The research projects listed below will define the optimal ways to deliver patient-centred care in the 21st century.
Projects are based on priority questions identified by patients with early or advanced chronic kidney disease, their families and care providers.
Triple I: Restructuring kidney care to meet the needs of 21st century patients
New technologies make it possible for patients to communicate with their health professionals and manage their own health information. Our team of patients, researchers, clinicians and health care decision-makers will reinvent kidney care to reflect the needs and capabilities of patients in the 21st century.
STOP Med-HD: Strategic optimization of prescription medication use in patients on hemodialysis
Patients on hemodialysis take 12 medications per day on average. This project will develop tools to help reduce the use of medications that lack evidence for effectiveness and safety in hemodialysis patients.
Strategies to enhance patient self-management of CKD
This research project aims to understand how we can empower patients to self-manage their chronic kidney disease to improve disease progression and overall patient experience and well-being.
Improving Indigenous patient knowledge about treatment options
In partnership with Indigenous patients and families who have or are affected by CKD, we will work together in participating communities to develop a unique suite of educational approaches for treatment options for failing kidneys specifically for the Indigenous population.
Increasing the use of living donor kidney transplantation
This project will develop solutions to help overcome barriers to living kidney donor transplantation. It will also evaluate the impact of these solutions on patient experiences, outcomes and health care system costs.
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