Can-SOLVE CKD Network

08/22/2026

Dialysis affects more than physical health.

We’re pleased to share Coping With and Adjusting to Dialysis, a new patient-facing mental health care pathway developed through Mind the Gap, a Can-SOLVE CKD research project focused on addressing mental health care gaps for people receiving hemodialysis.

Co-designed with patients, researchers, and health-care providers, the pathway provides information and resources to support people receiving dialysis as they navigate their emotional well-being, cope and adjust to treatment, and talk with their healthcare team.

Patient partnership has been central to Mind the Gap, helping the research team identify mental health priorities and develop approaches that reflect the experiences and needs of people receiving hemodialysis.

Watch the video to learn more and explore the pathway:
https://myhealth.alberta.ca/HealthTopics/coping-and-adjusting-to-dialysis-pathway

08/21/2026

How can research teams move from EDI-A principles to practice?

Join the Can-SOLVE CKD Network on September 24 for Putting EDI-A into Practice: Lessons and Strategies for More Inclusive Research.

Drawing on their complementary perspectives as a researcher and patient partner, Keila Turino Miranda and Javiera Navarrete will explore common challenges, lessons learned, and practical strategies for strengthening equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDI-A) practices in patient-oriented research.

Learn more: https://cansolveckd.ca/network_updates/putting-edi-a-into-practice-webinar/

Register: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/laBt_92fT4-AzvKk_ZyR4w #/registration

08/20/2026

Our Can-SOLVE CKD Network update for Summer is here!

This month, we’re highlighting how patient partnership, inclusive research practices, and knowledge mobilization are helping move kidney research forward. Explore stories, publications, resources, and opportunities from across the network:

🔹 Inside the ROCKeT reviews: Bringing patient perspectives into research
🔹 Register now: Can-SOLVE CKD webinar — Putting EDI-A into Practice
🔹 New publication: Reimagining the Canadian CKD Clinic Network
🔹 Can-SOLVE CKD research featured in The Globe and Mail
🔹 Upcoming nephrology events

Stay connected — read our Summer update and be sure to subscribe!
🔗 https://mailchi.mp/a45ba912a160/whats-new-this-month-at-can-solve-ckd-summer-2026

08/10/2026

🌟 Job Opportunity 🌟

Our team is hiring a Full-Time Administrative Coordinator!

Role: Administrative Coordinator
Location: Vancouver
Type: Full-Time

The Administrative Coordinator will provide operational and administrative support to the Can-SOLVE CKD Operations Team, including network coordination, event planning, research and project support, finance administration, and collaboration with patient partners and stakeholders across Canada.

Join Canada’s largest-ever kidney research initiative and help support a national network working to transform kidney research, treatment, and care for Canadians affected by chronic kidney disease.

📅 Apply by August 16, 2026
👉 Apply here: https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs/job/UBC-Hospital-Site---Vancouver-BC-Canada/Administrative-Coordinator_JR25512

08/09/2026

Today, August 9, we recognize the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

This year’s theme, Honouring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being, recognizes Indigenous midwives as knowledge holders and caregivers and highlights the enduring importance of Indigenous knowledge systems in supporting health and well-being.

At Can-SOLVE CKD, we recognize the leadership, knowledge, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples who continue to shape kidney health research across our network.

Through Indigenous leadership and governance, relationships with communities and Knowledge Keepers, and the contributions of Indigenous patient partners and researchers, this work continues to influence not only what research is done, but how it is done.

From the Indigenous Peoples’ Engagement and Research Council (IPERC) to community partnerships and initiatives supporting culturally safe research and access to kidney care, we invite you to explore Indigenous Initiatives in action across the Can-SOLVE CKD Network.

Explore Indigenous Initiatives: https://cansolveckd.ca/our-work/indigenous-initiatives/

08/04/2026

We're proud to see our friends at the Transplant Ambassador Program (TAP) featured in The Globe and Mail.

What began as part of a Can-SOLVE CKD research project has since grown into an independent program that connects people considering living donation or kidney transplantation with 200+ trained peer ambassadors in Ontario--and more recently, Quebec.

It's inspiring to see this example of patient-oriented research evolving to make a real-world impact!

💻 Read the story: https://globe2go.pressreader.com/article/281513642943966

Learn more about TAP: https://transplantambassadors.ca

Twelve years ago, in the face of ser­i­ous kid­ney dis­ease, Serge Pis­apia was in need of a trans­plant and had spent years on peri­ton­eal dia­lysis. Still, he hes­it­ated to accept a right kid­ney from his younger sis­ter Christine even though she...

08/01/2026

Become a Kidney Pro today!

This free online Can-SOLVE CKD Network learning module was created to help patients better understand the research process and landscape in Canada, with the goal of helping them participate more meaningfully throughout all stages of research. KidneyPro, along with providing a general overview of kidney research in Canada, helps participants familiarize themselves with the roles that patient partners can play in research.

Available in English and French.
🔗 English: http://kidneypro.ca/ #/
🔗 French: http://kidneypro.ca/fr/ #/

07/29/2026

What’s new on KidneyLink?

KidneyLink is Canada’s hub for connecting researchers with patients, caregivers, and families who want to get involved in kidney health research. Whether you're contributing lived experience or launching a study, KidneyLink helps make those connections happen.

This month, we’re sharing:
✔️ Research opportunities exploring food costs and kidney disease, rural participation in health research, and skin cancer prevention for transplant recipients
✔️ New research on anemia treatment, kidney transplant referrals, and a donor urine test that may help predict long-term transplant outcomes
✔️ Free educational opportunities on sickle cell disease, Indigenous engagement in donation and transplantation, and late-stage PKD

🔗 Visit KidneyLink.ca to learn more, and read the monthly newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/8fdbe02288ec/new-opportunities-to-get-involved-in-kidney-research-july-2026

KidneyLink is a partnership between The Kidney Foundation of Canada La Fondation canadienne du rein and Can-SOLVE CKD.

07/22/2026

Advancing kidney clinical trials through collaboration.

Can-SOLVE CKD is proud to support the Canadian Nephrology Trials Network (CNTN) and its work to strengthen kidney clinical trials across Canada.

By bringing together patients, researchers, clinicians, and health system partners, CNTN is helping build the collaborations and research capacity needed to advance high-quality, patient-oriented kidney research.

We encourage you to explore CNTN's work, read stories from patient partners and researchers, and learn how you can get involved in advancing kidney clinical trials.

🔗 Learn more: cntn.ca

07/20/2026

New research is shaping the future of kidney care in Canada.

Together, these studies highlight opportunities to improve kidney care through earlier diagnosis, informed treatment decisions, and a better understanding of the factors that influence health and well-being.

Here are the latest research highlights on KidneyLink.ca:
🔹 Tool helps people compare dialysis and kidney transplant options
🔹 Canadian researchers develop tool to identify kidney disease risk earlier
🔹 Why relationships matter for kidney health

Each summary explores the key findings, their implications for care, and what they could mean for the future of kidney health.

Read the latest research summaries and explore more in the Research Results section: https://kidneylink.ca/research-results/

KidneyLink is a collaboration between The Kidney Foundation of Canada La Fondation canadienne du rein and Can-SOLVE CKD Network.