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As medicine advances, multiple options for dialysis can now be offered such as peritoneal dialysis, hemodialysis at a hospital or community institution or at home, during the day or night. Our research strives to improve symptoms, quality of life, and minimize the risk of negative outcomes for patients on dialysis.  

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Publications

 
  1. Bevilacqua M, Er L, Copland M, Singh S, Jamal A, Dunne O, Brumby C, Levin A. Prevalence-based targets underestimate home dialysis program activity and requirements for growt. Peritoneal Dialysis International, In Press Feb 7, 2018.
  2. Hemmelgarn B, Manns B, Soroka S, Levin A, MacRae J, Tonelli M, Kiaii M, et al (2018). Effectiveness and cost of weekly recombinant tissue plasminogen activator hemodialysis catheter locking solution. CJASN, Mar 2018: Volume 13

 
  1. Almomen SM, Guan Q, Liang P, Yang K, Sidiqi AM, Levin A, Du C. (2017). Daily Intake of Grape Powder Prevents the Progression of Kidney Disease in Obese Type 2 Diabetic ZSF1 Rats. Nutrients. 9(4).
  2. Baigent C, Herrington WG, Coresh J, Landray MJ, Levin A, Perkovic V, Pfeffer MA, Rossing P, Walsh M, Wanner C, Wheeler DC, Winkelmayer WC, McMurray JJV, Participants KCCoCitCoCTiNC.(2017). Challenges in conducting clinical trials in nephrology: conclusions from a Kidney Disease-Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney Int. 92(2):297-305.
  3. Beaulieu MC, Dumaine CS, Romann A, Kiaii M. (2017). Advanced age is not a barrier to creating a functional arteriovenous fistula: a retrospective study. J Vasc Access.18(4):307-312.
  4. Bello AK, Levin A, Tonelli M, Okpechi IG, Feehally J, Harris D, Jindal K, Salako BL, Rateb A, Osman MA, Qarni B, Saad S, Lunney M, Wiebe N, Johnson DW. (2017). Assessment of Global Kidney Health Care Status. Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association. 317(18):1864-1881.
  5. Bevilacqua M, Chiu HHL, Saunder S, Turnbull L, Taylor P, Rjinder SS, Salyers V. (2017). The value of patient and provider reported experiences in evaluating home-based assisted peritoneal dialysis.  European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare. Vol 5 Issue 3 (accepted; in press)
  6. Bevilacqua MU, Turnbull L, Saunders S, Er L, Chiu H, Hill P, Singh RS, Levin A, Copland MA, Jamal A, Brumby C, Dunne O, Taylor PA. (2017). Evaluation of a 12-Month Pilot of Long-Term and Temporary Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis. Perit Dial Int. 37(3):307-313.
  7. Carson RC, Bernacki R. (2017). Is the End in Sight for the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Approach to Advance Care Planning? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol.12(3):380-381.
  8. Forzley B, Chiu H, Djurdjev O, Carson R, Hargrove G, Martinusen, D, Karim M. (2017). A survey of Canadian nephrologists assessing prognostication in end-stage renal disease. Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease.
  9. Forzley B, Lee E, Chiu H, Djurdjev O, Martinusen D, Carson R, Hargrove G, Levin A, Karim M. (2017). External validation and clinical utility of prediction model for 6-month mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease. Palliative medicine.
  10. Jha V, Martin DE, Bargman JM, Davies S, Feehally J, Finkelstein F, Harris D, Misra M, Remuzzi G, Levin A, Int Soc Nephrology Ethical D. (2017). Ethical issues in dialysis therapy. Lancet. 389(10081):1851-1856.
  11. Langsford D, Tang ML, Hassan HIC, Djurdjev O, Sood MM, Levin A. (2017). The Association between Biomarker Profiles, Etiology of Chronic Kidney Disease, and Mortality. American Journal of Nephrology. 45(3):226-234.
  12. Leung, S, Shalansky K, Vashisht P, Leung M, Marin J. (2017). Creation of a natural health products database for assessing safety in patients with chronic kidney disease or renal transplant. Can J Hosp Pharm Can J Hosp Pharm (accepted; in press)
  13. Levey AS, Levin A. (2017). A Rebuttal to "The CKD Classification System in the Precision Medicine Era". Clin J Am Soc Nephrol.
  14. Liu B, Guan QN, Li J, Da Roza G, Wang H, Du CG.  (2017).Mesenchymal stroma cells in peritoneal dialysis effluents from patients. Human Cell. 30(2):51-59.
  15. Noori N, Yan AT, Kiaii M, Rathe A, Goldstein MB, Bello O, Wald R. (2017). Nutritional status after conversion from conventional to in-centre nocturnal hemodialysis. Int Urol Nephrol. 49(8):1453-1461.
  16. Ross BA, Wald R, Goldstein MB, Yuen DA, Leipsic J, Kiaii M, Rathe A, Deva DP, Kirpalani A, Bello OO, Graham JJ, Leong-Poi H, Connelly KA, Yan AT. (2017). Relationships Between Left Ventricular Structure and Function According to Cardiac MRI and Cardiac Biomarkers in End-Stage Renal Disease. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 33(4):501-507.
  17. Sarak B, Wald R, Goldstein MB, Deva DP, Leipsic J, Kiaii M, Leung G, Barfett JJ, Perl J, Yuen DA, Connelly KA, Yan AT. (2017). Relationship between changes in blood pressure and left ventricular mass over 1 year in end-stage renal disease. J Hypertens. 35(8):1709-1716.
  18. Sawhney S, Marks A, Fluck N, Levin A, McLernon D, Prescott G, Black C. (2017). Post-discharge kidney function is associated with subsequent ten-year renal progression risk among survivors of acute kidney injury. Kidney Int. 92(2):440-452.
  19. Soroka S, Alam A, Bevilacqua M, Girard LP, Komenda P, Loertscher R, McFarlane P, Pandeya S, Tam P, Bichet DG. (2017). Assessing Risk of Disease Progression and Pharmacological Management of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Canadian Expert Consensus. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 4:2054358117695784.


