February 2026 Newsletter

GREX CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
UK Kidney Week, Exercise Workshop 11th March 2026 Harrogate

The UK Physical Activity, Rehabilitation and Wellbeing Group (PAWR) in collaboration with GREX, will be holding a workshop on "Prescribing exercise in CKD: A global training programme for exercise and health professionals" on Wednesday 2.45pm 11 March 2026. Please come along. Register here

JSRR Kidney Exercise Symposium 25th and 26th March 2026 Sendai

A combined Japanese Society of Renal Rehabilitation (JSRR) and GREX 2 day symposium at the Sendai International Center. These 2 days immediately preceed the ISN WCN in Yokohama (28-31 March). Sendai is a beautiful city 2.5 hours by train north of Yokohama and will give you the opportunity of visiting another part of Japan. Register here

World Congress of Nephrology GREX Catch Up

GREX drinks and dinner will be held on Sunday 29th March, 2026. Meet at 6.15pm at the main entrance to the WCN Conference Centre. Please RSVP to Paul at grexnetwork@gmail.com if you intend to join us or just turn up. We will advise on mored details and venue as we get closer to the WCN.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Kistler, Brandon M., et al. "Physical activity and exercise for cardiometabolic health and fitness in CKD: an overview by exercise type." Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 21.1 (2026): 144-153. Link

Davies, Mark David, et al. "Exercise Training And Progression Of Chronic Kidney Disease: The GFR-Exercise (GFR-Ex) Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study." American Journal of Nephrology (2026). Link

MartinAlemañy, Geovana, et al. "Volume Overload Assessed by Vector Impedance Analysis and Physical Function in Hemodialysis Patients." Hemodialysis International (2026). Link

Martins, Pedro M., et al. "Intradialytic exercise: a controlled nationwide effectiveness-implementation study." Clinical Kidney Journal 19.1 (2026): Link

Bennett, Paul N., et al. "Randomized Controlled Trial of Intradialytic Cycling as Kidney Exercise Rehabilitation for Cardiac Stunning in Hemodialysis (TICKERS_HD): A Clinical Research Protocol." Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease 13 (2026) Link

Groninger, Nolan W., et al. "Determining Physical Function Measures for Estimating VO2Peak in Patients on Hemodialysis." Kidney Medicine (2026): Link

Lamarche, Florence, et al. "Exercise training for adults with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis." The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2026.1 (2026): Link

Yanishi, Masaaki, et al. "Low Preoperative Exercise Tolerance Predicts Impaired Skeletal Muscle Recovery After Kidney Transplantation." Transplantation Proceedings. Elsevier, 2026. Link

Wilkinson, Thomas J., et al. "Prescribing physical activity and exercise for people with chronic kidney disease: A practical guide by the Global Renal Exercise Network." Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (2026): 10-2215. Link

For more GREX information please email grexnetwork@gmail.com