CNTN Spotlight

Registered dietitian, Dani Renouf, joins host Alicia Murdoch to talk about her upcoming Kidney Foundation of Canada funded study, Describing Gut Microbiota in People with Chronic Kidney Disease, how she got involved in research and the role that patient partners play in her research.

This episode features a conversation with Dr. Caroline Stigant, a nephrologist and climate activist in Victoria, British Columbia. During this interview, Dr. Stigant discusses environmentally sustainable kidney care, the initiatives of the CSN and ISN, as well as some of the research that she is doing. Below are links to the websites and article mentioned. ISN GREEN-K – https://www.theisn.org/initiatives/green-k-global-environmental-evolution-in-nephrology-and-kidney-care/#steering-committee CSN SNAP – https://www.csnscn.ca/csn-committees/sustainable-nephrology-snap-committee/ Cascades Canada – https://cascadescanada.ca/ Our shared responsibility: the urgent necessity of global environmentally sustainable kidney care Kidney International 2023 Jul;104(1):12-15 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36642093/ Canadian coalition for green healthcare – https://greenhealthcare.ca/   Healthcare without harm – https://noharm.org NHS sustainability – https://www.england.nhs.uk/greenernhs/ Planetary healthcare alliance – https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/

This episode features Dr. Bhanu Prasad, nephrologist in Regina, Saskatchewan and professor of medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. In this episode, Dr. Prasad discusses the recent publication in CJASN “Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Cost of Care in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease” and his research on loin pain hematuria syndrome (LPHS). Dr. Prasad is also a member of the CNTN Communication and Engagement Committee. You can find him on Twitter @Bhanu2405

This episode features Dr. Dylan MacKay, a researcher and assistant professor at the University of Manitoba in the department of food and human nutrition. Dr. MacKay discusses his research involving nutrition interventions in chronic kidney disease and diabetes. You can find him on Twitter @DylanMacKayPhD.

This episode features an interview with Mary Beaucage, an Indigenous patient partner from Nipissing First Nation, Ontario who sits on the CNTN Communications and Engagement Committee. Mary is a kidney transplant recipient and discusses her experience being a patient partner in several studies and committees within Ontario and across Canada. You can find her on Twitter @Kidneygirl303.

This episode features Dr. David Collister, nephrologist and assistant professor from University of Alberta. In this episode, Dr. Collister discusses his research program that focuses on symptom management and his experience conducting patient-oriented research. Dr. Collister is also a member of the CNTN Scientific Operations Committee and the Executive Committee. You can find him on Twitter @turbo_dc

This episode features Dr. Stephanie Thompson, nephrologist and assistant professor from the University of Alberta. In this episode, Dr. Thompson talks about the challenges and lessons learned from her recent exercise trial. You can find her on Twitter @StephanieTh11

This episode features an interview with Dwight Sparkes, a patient partner from St. John’s Newfoundland, who is the patient co-lead on the CNTN Capacity Building committee. He will be discussing his experience over the past 4 years being a partner on several studies and working groups within the network.