News - The Kidney Foundation of Canada. Patients have a say in top priorities for the future kidney care. March 3. 1, 2. 01. The Kidney Foundation of Canada (KFOC) and Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) applaud an announcement made today which provides kidney research with the largest single investment in Canadian history. It is anticipated the funded project will dramatically change the way in which the kidney healthcare community will collaborate to find ways to improve the lives of those affected. Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease (Can- SOLVE CKD) has been announced by the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, as one of five successful recipients of $1. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Strategy for Patient- Oriented Research (SPOR). The Canadian Society of Nephrology and The Kidney Foundation of Canada are proud partners behind years of planning and development which went into the application. Funds for the project must be matched by $1. KFOC, CSN and the researchers involved in the project.“In the development of the grant we were able to identify matched funding far in excess of the $1. Dr. Adeera Levin, co- principal investigator of Can- SOLVE CKD. This work, being done by Canadians for Canadians, will make kidney care better for all.”The Kidney Foundation of Canada has been a staunch supporter of Can- SOLVE CKD and will continue to provide leadership to the Patient Council which was key to assisting in the development of the SPOR proposal. The Patient Council and the Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement and Research Council will provide the unique opportunity for those directly affected by kidney disease to provide ongoing feedback to researchers throughout the duration of the Can- SOLVE CKD initiative.“It’s important for patients to know that the insights that we share will have an impact on the strategies and decisions that affect our care,” said Barb Le. Gay, a kidney patient from Nova Scotia who participated in the work which led to the development of the SPOR application. The Can- SOLVE Network values our experience and encourages us to adopt a broader perspective. The network enables us, as patients, to become directly involved in the development of research that will lead to better ways of identifying and treating kidney disease in patients in years to come.”Cathy Woods of Manitoba, co- lead of the Patient Council and the Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement and Research Council, agrees the plan will spark improved care for those at risk of or impacted by kidney disease. As per the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action #1. Can- SOLVE initiative is implementing measures to close the gaps in health outcomes. Woods.“We need to define the optimal ways to deliver patient- centered care in the 2. Dr. Manns, co- principal investigator of Can- SOLVE CKD and CSN President. Bottom line, the end result will be that the right patient receives the right treatment at the right time.”“By supporting this tremendous opportunity, The Kidney Foundation is focused on those outcomes that will have tangible positive impacts on patients by 2. Paul Kidston, National President, The Kidney Foundation of Canada. I think this initiative is going to help change kidney health for future generations. I am very proud to be part of something that will have positive impacts to the quality of life of those living with kidney disease.”A multitude of partners will help to make this work possible by providing the funding and in- kind support needed. Contributors include 1. The Kidney Foundation of Canada will continue to raise funds to support its $3. Through the Strategy for Patient Oriented Research (SPOR) grant announced March 3. Programs & Support. The Kidney Connect peer support program is available throughout Canada. Ottawa man to undergo life-saving kidney transplant. Clinical Highlights in Nephrology . Our division offers a full complement of specialty ambulatory clinics at the Jindal Kidney Care Centre: General Nephrology Hypertension, Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease, and Progressive Renal Insufficiency. These clinics are lead by physicians with world class expertise. Inpatients are admitted to the clinical teaching unit, where a strong multidisciplinary care plan has been developed. The Division of Nephrology also maintains its independent expertise in critical care nephrology and, in close collaboration with the Intensivists, is solely responsible for providing renal replacement services, including SLED and CRRT, to all intensive care areas at the Ottawa Hospital and The University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Our division oversees one of the largest, and best organized, hemodialysis program in Canada, with more than 6. Patients are expertly cared for in our many in- center and satellite hemodialysis units. We have been a national leader in the development of a successful PD catheter insertion program. The Division of Nephrology Renal Transplantation program performs approximately 7. The program serves as a tertiary referral centre for the Renfrew and Sudbury area. The program provides not only best practice comprehensive care to renal transplant patients, but is also very active in clinical research with ongoing clinical trials, many having received extensive CIHR funding. These clinical programs support our excellent, fully accredited subspecialty training program as well as a large Clinical fellowship program. Our fellows have enjoyed tremendous success at national exams in Canada and abroad. The Division of Nephrology sees clinical care as a dynamic process and continually innovates to ensure that patients receive provide world class clinical care.–NEPHROLOGY CLINIC LOCATIONS: THE OTTAWA HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE CAMPUS, 1. Riverside Dr, Ottawa ON K1. H 7. W9. 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Smyth Road, Ottawa ON K1. H 8. L6. The Ottawa Hospital, Riverside Campus, 1. Riverside Dr, Ottawa ON K1. H 7. W9. SATELLITE HEMODIALYSIS UNITS: Cornwall Commuity Hospital, 5. ND Street East, Cornwall, ON K6. H 1. Z6. Hawkesbury General Hospital, 1. Ghislain St, Hawkesbury, ON K6. A 3. G5. Sisters of Charity (St. Vincent’s) Hospital, 6. Cambridge Street, Ottawa ON K1. R 7. A5. Winchester District Memorial Hospital, 5. Louise Street, Winchester, ON K0. C 2. K0. AFFILIATED INDEPENDENT HEMODIALYSIS UNITSCornwall Dialysis Clinic, 6. Brookdale Avenue, Cornwall ON K6. J 5. C6. Ottawa- Carleton Dialysis Clinic, 7. Baseline, Unit 1, Ottawa ON K7.
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