Education and Knowledge Translation

Education & KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION

Learning and EVENTS

Web info & resources:

BCRenal.ca  Learning  Events

Joyful Eating with Kidney Disease patient education webinar, available on BC Renal's YouTube channel

BC Renal is committed to comprehensive education and knowledge translation opportunities. In 2021, we provided many clinical and patient sessions across BC.

Our audiences include kidney health professionals, primary care providers, patient partners and any British Columbian living with kidney disease. Our goal is to offer the latest research, care practices and resources for care teams and patients.

The revised Learning and Events section of our website is a convenient “one stop” source for all members of our kidney community, with a range of helpful materials in categories ranging from Province Wide Rounds to Kidney Care Staff Education and from CKD E-Learning for Primary Care to Patient Education Webinars.

WEBINAR!

Thursday, October 21, 2021 2:00 – 3:30 pm (PT) Conservative Care & Chronic Kidney Disease BC Renal, in partnership with BC’s Kidney Care Programs, invites you and your family/friends to a province-wide webinar. Conservative Care & Chronic Kidney Disease

• • • • What is conservative care? Why might I wish to consider it? If I choose conservative care, what can I expect? What should I be thinking about in advance to prepare? What if I change my mind?

Some people with advanced kidney disease decide not to pursue transplant or dialysis. This webinar will help you learn more about conservative care as an option. If you think it might be a good choice for you, you can discuss it with your kidney care team. This session will be presented by Dr. Gaylene Hargrove (kidney doctor) and other Kidney Care Clinic providers who work regularly with patients making treatment decisions. A patient/family perspective will also be provided. How can I join? You can join using a computer, tablet or smartphone. If you do not have a computer or your computer does not have an internet connection, you can join by telephone. Canada: +1 647 558 0588 Webinar ID: 844 2093 6862 Please register for this session in advance. 1.

2. Click on this link: https://tinyurl.com/769yjkwp or scan the QR code  After you register, you will receive an e mail which will tell you how to join the session. Questions? Please contact Alexis Whatley at awhatley@bcrenal.ca.

WEBINAR!

Kidney Transplant & Finding a Living Donor

Friday, December 3rd, 2021 1 - 3pm PST

You and your family/friends are invited to a province-wide webinar! Kidney Transplant

• Transplant as a treatment option • Finding a living donor • What it means to be a living donor

Speakers will include staff working in the Transplant Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. Also speaking will be a person who has had a kidney transplant and a person who donated their kidney to someone else.

How can I join?

You can join using a computer, tablet or smartphone. If you do not have a computer or your computer does not have an internet connection, you can join by telephone. Canada: +1 647 558 0588 Webinar ID: 837 5549 8661 Password: 453910

Please register for this session in advance.

1. Click on this link: https://bit.ly/3lBIBPP or scan the QR code  2. After you register, you will receive an e mail which will tell you how to join the session.

Questions?

Please contact Alexis Whatley at awhatley@bcrenal.ca

WEBINAR!

November 26, 2021, 2 – 4 pm (PT) Choosing a Treatment for Kidney Failure BC Renal, in partnership with BC’s Kidney Care Clinics, invites you and your family/ friends to a province-wide webinar. Treatment Options• What options are available?• What are the benefits and drawbacks of each? This webinar will help you learn about the different options. You can think about which might work best for you and discuss with your kidney care team. How can I join? You can join using a computer, tablet or smartphone. If you do not have a computer or your computer does not have an internet connection, you can join by telephone. Canada: +1 647 558 0588Webinar ID: 864 5367 5067 Password: 656178 Please register for this session in advance. 1. Click on this link: https://bit.ly/37rDXLG or scan the QR code  2. After you register, you will receive an e mail which will tell you how to join the session. Questions? Please contact Alexis Whatley at awhatley@bcrenal.ca.

BC Kidney Week 2021

Web info & resources:

BCKidneyDays.ca

While COVID-19 has presented people and organizations with countless challenges, silver linings continue to surface. BC Kidney Week is one of them. A variation on our traditional in-person BC Kidney Days conference, we shifted the focus from two days of broad conference offerings to virtual meetings providing peer connection and collaboration over a period of five days, topped by two events that brought the whole network together.

Nine different clinical groups and the patient partner group participated in their own profession-specific sessions built around diverse and comprehensive content. Included were roundtable discussions, Q&As and breakout groups for robust opportunities to connect, reflect, learn and look ahead.

The week wrapped up with an expanded E-Poster Forum highlighting the top 10 posters as well as the presentation of the Wilma Crockett Memorial Award, which takes place annually to recognize a member of the kidney care community for outstanding contributions locally and provincially.

345 people registered for this year's event. Wilma Crockett Memorial Award

Mary Lewis, 2021 recipient

The Wilma Crockett Memorial Award is named in honour of a dedicated dialysis nurse who made a huge impact on her professional community, both locally and across BC. The 2021 recipient is Mary Lewis, a home hemodialysis educator at Providence Health Care. Together with the home hemodialysis team, she has ensured optimal patient care for all of her patients dialyzing at home throughout BC and the Yukon.

Mary has worked for 35 years in nephrology nursing, with 30 of those years in patient education.

As nominator Sarah Thomas noted in her submission, “Mary has been a mentor to many new nurses, myself included. She puts as much care into her teammates as she does her patients. She is able to share that passion in a way that enables others to feel passionate, too. Shared passion makes team members soar in their accomplishments and mission. Mary has inspired many new nurses, fellows and allied health professionals by stirring a desire.”

Read more about Mary’s remarkable kidney care contributions here: BCKidneyDays.ca 

Wilma Crockett Award

 Pediatric Nephrology Clinical Pathway Development Team at BC Children’s Hospital

RESEARCH AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

BC kidney health professionals are engaged in a range of local, provincial and international research and quality improvement (QI) projects, many in collaboration with BC's educational institutions. Their work is frequently published in peer-reviewed journals.

Web info & resources:

BCRenal.ca  Research BCKidneyDays.ca  E-Posters

BC Kidney Research in Focus

In spring and fall 2021, BC Renal was excited to produce the first two issues of BC Kidney Research in Focus. The new semi-annual research newsletter features stories about recently published projects, people profiles, and links to the latest publications.

In consultation with a scientific editorial team, the newsletter aims to highlight the depth and breadth of studies and projects carried out by health professionals as well as patient partners who are part of research and quality improvement teams. In sharing the stories, the aim is to help translate knowledge into regular practice so our patients benefit from evidence-based care and experience the best possible health outcomes and quality of life.

The people profiles provide a behind-the-scenes look at project leads, research staff and patient partners to offer insight and inspiration to those who may be considering a project and would like to learn more about what’s involved.

Refreshed web pages

In 2021, the Research section of the BC Renal website was reorganized and updated to more clearly provide relevant information to everyone interested in kidney research and quality improvement projects in BC. A foundation of the section that continues to be a source of knowledge is the Publications page that provides links to publications in peer-reviewed journals organized by year. In 2021, there were dozens of publications and presentations including those via Province Wide Rounds and more (see the BC Renal YouTube channel for recordings of many of those).

E-Poster forum and QI reports

In addition, the BC Kidney Week E-poster Forum showcased 10 studies of 18 submitted, and BC Renal distributed two new QI reports that summarize the quality improvement projects conducted by the regional health authority renal programs and BC Renal over the past year.