The Renal Community Photo Initiative: A Program Report in Ontario, Canada.

Purpose Of Program: We initiated the Renal Community Photo Initiative to better understand why some hemodialysis users express significant capacities for resilience and hope, demonstrating outward-looking perspectives and enjoying a rich quality of life.

Sources Of Information: "Photovoice" is a participatory research methodology that encourages individuals to develop positive self-perceptions with photography. Photovoice empowers participants as informants within their communities.

Cognitive Impairment Early After Initiating Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Cross Sectional Study.

Background: Abnormalities in cognitive function are almost universal in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) and are associated with worse quality of life, impaired decision making, increased healthcare utilization and mortality. While cognitive impairment in the HD population is increasingly recognized, it is unclear how quickly it develops after starting HD.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a cohort of low dialysis vintage HD patients (<12 months).