Grant: Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes

The goal of the proposed series of meetings is to facilitate the establishment of a new and emerging team to address the need for increased knowledge about the inter-relationships between the development of the multi-system consequences in kidney failure (cardiovascular disease, muscle atrophy, and bone dysfunction) and the role that early rehabilitation strategies can have on their prevention and/or delay. The ultimate aim of the Research Team's collaboration will be the improvement of outcomes for kidney failure patients in Canada. The short-term goals and products of their planned meetings will be: 1)To develop a research team to address the effects of chronic kidney disease on multiple body systems. 2)To complete a systematic review that will evaluate the efficacy of exercise training on the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems in kidney disease. 3)Develop a prospective grant proposal that will address the gaps in the literature a.Determine the target population b.Finalize the measurement protocol (outcome measure selection and locations) c.Finalize the study design d.Build partnerships with nephrology program directors in Toronto and Hamilton to facilitate study subject recruitment and uptake of study findings e.Identify the optimal timing of the study f.Identify other key collaborators and strategies to optimize recruitment g.Ensure the preparedness of all sites to conduct the proposed research