Kidney, Dialysis & Transplantation Research Program
Program Lead: Amit Garg
Program Coordinator: KDTadmin@ices.on.ca
Established in 2013, the ICES Kidney, Dialysis and Transplantation (KDT) Research Program supports investigators and partners in their strategic use of linked health and health-related databases to conduct research that improves patient health across the spectrum of kidney disease and solid organ transplantation.
KDT researchers and scientists realize great value in a coordinated approach to research best practices, project management, training, adopting new methods, acquiring new data sets, knowledge translation, communications and financial sustainability. KDT staff are located in London, Ontario; they include a manager, program coordinator, five analysts/biostatisticians, five epidemiologists, a communications specialist and a patient partnerships specialist.
The KDT research program fosters partnerships between scientists, health care providers, patients and health care organizations (including the Ontario Renal Network and Trillium Gift of Life Network). For more information on collaborating with an ICES scientist, becoming an ICES scientist, using ICES data, or becoming a trainee, fellow or visiting scholar, see Information for Researchers. To learn more about becoming an ICES student, see Information for Students.
KDT produces a newsletter featuring its publications and detailing the impact of the work done by our community of scientists, researchers and trainees.
Recent Publications
The association between anticholinergic medications for overactive bladder and pneumonia
MacNeily Z, McArthur E, Ryerson CJ, Welk B. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022; Apr 11 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202201-080RL
Cancer risk and mortality in patients with kidney disease: a population-based cohort study
Kitchlu A, Reid J, Jeyakumar N, Dixon SN, Munoz AM, Silver SA, Booth CM, Chan CTM, Garg AX, Amir E, Kim SJ, Wald R. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022; Apr 8 [Epub ahead of print]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.02.020
COVID-19 vaccine coverage and factors associated with vaccine uptake among 23 247 adults with a recent history of homelessness in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study
Shariff SZ, Richard L, Hwang SW, Kwong JC, Forchuk C, Dosani N, Booth R. Lancet Public Health. 2022; 7(4):e366-77. Epub 2022 Mar 9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00037-8
Recent Awards & Recognition
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Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research
2021: Awarded to Dr. Amit Garg by Western University. The prize is the university’s highest distinction for sustained excellence in research.
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Early Career Award
2020: Awarded to Dr. Rahul Chanchlani by Hamilton Health Sciences for the project "Deriving normative data on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring among South-Asian children."