Attend our one-day training workshop!
Birmingham City Centre | Thursday 18 September 2025
Training on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 that is tailored to kidney care. Open to all healthcare professionals working in kidney care. Registration will open soon. More information below.
The training workshop will give you the opportunity to...
…unpick the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
When is a capacity assessment needed? What exactly are a person’s “best interests”? Can dialysis ever be the “least restrictive option”? You will develop a better understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 through teaching that is centred on kidney care, which will also highlight common misconceptions.
…explore stakeholder perspectives.
The care of people with cognitive impairments is not just about those people and their doctors. There are often many people involved, including other healthcare professionals, family and friends, and even faith leaders. You will consider this range of perspectives and how they might feature in care decisions.
…discuss different approaches.
There is no one “right” way to make care decisions for people with cognitive impairments. They are all different. By discussing various ways and means (including those of other participants), you will leave with a library of approaches to enhance your own practice.
…understand the Court of Protection.
No one wants to end up in court, but it need not be a daunting prospect. Using real Court of Protection cases concerning kidney care, you will explore what actually happens when a decision cannot be made in the clinical setting and compare the approaches of healthcare and legal professionals.
…get things off your chest.
Caring for people with cognitive impairments can be complex and challenging, and you may well have experiences that you want to share and discuss. You will have an opportunity to do so in an open, non-judgemental environment - and it is likely someone else will have been through something similar!
…build your confidence.
Above all, this training workshop is about building your confidence in caring for renal patients with cognitive impairments. Through various discussions and the sharing of experiences, you will hopefully leave reassured that, whilst never easy, you are equipped to engage in these challenging care decisions.
The practical bits
Date: Thursday 18 September 2025
Time: 0900-1700
Location: Birmingham City Centre (exact venue TBC)
CPD accreditation: University of Birmingham & Royal College of Physicians
Eligibility: This workshop is open to all healthcare professionals working in kidney care in England and Wales. Indeed, we hope to ensure a mix of attendees to better explore how members of the MDT interact.
Early bird registration (before Wednesday 18 June 2025)
Doctor (consultant): £160
Doctor (non-consultant): £130
Nurse: £100
Other MDT: £100
Standard registration (from Wednesday 18 June 2025)
Doctor (consultant): £190
Doctor (non-consultant): £160
Nurse: £130
Other MDT: £130
If several colleagues from the same renal unit plan to attend, please get in touch to request a group discount.
N.B. Registration will open soon. You can register your interest if you want to be notified when registration opens.
Meet the Faculty
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Jordan A. Parsons
Assistant Professor in Medical Ethics and Law at the University of Birmingham
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Harleen Kaur Johal
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics at the University of Bristol
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Bonnie Venter
Qualitative and Legal Researcher at the University of Bristol
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Amy Verinder
Lead Renal Supportive Care Nurse at North Bristol NHS Trust
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Barny Hole
NIHR Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol
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Fergus Caskey
Professor of Renal Medicine at the University of Bristol
Our thanks to Kidney Research UK for generously funding the development of this training.