Opportunities for Engaging Patients in Kidney Research

Opportunities for Engaging Patients in Kidney Research

PURPOSE The purpose of this review is to provide a summary of the rationale for engaging patients in research as well as to review the established and envisioned advantages and strategies for patient-researcher partnerships. The authors of this article, which include a patient and 4 researchers in kidney disease, discuss the expected benefits and opportunities for patient engagement in their re...

Patient Engagement in Kidney Research: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

Purpose of Review Patient engagement in research is increasingly recognized as an important component of the research process and may facilitate translation of research findings. To heighten awareness on this important topic, this review presents opportunities and challenges of patient engagement in research, drawing on specific examples from 4 areas of Canadian kidney research conducted by New...

Engaging Citizens and Patients in Health Research: Learning from Experience

Expanding Opportunities for Kidney Transplantation

Opportunities for Medical Research

Scope of the Problem The field of transfusion medicine began 100 years ago, in 1900, with the discovery by Landsteiner of the ABO blood group system. This discovery demonstrated thatplasmaproteinshavedefined specificities.Theseplasmaproteins, later termedantibodies, recognizeepitopeson red blood cells. These discoveries constituted a starting point for blood banking—collection and storage of bl...