Dialysis Academy 2023

Dr Duncan qualified from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical College, University of London 1995 with distinctions in Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Merit in Medicine and Pathology. During medical school he exercised his interest in Anthropology with an Intercalated BSc at University College London 1992. He gained Membership of the Royal College of Physicians London 1998 with Fellowship awarded 2009.

He became an Associate Fellow Higher Education Academy in 2015 teaching as Royal College Tutor training junior doctors, and was Educational Supervisor of the Year in the Division of Medicine at Imperial College 2019. He co-founded the International Society of Nephrology Sisterhood with a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka 2019, with the objective of universal health care. He achieved a Diploma Certificate in Medical Leadership from Birkbeck University 2021.

As a specialist registrar at St Mary’s Hospital, London his research interests were diverse investigating chronic kidney disease in the Indo Asian community, dialysis access and treatment of nephrotic syndrome. He was appointed Renal Consultant at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in 2005 and works at Hammersmith Hospital with extensive clinical experience in Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation. He is Clinical Lead and Research Lead for Dialysis. He has Honorary Consultancy at Northwick Park Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital.

He is a member of UK Kidney Association, the American Society of Nephrology, the International Society of Nephrology and the European Society for Artificial Organs. He has supervised postgraduate studies for trainees, he supports nurses and pharmacists as independent medical prescribers and has led a biannual Dialysis Academy a multidisciplinary course to improve patient care.

Qualified in 1988 from Hertfordshire School of Nursing. Renal Nurse from 1989 with a specialist expertise in Haemodialysis. Special interests in pathway to Home Haemodialysis, Shared care in centre, Vascular Access innovating patient centred care, optimisation of CKD-MBD, and significantly optimising the care of Diabetic Patients on Haemodialysis with the use of in-reach diabetic nursing, education and continuous glucose monitoring. She has led in many areas of haemodialysis clinical research, supporting clinical trials and offering nursing perspective on interventions and research and trial design. Presently co-editing a Dialysis Handbook. She supports nurse training for in-centre and home dialysis. She advises the Dialysis Clinical Practice Group at Hammersmith Hospital.

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