Message from BC Renal Executive Director

Dear BC kidney community,

Since last March, everyone in our BC Renal network has been faced with professional and personal challenges most of us had never experienced nor imagined before. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of how we plan for and deliver kidney care and services in BC. It has forced us to rethink how and where patients can safely receive treatment; how we effectively share information and resources with patients and families and support them in living well with kidney disease.

Across our network, patient partners, provincial committees, professional groups, clinical teams and administrators have rapidly risen to the occasion, developing and providing clinical guidelines, patient information and virtual care options. We have implemented solutions to a wide range of challenges related to outpatient lab testing, patient transportation and access to a variety of surgical services.

Within the current context of the pandemic, our committees and groups have moved forward with numerous projects to advance the BC Renal community’s goal of offering people living with kidney disease the best possible care and quality of life.

As always, I want to acknowledge and thank all of you for what you have done, are doing and will do in the months to come. We have not finished this difficult journey, and uncertainty remains as to how long the road actually is. I continue to be inspired by how our network and our patients and families have risen to meet so many challenges. You demonstrate courage, dedication and compassion each day.

With much gratitude,

Dr. Adeera Levin Executive Director