 
  1. Copland M, Komenda P, Weinhandl ED, McCullough PA, Morfin JA. (2016). Intensive hemodiaylsis, mineral and bone disorder, and phosphate binder use. American journal of kidney disease.68(5):S24-S32.
  2. Kraus MA, Fluck RJ, Weinhandl ED, Kansal S, Copland M, Komenda P, Finkelstein FO. (2016). Intensive hemodialysis and health-related quality of life. American journal of kidney diseases.68(5):S33-S42.
  3. Kraus MA, Kansal S, Copland M, Komenda P, Weinhandl ED, Bakris GL, Chan CT, Fluck RJ, Burkart JM. (2016). Intensive hemodialysis and potential risks with increasing treatment. American journal of kidney diseases. 68(5):S51-S58.
  4. Perl J, Kalim S, Wald R, Goldstein MB, Yan AT, Noori N, Kiaii M, Wenger J, Chan C, Thadhani RI, Karumanchi SA, Berg AH. (2016). Reduction of carbamylated albumin by extended hemodialysis. Hemodialysis international. 20(4):510-521.
  5. Romann A, Beaulieu MC, Rheaume P, Clement J, Sidhu R, Kiaii M. (2016). Risk factors associated with arteriovenous fistula failure after first radiologic intervention. Journal of vascular access.17(2):167-174.
  6. Wald R, Goldstein MB, Perl J, Kiaii M, Yuen D, Wald RM, Harel Z, Weinstein JJ, Jakubovic B, Leong-Poi H, Kirpalani A, Leipsic J, Dacouris N, Wolf M, Yan AT. (2016). The association between conversion to in-centre nocturnal hemodialysis and left ventricular mass regression in patients with end-stage renal disease. Canadian journal of cardiology. 32(3):369-377.


