Living well with
Chronic Kidney Disease
"I was often surprised by what my patients told me they valued most. If I had never asked the question, I would never have known what their priorities were and what support they needed to reduce their suffering."
Dr. Sara Davison
Portraits of Kidney Disease: The Story of Jack Wallace
By Dr. Clare Gibson
Conservative Kidney Management: The Story of Grace
By Dr. Clare Gibson
Portraits of Kidney Disease: Tom's Story
By Dr. Clare Gibson
Portraits of Kidney Disease: Peter's Story
By Dr. Clare Gibson
Conservative Kidney Management Patient Photo Stories
An Independent Man
"I went from being myself to barely living...unable to function"
It's My Choice
"That was one of the main things I really appreciated...that I was given the option of choice."
Jack and Jody
"Where I can still live and be without pain, that is what I am trying to do"
Making Sure Patients' Voices are Heard
Understanding Your Perspectives to Better Meet Your Needs
You can help! You can share your story, help develop education materials, or be a Patient or Family Advisor on our Working Groups and Advisory committees. We value and need patient and family input during all our projects and hope that you will consider helping our team.
The Kidney Supportive Care Research Group aims to improve the lives of patients with advanced kidney disease and their families. We hope to do this with you and your family’s help to better understand your perspectives and goals so we can better meet your needs. This may include the development of education materials for patients, training for health care providers and creating new guidelines.
Are you interested in helping? For more information you can contact us by email at kscrg@ualberta.ca or by phone at (780) 492-0926.
Vision: To help people enjoy life while living with advanced chronic kidney disease by becoming a world leader in kidney supportive care research and clinical innovation.