Impact of the KidneyWise toolkit on chronic kidney disease referral practices in Ontario primary care: a prospective evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common; therefore, coordination of care between primary care and nephrology is important. Ontario Renal Network's KidneyWise toolkit was developed to provide guidance on the detection and management of people with CKD in primary care (www.kidneywise.ca). The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the April 2015 KidneyWise toolkit release on the characteristics of primary care referrals to nephrology.

Design and setting

The study was a prospective pre-post design conducted at two nephrology sites (community site: Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, and academic site: St Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). Referrals were compared during the 3-month time period immediately prior to, and dur

SUBMITTER: Brimble KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044871 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature