Dipesh Patel has recently been appointed to the role of Multi-Professional Team Co-Chair of the International Committee.
Dipesh is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner within the Renal & Transplant | Kidney Pharmacy Team, and brings a strong multi-professional perspective to the Committee’s leadership. He will work alongside Medical Co-Chair, Dr Jinadu Yusuf Olanrewaju, to guide the Committee’s activities and ensure collaborative, inclusive approaches remain central to its work.
“I am grateful and delighted to have the opportunity to serve as MPT Co-Chair for the International Committee and I look forward to working collaboratively with Dr Yusuf Jinadu and colleagues to build on the Committee’s current successes and ongoing work”. – Dipesh Patel
About the International Committee
The Committee’s vision is to strengthen global kidney health by sharing knowledge and experience, promoting collaboration, and addressing inequalities in care. Its work supports the development of sustainable kidney services in low- and middle-income countries through education, training, mentorship and research.
Goals of the Committee:
- Raise the international profile of UK kidney centres and teams, as teachers, trainers, educators and mentors in developing countries.
- Attract more overseas trainees to come and train for a period of up to two years in the UK (to provide skills and knowledge to take home) and also give our UK trainees (including established consultants) and allied healthcare workers the opportunities to make valuable contributions by going abroad.
- To “make a real difference” (in both directions) by generating more dynamic and creative links between UK kidney centres and those in developing countries.
We look forward to the leadership and insight Dipesh will bring as the Committee continues to grow its global impact.
