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Individualizing Pediatric Kidney Transplant Education with HELP (the Health Education and Learning

Lay Abstract Kidney transplant is the best therapy for children with end stage kidney disease. However, many families need more education about the transplant journey. While waiting for a transplant, patients go through complex medical testing that involves many healthcare ...

Factors influencing a woman’s decision to become a living kidney donor: How to mitigate potential c

Lay Abstract How to mitigate potential coercion Background: Given the substantial benefits of living donor kidney transplantation, there has been an emphasis on increasing living kidney donation rates in Canada and globally. While these efforts are critical and necessary, t...

KidneyCare Outreach: Strengthening care delivery for patients at high risk

Lay Abstract Background: Kidney disease affects 1 in 10 Canadians. Since it often starts slowly and develops over many years without any symptoms, the disease may not be detected until kidney function is quite low. Late referrals for specialized kidney care are a major pr...

Bioengineered Nanoparticles to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury

Co-Applicant(s): Dylan Burger Lay Abstract BACKGROUND: “Acute Kidney Injury” describes a serious medical condition involving the sudden loss of kidney function, associated with impaired ability to remove toxins from the body and control fluid balance. This condition com...

Self Management to Achieve Reduction in proTeinuria in IgA Nephropathy (SMART-IgAN)

Co-Applicant(s):  Ayub Akbari, Brendan McCormick, Caitlin Hesketh, David Massicotte-Azarniouch, Grace Fox, Sean Barbour, Stuart Nicholls, Todd Fairhead Lay Abstract Can self-management of blood pressure lead to better kidney outcomes for patients with IgA nephropathy? B...

Meet your mighty kidneys this Kidney Health Month

March is Kidney Health Month in Canada. If you haven’t yet considered the way your mighty kidneys impact your overall health, now is the time. Kidneys are often misunderstood and their value to overall health underestimated. Kidneys are vital organs with an important role, i...

Complaints Policy

Guiding Principles It is in the interest of all parties that complaints are dealt with promptly and resolved as quickly as possible. Review of complaints is fair, impartial and respectful to all parties. Complainants are advised of their options to escalate their complain...

Nutrition

What you eat has a direct effect on your kidneys, so your diet is a very important part of your treatment plan for chronic kidney disease.  Your dietary needs are unique to you, and they depend on a lot of factors, including your kidney function, your other medical conditions...

The Expert Center for Complement-Mediated Rare Diseases

The establishment of the Expert Centre for Complement-Mediated Rare Diseases ( Centre d'expertise sur les maladies rares médiées par le complement ) is a translational research initiative out of CHU Sainte-Justine aiming to transform the understanding, diagnosis, and trea...

Sucralose as a Way to Enhance rEgulatory T cells : The SWEET trial

Co-Applicant(s):  Caroline Lamarche, Fabio Zani Lay Abstract Background: Kidneys are essential organs in our body. When they do not work, patients require machines to help them or receive a new kidney from a donor (transplantation) to survive. Thus far, transplantation ...

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