 
  1. Chan, A, Singh, S, Dubrowski, A, Pratt, DD, Zalunardo, N, Nair, P, McLaughlin, K, Ma, IWY. (2015). Part versus whole: a randomized trial of central venous catheterization education. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 20(4), 1061-1071.
  2. Ma, IWY, Zalunardo, N, Brindle, ME, Hatala, R, McLaughlin, K. (2015). Notes From the Field: Direct Observation Versus Rating by Videos for the Assessment of Central Venous Catheterization Skills. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 38(3), 419-422.
  3. Merchant, A, Wald, R, Goldstein, MB, Yuen, D, Kirpalani, A, Dacouris, N, Ray, JG, Kiaii, M, Leipsic, J, Kotha, V, Deva, D, Yan, AT. (2015). Relationship between different blood pressure measurements  ,left ventricular mass by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in end-stage renal disease. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 9(4), 275-284.
  4. Romann, A, Beaulieu, MC, Rhéaume, P, Clement, J, Sidhu, R, Kiaii, M. (2015). Risk factors associated with arteriovenous fistula failure after first radiologic intervention. J Vasc Access, 0(0), 0.
  5. Skandari, MR, Shechter, SM, Zalunardo, N. (2015). Optimal Vascular Access Choice for Patients on Hemodialysis. M&Som-Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 17(4), 608-619.
  6. Tonelli, M, Molzahn, AE, Wiebe, N, Davison, SN, Gill, JS, Hemmelgarn, BR, Manns, BJ, Pannu, N, Pelletier, R, Thompson, S, Klarenbach, SW, Alberta Kidney Dis, N. (2015). Relocation of remote dwellers living with hemodialysis: a time trade-off survey. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 30(10), 1767-1773.

 
 
  1. Herrington W, Emberson J, Staplin N, Blackwell L, Fellström B, Walker R, Levin A, Hooi LS, Massy ZA, Tesar V, Reith C, Haynes R, Baigent C, Landray MJ, on beahfl of the SHARP Investigators. (2014). The effect of lowering LDL cholesterol on vascular access patency: post hoc analysis of the Study of Heart and Renal Protection. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2014 Mar 13:CJN-10371013.
  2. MacRae, JM, Copland, M, Kiaii, M. (2014). Progress in Dialysis Practice: An Introduction. Seminars in Dialysis, 27(2), 85-86.
  3. Pauly RP, Komenda P, Chan CT, Copland M, Gangji A, Hirsch D, Lindsay R, MacKinnon M, MacRae JM, McFarlane P, Nesrallah G. (2014). Programmatic variation in home hemodialysis in Canada: results from a nationwide survey of practice patterns. Canadian journal of kidney health and disease. 2014 Jun 10;1(1):11.
  4. Schachter M, Bargman J, Copland M, Mladunewich M, Tennankore K, Levin A, Oliver M, Pauly R, Perl J, Zimmerman D, Chan C. (2014). Rationale for a home dialysis virtual ward: design and implementation. BMC Nephrology. 15(33)
  5. Shechter, SM, Skandari, MR, Zalunardo, N. (2014). Timing of Arteriovenous Fistula Creation in Patients With CKD: A Decision Analysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 63(1), 95-103.
  6. Sood MM, Tangri N, Hiebert B, Kappel J, Dart A, Levin A, et al (2014). Geographic and regional variation in the use of Peritoneal Dialysis in Canada: a cohort study. CMAJ Open. 2 (1)

