Table 3 Multidisciplinary CKD Clinic staff opinions about things that could be improved in their renal programs
From: Canadian chronic kidney disease clinics: a national survey of structure, function and models of care
Suggestions for improvement (overall themes) | |
|---|---|
1 | Request for more staff (or more time from existing staff) (nurses, nephrologists, experts, clerical staff, data leads, etc.) |
2 | Need for more space |
3 | Need for more/improved/standardized teaching or educational aids/tools |
4 | Need for better CKD clinic processes (better flow of patient referral, standardized guidelines, decrease wait times, offer telehealth, offer clinical pathway, timely insertion of catheters, better communication, team model, etc.) |
5 | Encourage home therapies, more dialysis options, support for dialysis for patients in rural communities, early identification of patients for home therapies, patient council, etc. |
6 | Early outreach/referral of patients, preventative programs |