – Nottingham
- KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for AKI
The output was a consensus document highlighting children at high risk of developing AKI and advising investigations, management and tertiary service referral criteria. The document was circulated to all members of the British Association for Paediatric Nephrology and comments were incorporated into the final document.
The purpose of this guideline is to provide non-specialist clinicians with practical advice when they receive an alert indicating one of their patients has AKI.
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Nursing Times – Preventing Dehydration
This online module is sponsored by Think Kidneys and is one of many online courses for nurses available from Nursing Times, the UK’s leading independent, peer-reviewed journal for nurses. The hydration module focuses on the causes and symptoms of dehydration, as well as prevention strategies. The module requires a login and is free to Nursing Times subscribers.
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National Kidney Foundation AKI Video
This film focuses on the recommendations made by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) report into AKI. It looks at work being carried out at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to ensure that AKI is swiftly diagnosed and treated.
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London AKI Network Academy
The London Acute Kidney Injury Network (London AKI Network) is a collaboration of healthcare professionals and organisations involved in acute kidney care throughout London and its referring regions. A range of online learning modules and videos are available, covering AKI risk, recognition and prevention. The resources are aimed at doctors of all grades but are accessible to all health and care professionals.
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Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE)
This programme aims to support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in advancing their knowledge and skills in relation to AKI by helping them to deliver advanced-level pharmacy practice for patients with AKI and ensure medicines optimisation for patients with this acute condition.
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NICE ELearning module
This online learning tool has been developed for non-specialist nursing and support staff who care for acutely ill people and patients who have risk factors for acute kidney injury, such as those who have undergone surgery. It is free to access but does require a login.
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Kidn-e in partnership with RCP
Developed in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians, this e-learning course contains two modules – one for AKI, and for CKD. It is available, free of charge, to all clinicians in the NHS, with a specific focus on the training of junior doctors (first years and those in the early years of specialist training).
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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) App for smart phones
Free access app from Apple or Android store – search ‘AKI’ – developed by NHS Kidney Care and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The app is aimed at doctors and is accessible to all health and care professionals. It includes information and advice on the classification, diagnosis and management of AKI, as well as interactive case studies and an AKI medical calculator.
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