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

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

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: