Purpose of review: Provision of education to inform decision making for renal replacement
therapy (RRT) is a key component in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet …

Plain English summary Foundations in Patient-Oriented Research is a course designed and
piloted in Canada to help patients, researchers, health care professionals and health …

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are asked to choose a renal
replacement therapy or conservative management. Education and knowledge transfer play key …

Purpose of Review: To hear from living kidney donors and recipients about what they perceive
are the barriers to living donor kidney transplantation, and how patients can develop and …

… Leah Getchell assisted with participant recruitment, data collection during focus groups
and interpretation of findings. Braden Manns contributed to the study design and provided …

Background: Many patients with kidney failure will live longer and healthier lives if they receive
a kidney transplant rather than dialysis. However, multiple barriers prevent patients from …

Storytelling is a powerful means to evoke empathy and understanding among people. When
patient partners, which include patients, family members, caregivers and organ donors, …

Purpose of program: Given the growing interest in patient-oriented research (POR) initiatives,
there is a need to provide relevant training and education on how to engage with patients …

Importance Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have the best chance for a
longer and healthier life if they receive a kidney transplant. However, many barriers prevent …

Results We identified 16 process indicators (eg, average time to evaluate a donor candidate),
eight outcome indicators (eg, annual number of preemptive living kidney donor transplants)…