 
  1. Al Khan, S, De Badyn, MH, Yakimec, J, Shalansky, K, Pal, J, Cheng, K, Jastrzebski, J. (2013). Measurement of reticulocyte hemoglobin (RET HE) parameter on Sysmex XE 2100 in hemodialysis patients on erythropoietin stimulating agent (ESA) in tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, 35, 39-39.
  2. Borzych-Duzalka D, Bilginer Y, Ha IS, Bak M, Rees L, Cano F, Munarriz RL, Chua A, Pesle S, Emre S, Urzykowska A, Quiroz L, Ruscasso JD, White C, Pape L, Ramela V, Printza N, Vogel A, Kuzmanovska D, Simkova E, Müller-Wiefel DE, Warady BA, Schaefer F for the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network (IPPN) Registry. Management of Anemia in Children Receiving Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Mar; 24(4):665-76.
  3. Chui, BK, Manns, B, Pannu, N, Dong, J, Wiebe, N, Jindal, K, Klarenbach, SW. (2013). Health Care Costs of Peritoneal Dialysis Technique Failure and Dialysis Modality Switching. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 61(1), 104-111.
  4. Clark EG, Schachter ME, Palumbo A, Knoll G, Edwards C. (2013). Temporary hemodialysis catheter placement by nephrology fellows: implications for nephrology training.  American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 62(3):474-80.
  5. Dolan NM, Borzych-Duzalka D, Suarez A, Principi I, Adolfo O, Al-Akash S, Alconchar L, Breen C, Fischbach M, Flynn J, Pape L, Piantanida JJ, Printza N, Wong W, Zaritsky J, Schaefer F, Warady B, White CT. Ventriculoperitoneal shunts in children on peritoneal dialysis: A survey of the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network. Pediatric Nephrology. 28(2):315-319.
  6. Farah M, Levin A, Kiaii M, Vickars L, Werb R. (2013). Combination hemodialysis and centrifugal therapeutic plasma exchange: 18 years of Canadian experience. Hemodialysis International. 17(2):256-65.
  7. Lange BD, Schwartz D, Da Roza G, Gair R. Use of intravenous lipid emulsion to reverse central nervous system toxicity of an iatrogenic local anesthetic overdose in a patient on peritoneal dialysis. The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2012 Dec; 46.
  8. Mammen C, Brown T, Prestidge T, T White C. (2013). Comprehensive Review of Anticoagulation Strategies in Renal Replacement Therapies. Current Pediatric Reviews. 9(3):250-66.
  9. Mendelson AM, Guan Q, Chafeeva I, Da Roza GA, Kizhakkedathu JN, Du C. Hyperbranched Polyglycerol is an efficacious and biocompatible novel osmotic agent in a rodent model of Peritoneal Dialysis. Peritoneal Dialysis International. 2013 Feb; 33:15-27.
  10. Mustafa, RA, Zimmerman, D, Rioux, JP, Suri, RS, Gangji, A, Steele, A, MacRae, J, Pauly, RP, Perkins, DN, Chan, CT, Copland, M, Komenda, P, McFarlane, PA, Lindsay, R, Pierratos, A, Nesrallah, GE. (2013). Vascular Access for Intensive Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review for a Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guideline. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 62(1), 112-131.
  11. Nesrallah, GE, Mustafa, RA, MacRae, J, Pauly, RP, Perkins, DN, Gangji, A, Rioux, JP, Steele, A, Suri, RS, Chan, CT, Copland, M, Komenda, P, McFarlane, PA, Pierratos, A, Lindsay, R, Zimmerman, DL. (2013). Canadian Society of Nephrology Guidelines for the Management of Patients With ESRD Treated With Intensive Hemodialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 62(1), 187-198.
  12. Perl, J, Dong, J, Rose, C, Jassal, SV, Gill, JS. (2013). IS DIALYSIS MODALITY A FACTOR IN THE SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS INITIATING DIALYSIS AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FAILURE?. Peritoneal Dialysis International, 33(6), 618-628.
  13. Schachter ME, Tennankore KK, Chan CT. Determinants of training and technique failure in home hemodialysis. Hemodial Int. 2013 Mar 17. doi: 10.1111/hdi.12036. [Epub ahead of print] 
  14. Zimmerman, DL, Nesrallah, GE, Chan, CT, Copland, M, Komenda, P, McFarlane, PA, Gangji, A, Lindsay, R, MacRae, J, Pauly, RP, Perkins, DN, Pierratos, A, Rioux, JP, Steele, A, Suri, RS, Mustafa, RA. (2013). Dialysate Calcium Concentration and Mineral Metabolism in Long and Long-Frequent Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review  ,Meta-analysis for a Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guideline. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 62(1), 97-111.
 

