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Investigating Pathways to Promote Life Participation in Kidney Failure

Lay Abstract My research studies how to help people with kidney failure participate in life activities that are important to them. People with kidney failure are living longer than ever before because of treatments like dialysis. However, they often find it hard to complete...

Targeting CHOP expression to prevent ischemic AKI

Lay Abstract The overall objective of this research proposal is to determine how the response of kidney cells to problems with protein production and folding can cause these cells to die and how we can stop this process. Death of kidney cells occurs when the kidney does not...

Identifying and addressing the educational needs of patients from historically marginalized groups o

Lay Abstract Kidney transplantation is the best treatment for patients with end stage kidney failure. There is however a gap between the number of patients waiting for a transplant and the number of organs available leading to death of patients. Meanwhile, there are numerou...

Kidney Disease

Kidney disease describes a variety of conditions and disorders that affect the kidneys.  Most kidney disease attack the filtering units of the kidneys—the nephrons—and damage their ability to eliminate wastes and excess fluids. Kidney disease can range from mild to severe and ...

The Kidney Foundation’s Organ & Tissue Donation Campaign, Saving Lives Through No Missed Donor Oppor

In the 1930s, a young Dr. Willem Kolff witnessed the slow and painful death of a 22-year-old man with acute kidney failure. This experience was a watershed moment in Dr. Kolff's medical career, leading him to invent one of the foremost life-saving instruments in the history of...

The Government of Alberta’s $1.5 Million Grant Provides Kidney and Transplant Patients in Alberta wi

Receiving a diagnosis of kidney disease and organ failure adds an immense emotional, mental, and physical strain for patients and their families. A diagnosis also includes costly financial pressures. “People diagnosed with kidney failure require dialysis, a lifesaving treat...

My Transplant Experience

My Transplant Experience Join us to discuss this three-year study that focused on the lived experience of people on a transplant journey. Over 1,000 patients, living donors and caregivers generously shared their experiences with us, and in this interactive webinar we’ll shar...

Initiatives to Support Kidney Patients Get a Significant Funding Boost During Kidney Health Month

Vancouver – March is Kidney Health Month and in support of those living with kidney disease - a potentially life-threatening disease which affects 1 in 10 British Columbians - the Honourable, Katrine Conroy, BC Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Adrian Dix, BC Minister o...

Claudia's Story

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) when I was nine years old. Looking back, I remember always being thirsty, having little appetite and waking up often in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. While I was fortunate to not require insulin until the age of 12, h...

Pharmacometabolomics in pediatric transplant recipients and relationship to mycophenolate mofetil ph

Children with end-stage kidney failure benefit greatly from kidney transplantation to return them to more normal living. In order to prevent rejection, children must continue to take medications that suppress the immune system for the rest of their lives. Because these medicat...

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