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To improve the care and outcomes of kidney disease
patients worldwide through promoting coordination,
collaboration and integration of initiatives to develop
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Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines

Website: http://csnscn.ca 

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Implementation Activities: http://csnscn.ca/english/professional%20practice/guidelines/implementationcommittee
Publication of CSN Guidelines in JASN
Educational talks by Nephrologists to GPs re : Referral and CKD
Tools for estimation of calculated creatinine clearance and tracking ‘sheet’ for GP
Addition of extra data collection re: Canadian Organ Replacement Registry (CORR) to address issues related to Anemia, vascular access, modality change and time of initiation

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Sub-Topics Covered

Published

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Update of CSN Clinical Practice Guidelines

Single supplement covering 5 aspects

Published: JASN 2006, 17: S1-S27

  1. Hemodialysis Adequacy in Adults
  2. Management of Blood Pressure in Hemodialysis Patients
  3. Mineral metabolism
  4. Vascular Access
  5. Frequent and Sustained Hemodialysis

2006

Coordinator:
Bruce Culleton, Chair of Guidelines Process

Workgroup Chair:
K. Jindal

Update: Care and Referral of Adult Patients with Reduced Kidney Function
(Position Statement)
Published: Online Sept. 2006 (CSNSCN.CA)

  1. Care and Referral of Adult Patients with Reduced Kidney Function

 

Sept., 2006

Coordinator:
Bruce Culleton, Chair of
Guidelines Process

Committee Chairs:
A. Levin & D. Mendelssohn

Principles of End Stage Renal Disease Care

Published: Annals of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons 30;
271-273, 1997

 

1997

Coordinator:
David Mendelssohn, on behalf of the Professional and Public Policy Committee of CSN

Elevated Creatinine Referral Guidelines

Published: Canadian Medical Association Journal, August 1999

  1. Elevated Creatinine Referral Guidelines

1999

Coordinator:
David Mendelssohn (University of Toronto)

Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines

Single supplement covering 4 aspects

Published: JASN 1999 volume 10 (supplement 13).

  1. When to start dialysis
  2. Haemodialysis delivery
  3. Vascular access
  4. Peritoneal dialysis adequacy and nutrition

1999

Coordinator:
David Churchill (McMaster University, Hamilton)
Workgroup: D Churchill, M Goldstein, K Jindal, and P Blake