 
  1. Ma IW, Zalunardo N, Pachev G, Beran T, Brown M, Hatala R, McLaughlin K. Comparing the use of global rating scale with checklists for the assessment of central venous catheterization skills using simulation. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2012 Oct;17(4):457-70. 
  2. Mendelssohn (Chair), Beaulieu M, Kiaii M, Jindal K, MacRae J, Kappel J, Miller L, Lok C, Moist L, Donnelly S, Oliver M, Chan C, Ethier J, Delziel C, McKinnon M, Soroka S, Hirsch D, Barrett B. Report of the Canadian Society of Nephrology Vascular Access Working Group. Seminars in Dialysis. 25(1):22–25. January–February 2012. DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2011.01009.x
  3. Nesrallah G, Lindsay R, Garg A, Cuerden M, Moist L, Levin A, Pauly R, Komenda P, Steele A, Courtney M, Copland M, Geary D, et al. Intensive hemodialysis associates with improved survival compared with conventional hemodialysis. JASN, Apr 2012; 23(4):696-705.
  4. Schachter ME, Chan CT. Current state of intensive hemodialysis: a comparative review of benefits and barriers. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Dec;27(12):4307-13. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfs506. 
  5. Tang M, Romann A, Chiarelli G, Djurdjev O, Beaulieu M, Sigrist M, Taylor P,Singh S, Levin A. Vascular stiffness in incident peritoneal patients over time. Clinical Nephrology 2012.
  6. Thompson S, Gill J, Wang PC, Padwal R, Pelletier R, Bello A, Klarenbach S, Tonelli M. Mortality among remote and rural dwelling hemodialysis patients in the United States. Kidney International 2012 Aug;82(3):352-9.

 
 
  1. Allen N, Schwartz D, Komenda P, Pauly RP, Zimmerman D, Tanna G, Schiff J, Rigatto C, Sood MM. International practice patterns and factors associated with non-conventional hemodialysis utilization. BMC Nephrol. 2011 Dec 5; 12:66. 
  2. Blake PG, Bargman JM, Brimble KS, Davison SN, Hirsch D, McCormick BB, Suri RS, Taylor P, Zalunardo N, Tonelli M; the Canadian Society of Nephrology Work Group on adequacy of peritoneal dialysis. Clinical practice guidelines and recommendations on peritoneal dialysis adequacy 2011. Perit Dial Int. 2011 Mar-Apr; 31(2):218-239. PubMed PMID: 21427259.
  3. Chiarelli G, Beaulieu M, Taylor P, Levin A, Holmes DT. Elimination of BNP by Peritoneal Dialysis: Investigation of Analytical Issues. Peritoneal Dialysis Int’l.2011 Mar; 31(2):199-202.
  4. Hanko J, Jastrzebski J, Nieva C, White L, Li G, Zalunardo N. Dedication of a nurse to educating suboptimal haemodialysis starts improved transition to independent modalities of renal replacement therapy. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jul; 26(7):2302-8. Epub 2010 Nov 11. PubMed PMID: 21071546.
  5. Kiaii M, Djurdjev O, Farah M, Levin A, Jung B, MacRae J. Use of electron-beam sterilized hemodialysis membranes and risk of thrombocytopenia. JAMA. 2011 Oct; 306(15):1679-87.
  6. Rogers J, Leung M, Beaulieu M, Levin A, Burnett S, Zienkiewicz A. Evaluation of Anemia Management by Algorithms in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Who Are Not Receiving Dialysis. Published in the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 2011 Mar–Apr; 64(2):141-6.
  7. Shalansky K, Hanko J, Pudek M, Li G, Jastrzebski J. Iron indices after administration of sodium ferric gluconate complex in hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Oct; 58(4):684-5. Epub 2011 Aug 15. 
  8. Sondrup B, Copland M, Black A, Trask M. Supporting Patient Choice: An intervention to promote independent dialysis therapies. Nephrology Nursing Journal. 2011 Nov-Dec; 38(6):491-7.
  9. Su VC, Shalansky K, Jastrzebski J, Martyn A, Li G, Yeung CK, Snyder F, Zalunardo N. Parenteral vitamin B12 in macrocytic hemodialysis patients reducedb MMA levels but did not change mean red cell volume or hemoglobin. Clin Nephrol. 2011 Apr; 75(4):336-45. PubMed PMID: 21426888.

