Celebrating 21 years of paediatric transplant in Ireland was the core theme of this year’s Irish Nephrology Society (INS) Annual Scientific Meeting and a major highlight of the gathering, according to INS President Prof Donal Reddan. The sports star, who is a “proud” ambassador of Temple Street, took the stage as part of a special dedication to paediatric transplant involving members and friends of the clinical team, as well as patients. We’ve done 159 transplants in Temple Street and the results and success of these transplants are on par with international standards. We are always working to do research and improve quality-of-life and graft survival for these patients.”A former CHI patient and two-times transplant recipient spoke about his “accidental diagnosis” of stage 3 renal failure at eight years of age and his time as a paediatric patient. “It was an amazing experience,” he said about the first transplant, adding that “the recovery went well”.

Source: Irish Independent July 03, 2024 09:58 UTC