March is Kidney Health Month, and we want to raise awareness about kidney disease and its impact on the people of Northwestern Ontario. Throughout the month, we will be featuring members of the Renal Team, and highlight the incredible care they provide for renal patients across our region.

For more information on Renal Services at TBRHSC, and to view educational videos for renal patients and their families, please visit https://tbrhsc.net/programs-services/renal-services/.

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Multi Care Kidney Clinic

“The Multi Care Kidney Clinic is a specialized multidisciplinary team consisting of nephrologists, registered nurses, a dietitian, a pharmacist, a social worker and clerks. This team manages care for patients with advanced kidney disease, and helps prepare patients and families to navigate this journey. The team provides shared decision making, education for health promotion and goals of care. They coordinate living donor transplant assessments, kidney and kidney pancreas transplant assessments, followed by post care. The catchment area is large, spreading from Wawa to the Manitoba border, including 69 Northern communities. The Multi Care Kidney Clinic currently provides care for approximately 1100 patients”. 

– Kim Lightbody, RN, Renal Transplant Coordinator, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Multi Care Kidney Clinic