 
  1. Allen N, Schwartz D, Sood AR, Mendelssohn D, Verrelli M, Tanna G, Schiff J, Komenda P, Rigatto C, Sood MM. (2010). Perceived barriers to guidelines in peritoneal dialysis. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. [Epub ahead of print]. 
  2. Chung A, Yang C, Kim JM, Sigrist M, Brin G, Chum E, Gourlay W, Levin A. (2010). Arterial stiffness and functional properties in chronic kidney disease patients on different dialysis modalities: an exploratory study, Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 25(12):4031-4041.
  3. Komenda P, Copland M, Makwana J, Djurdjev O, Sood MM, Levin A. (2010). The cost of starting and maintaining a large home hemodialysis program. Kidney International. 77(11):1039-1045. 
  4. Komenda P, Copland M, Sood M, Levin A. (2010). Response to ‘Home hemodialysis: a system and not only a treatment’. Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 25(8):2422-2430.
  5. Lebner AC, Beard KM, Soroka SD, Cournoyer SH, Da Roza GA, Geary DF, and Mendelssohn DC. Mineral metabolism management in Canadian Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Clinical Nephrology. October 2010.
  6. Levin A et al, on behalf of the CAN-SLEEP Collaborative Group. (2010). Patient and Technique Survival among a Canadian Multicenter Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis Cohort. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 5(10):1815-1820.
  7. Mammen C, Milner R, Goldstein S, White CT. (2010). Standard Kt/V in Pediatric Hemodialysis: Calculation and Determination of a Target Dose. Nephrolology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 25(9):3044-3050.
  8. Morton AR, Murphy S, Hirsch D, Leblanc M, Barr退 P, Lok C, Hercz G, Hodsman A, Reslerova M, Levin A. (2010). Development and utility of a multi-dimensional grid to assess individual mineral metabolism control in hemodialysis patients: A potential aid for therapeutic decision making?Hemodialysis International. 14(2):200-210.
  9. Sigrist MK, Levin A, Tejani AM. (2010). Systematic review of evidence for the use of intradialytic parenteral nutrition in malnourished hemodialysis patients. Journal of Renal Nutrition. 20(1):1-7. 

Presentations

 
  1. PD Growth in Fraser South: A Quality Improvement Initiative
    Team: Yangmin Zeng, Sue Bal, Ruth Burns, Daniel Schwartz


 
  1. What is “NEAT” About Fistula Creations? 
    Speakers: Dr. Mercedeh Kiaii, Rick Luscombe, Dr. Elizabeth Lee
 

 

 
 
