Living well with
Chronic Kidney Disease
Welcome to the Kidney Supportive Care Research Group
Helping people enjoy life while living with advanced chronic kidney disease by becoming a world leader in kidney supportive care research and clinical innovation.
Dr. Sara Davison's passion and vision for reducing the suffering of patients living with advanced chronic kidney disease is the foundation for the Kidney Supportive Care Research Group (KSCRG). Her research and clinical innovation is at the forefront of kidney supportive care internationally and she is recognized as a world leader in the area. The KSCRG is guided by four core values:
Featured Clinical and Research Innovation
ADAPT
A DisAse-inclusive Pathway for Transitions in Care
One:carepath
Improving Supportive Care for Patient with Advanced Chronic Illness and Cancer
Conservative Kidney Management Pathway
Living Well Without Dialysis
Highlighted Patient and Family Stories
Portraits of Kidney Disease: The Story of Jack Wallace
By Dr. Clare Gibson
Conservative Kidney Management: The Story of Grace
By Dr. Clare Gibson
In the News
O'Byrne, Ryan. "Medical researchers developing tool to make end-of-life care more effective." Folio - University of Alberta, June 28, 2019
Willsey, Shelly. "Treatment helps kidney-failure patients preserve quality of life." Features - Alberta Health Services, September 26, 2017
Neitz, Ross. "Finding a pathway to better palliative care for kidney patients." Faculty News - Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, June 22, 2015
Get Involved with the Kidney Supportive Care Research Group
Upcoming Events
Patient Stories
Join Our Team
Stay up to date on the latest KSCRG events including conferences, education days, learning collaborative workshops and more!
You can help! You can share your story, help develop education materials, or be a Patient or Family Advisor on our Kidney Supportive Care Research Group committees.
Learn about opportunities to work with the Kidney Supportive Care Research Group on a number of research and clinical activities.
Kidney Supportive Care Research Group (KSCRG) l Mailing Address: 8-105 Clinical Sciences Building, University of Alberta, 11350 83 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2G3 l Email: kscrg@ualberta.ca l Phone: (780) 492-0926 l Fax: (780) 407-8117