Tramore Apartments Newly Refurbished For 2021 Season
The Waterford Branch of the IKA is delighted to announce that the newly renovated apartments in Riverstown, Tramore received our first guests of the season on Saturday July 3rd. The […]
Summer Living Well HSE Courses
Throughout the Summer the HSE will be running a number of Living Well courses aimed at helping patients self-manage their long term health conditions. Here is some information on the […]
Research Participation
The Irish Kidney Association fully supports a new research project being led by Clodagh Cogley, as part of a research PhD in University College Dublin. If you meet the criteria […]
ESOT Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) has published a statement on COVID-19 Vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients: Recently, multiple studies have been published examining the response to SARS-CoV- […]
COVID-19 online vaccination event postponed due to AstraZeneca pause
You may be aware of the temporary pause in the vaccination programme for AstraZeneca. This recommendation has been made following a report from the Norwegian Medicines Agency of four new […]
Update to Members: COVID-19 vaccinations to begin for kidney patients in Group 4 next week
COVID-19 vaccinations to begin for kidney patients in Group 4 next week (w/c 8th March) The Irish Kidney Association’s Chief Executive Carol Moore had an online meeting yesterday (3rd March, […]
Statement: IKA welcomes government’s announcement on changes to priority of Covid 19 vaccinations
STATEMENT 23rd February 2021 The Irish Kidney Association welcomes the government’s announcement (on 23 Feb. 2021) of changes to the Covid-19 vaccine allocation priority list. Moving all organ transplant recipients […]
COVID-19 VACCINE CAMPAIGN, UPDATE TO MEMBERS, 15 FEBRUARY 2021
COVID Vaccination Campaign Update As we are a charity led by kidney patients, we have access to a wide range of data on kidney conditions both in Ireland and abroad. […]
Update to IKA Members, 20 January 2021
Dear member, We would like to acknowledge that 2021 has gotten off to a very tough start for many of you. We have seen a dramatic resurgence of the virus […]
Living Well Programmes 2021
Living Well is a free group self-management programme. It aims to support patients and their carers to increase knowledge, confidence and skills when looking after their health. See posters below […]