A systematic review on screening initiatives for chronic conditions in Indigenous Peoples

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dc.contributor.authorOphey, Stephanee
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-10T19:53:56Z
dc.date.available2018-07-10T19:53:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2018-07-10T19:53:56Zen
dc.description.abstractFirst Nations communities in Manitoba suffer the highest rates of kidney failure requiring dialysis in Canada. Effective therapies do exist to prevent progression to dialysis, but require identification of kidney disease in its early stages. Currently, there is no funded screening program for kidney disease in Manitoba. We believe that active screening of kidney disease in high‐risk populations can improve patient outcomes and reduce the downstream costs of dialysis. This project seeks to demonstrate that in high‐risk populations such as Manitoba First Nations, active community based screening programs conducted by mobile screening teams using modern and efficient risk assessment tools are feasible, affordable, and lead to improved kidney care. The purpose is to establish a viable long‐term kidney disease screening and treatment program in order to reduce the unnecessary burden of kidney failure requiring dialysis in First Nations communities.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipH.T. Thorlakson Foundation Dean, College of Medicineen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33112
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectchronic diseasesen_US
dc.subjectgeographic isolationen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Peopleen_US
dc.subjectsystematic reviewen_US
dc.titleA systematic review on screening initiatives for chronic conditions in Indigenous Peoplesen_US
dc.typebachelor thesisen_US
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