Anaemia at older age: A contemporary review and update - Part 3

Professor Edwina Brown’s main research interests are peritoneal dialysis, dialysis outcomes in the elderly and renal palliative care.  She was the principal investigator for FEPOD (Frail Elderly Patient Outcomes on Dialysis) comparing outcomes on assisted PD and haemodialysis with conservative care. She is currently working on a project integrating renal and elderly care and is starting a study Kidney Transplantation in Older People (KTOP). She organises an annual meeting on Renal Supportive Care and co-organises the UK PD Academy. She chairs the ISPD guideline committee and has overseen the development of the 2020 guideline on ‘Prescribing high quality, goal-directed peritoneal dialysis’ She has published extensively on peritoneal dialysis and dialysis in the elderly and is the author/editor of several books. 

Dr Ravishankar Rao Baikady is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.  He specialises in management of major cancer surgeries and also as a peri-operative physician in anaesthesia focussing on pre-operative risk assessment to improve patient outcome after major cancer surgeries. His research projects include peri-operative anaemia management, cardio pulmonary exercise testing, Anaesthesia for major cancer surgery and evidence based management of major haemorrhage.

In addition to research interests, Dr. Rao Baikady actively promotes evidence based practices toward anaemia and haemorrhage management. As part of the patient blood management programme, Dr Rao Baikady initiated anaemia management in cancer surgery with intravenous Iron infusion, blood conservation strategies and education for health professionals. He is a key opinion leader in anaemia management in major surgery. Dr R Rao Baikady has produced journal publications in this area and currently involved in various multicentre research projects.  He regularly organises international educational programmes on ‘Bleeding, Clotting and Haemorrhage’ in collaboration with Association of Anaesthetists in UK and Ireland and ‘Anaesthesia for major surgery’. 

Dr Rao Baikady is also elected council member of Association of Anaesthetists in UK and Ireland since 2016.