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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...

Evaluating the protective role of a novel mitochondria-targeted hydrogen sulphide donor molecule aga

Lay Summary Kidney failure is on the rise, with 1 out of every 1000 Canadians currently on dialysis. Sadly, this number continues to increase by 5% each year. Half of these dialysis patients will die from complications of kidney failure within 5 years. Although kidney tran...

Multiomic characterization of chronic, active T cell-mediated rejection in pediatric kidney transpla

Lay Abstract For children with end-stage kidney failure, a kidney transplant is life-saving. Although there has been improvement in how long a transplant will last (graft survival), nearly 40% of children will lose their transplant within 10 years. This means that most chil...

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