  1. Chronic Kidney Disease and Home and Community Care in British Columbia 
    Organizations: BC Renal Agency; University of British Columbia; University of Manitoba
    Team: Sema K Aydede; Yifan Zhang; Jeffrey Yiu; Simon Tai; Ognjenka Djurdjev; Paul Komenda; Adeera Levin
  2. End-Stage renal disease and the Discontinuation of Dialysis.
    A presentation by Dr. Nicki Apostle at the Family Practice Rounds during the Palliative Awareness Week (May 4-9, 2015) hosted by Providence Health Care
  3. Establishing and Maintaining High Rates of Home Dialysis Therapies 
    Organizations: UBC Division of Nephrology, BC Provincial Renal Agency
    Team: Penny Hill , Lee Er, Michael Copland, Rajinder Singh, Ognjenka Djurdjev, Adeera Levin, Paul Taylor
  4. Systematic and Routine Symptom Assessment and Management to Relieve Distress in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease at Vancouver Coastal Health
    Team: Helen Chiu, John Duncan, Kaillie Kangro (Vancouver Coastal Health)

 
 
  1. Extreme Makeover: Enhancing the Patient Experience in the Independence Dialysis Centre
    Organization: Vancouver General Hospital
    Team: Selina Tsang; Mary van der Hoek
  2. Helping Every Patient Achieve Their Highest Possible Level of Independence
    Organization: Providence Health Care
    Team: Michele Trask; Gillian Carter
  3. Systematic Implementation of a Protocol to Improve Symptom Management in Hemodialysis Patients at Vancouver General HospitalOrganizations: Vancouver General Hospital; University of British Columbia; BC Renal AgencyTeam: Kaillie Kangro, John Duncan, Helen Chiu, Michael Copland, Jacek Jastrzebski, Kerri Berryman, Toni Trewern, Karen Shalansky, Jane Chu

 
 
  1. Arteriovenous fistulas created before dialysis start – ongoing evaluation of preemptive AVF outcomes in British Columbia 
    Organization: BC Renal Agency and Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia
    Team: Monica Beaulieu, Alexandra Romann; Janet Williams; Mercedeh Kiaii 
  2. Dialyze-IHD: Dialyzability of drugs in intermittent hemodialysis
    Organizations: Providence Health Care and Vancouver Coastal Health
    Team: Fong Huynh; Polly Kwok; Marianna Leung; Mercedeh Kiaii; Beverly Jung; Michele Trask

 
  1. An overview of an 8-year-old provincially coordinated independent hemodialysis program in BC
    Organizations: BC Renal Agency and Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia
    Team: Adeera Levin Lee Er; Donna Murphy-Burke; Ognjenka Djurdjev; Michael Copland.
  2. The power of data – British Columbia’s provincial initiative of regular vascular acccess outcome reporting improves arteriovenous fistula rates
    Organizations: BC Renal Agency and Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia
    Team: Monica Beaulieu, Alexandra Romann; Janet Williams; Mercedeh Kiaii
 

 
  1. Pain is Under-recognized and Under-treated in Hemodialysis Patients
    Organizations: Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia; BC Renal Agency; St. Paul’s Hospital/Providence Health Care
    Team: Monica Beaulieu, Marianna Leung; Lee Er; Clifford Chan-Yan; Ronald Werb; Beverly Jung; Fong Huynh; Mercedeh Kiaii
  2. Patient Education Promoting ‘Peritoneal Dialysis First’: Its Impact on Unexpected Haemodialysis Starts
    Organizations: BC Renal Agency and Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia
    Team:  Jennifer Hanko, Alexandra Romann; Monica Beaulieu
  3. Peritoneal Dialysis as a Predialysis Modality Choice: Predictors of Commencing Peritoneal Dialysis Versus Haemodialysis
    Organizations: BC Renal Agency and Division of Nephrology, University of British Columbia
    Team: Jennifer Hanko, Alexandra Romann; Monica Beaulieu
  4. Stenosis Length Predicts Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Failure After First Radiologic Salvage
    Organizations: BC Renal Agency and Divison of Nephrology, University of British Columbia
    Team: Alexandra Romann, Pascal Rheaume; Jason Clement; Mercedeh Kiaii; Ravindar Sidhu; Monica Beaulieu 

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