Search Results - "Smekal, Michelle D."

Enhancing primary care capacity in chronic kidney disease management: a quality improvement educational initiative by Smekal, Michelle D, Bello, Aminu K, Donald, Maoliosa, Zaidi, Deenaz, McBrien, Kerry, Nicholson, Katrina, Novak, Ellen, Hemmelgarn, Brenda

“…BackgroundGaps in identification, medical management and appropriate referral for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are evident.ObjectiveWe designed…”
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Patient and provider experience and perspectives of a risk-based approach to multidisciplinary chronic kidney disease care: a mixed methods study by Smekal, Michelle D, Tam-Tham, Helen, Finlay, Juli, Donald, Maoliosa, Thomas, Chandra, Weaver, Robert G, Quinn, Robert R, Tam, Kin, Manns, Braden J, Tonelli, Marcello, Bello, Aminu, Tangri, Navdeep, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R

“…The Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) predicts risk of progression to kidney failure and is used to guide clinical decisions for patients with chronic kidney…”
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Online clinical pathway for chronic kidney disease management in primary care: a retrospective cohort study by Donald, Maoliosa, Smekal, Michelle D, Elliott, Meghan J, McBrien, Kerry, Weaver, Robert G, Manns, Braden J, Tonelli, Marcello, Bello, Aminu, Straus, Sharon E, Scott-Douglas, Nairne, Jindal, Kailash, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R

“…Clinical pathways aim to improve patient care. We sought to determine whether an online chronic kidney disease (CKD) clinical pathway was associated with…”
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Development and Preliminary Psychometric Testing of an Adult Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management (CKD-SM) Questionnaire by Smekal, Michelle D., Donald, Maoliosa, Beanlands, Heather, Straus, Sharon, Herrington, Gwen, Waldvogel, Blair, Sparkes, Dwight, Delgado, Maria, Bello, Aminu, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R.

“…Background: Self-management focused interventions to slow chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression are increasingly common. However, valid self-report…”
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Implementation and Evaluation of a Risk-Based Approach to Guide Chronic Kidney Disease Care: Protocol for a Multiphase Mixed-Methods Study by Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., Smekal, Michelle D., Weaver, Robert G., Thomas, Chandra, Benterud, Eleanor, Tam, Kin, Manns, Braden J., Tonelli, Marcello, Finlay, Juli, Donald, Maoliosa, Tam-Tham, Helen, Bello, Aminu, Tangri, Navdeep, Quinn, Robert R.

“…Background: Risk prediction tools are used in a variety of clinical settings to guide patient care, although their use in chronic kidney disease (CKD) care is…”
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Perceived Benefits and Challenges of a Risk-Based Approach to Multidisciplinary Chronic Kidney Disease Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Smekal, Michelle D., Tam-Tham, Helen, Finlay, Juli, Donald, Maoliosa, Benterud, Eleanor, Thomas, Chandra, Quinn, Robert R., Tam, Kin, Manns, Braden J., Tonelli, Marcello, Bello, Aminu, Tangri, Navdeep, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R.

“…Background: The kidney failure risk equation (KFRE) provides an estimate of risk of progression to kidney failure, and may guide clinical care. Objective: We…”
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