Optimizing Potassium Management in Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome

Study Lead

Dr. Michelle Wong

University of British Columbia

Overview

Researchers at the University of British Columbia want to make it easier for people living with kidney disease, heart disease, and diabetes to manage potassium levels in their blood. To do this, they’re bringing together health care providers and patient partners to explore how new potassium management tools can be used in real-world care settings. Their team includes researchers, physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, and people with lived experience.

They are recruiting patient partners to share their lived experience managing their potassium levels, and to be involved in working groups. Commitment includes 3-4 virtual (Zoom) meetings, each approximately 1 hour, which will be scheduled from September to December 2025. There will also be a 1-day in-person meeting in 2026 that will convene all working group members in Vancouver, BC. Patient partners will receive an honorarium of $140 in total.

Deadline to apply: August 31, 2025.

Eligibility

– Adults living with chronic kidney disease, and/or diabetes, and/or cardiovascular disease.

Type of Participation

Focus Group, Patient Partnership

Diagnosis

Chronic Kidney Disease

Related Condition

Diabetes, Heart Disease

Location

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

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