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Programs & Services


Kidney Disease Prevention Clinic - ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Kidney Care - South

The kidney disease prevention clinic provides management, education and resources to First Nations (Status and Non-Status), MΓ©tis and Inuit patients at risk for developing kidney disease.

The clinic is led by a nurse practitioner who works in close collaboration with a nephrologist. Specifically, the role of the nurse practitioner will include providing independent assessments, diagnosis, management, evaluation and follow-up for patients who have diabetes, difficult to control hypertension and / or dyslipidemia. Difficult cases will be managed by consultation with a nephrologist.

Access
Service Providers May Include
nurse practitioners (NPs)
Eligibility

Following criteria must be met:

  • First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Métis and Inuit people over the age of 18
  • chronic but stable patients with diabetes, hypertension, and / or dyslipidemia
  • chronic kidney disease patients not already being seen by a Nephrologist in Calgary
  • patients at high risk of kidney disease, such as diabetes and difficult to control blood pressure
Service Access

Healthcare providers should consult the for service referral information.


Service Locations
Also Known As
Acronym
AKC, AKC-S, AKCS, KDPC
Previous
Kidney Disease Outreach Clinic, SARP, Southern ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Renal Program
Preferred
ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Kidney Care
Other
ΒιΆΉΣ³»­ Kidney Care, Indigenous Health