December 11, 2025

Our network update keeps you informed on our network projects and initiatives! Below are a few highlights. Make sure to check out the latest issue below.

In this issue:

• Happy Holidays from the Can-SOLVE CKD Network

• How My Heart and CKD supports patient decisions

• In Memory of Arris Hans Vorster

• Partnering to strengthen Black kidney health

• Giving youth with CKD a voice

• Patient partners needed: Share your insights in a kidney care survey

• Upcoming nephrology events

Happy Holidays from the Can-SOLVE CKD Network

We would like to thank our network colleagues for all their support this year. Our offices will be closed December 22, 2025 to January 1, 2026 as we take a short break over the holidays. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to connecting with you in 2026!

Helping patients weigh benefits and risks: My Heart and CKD moves into clinics  

People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face tough decisions about heart tests that may help but also carry risks. My Heart and CKD, a Can-SOLVE CKD initiative from the APPROACH project, offers personalized, patient-centred guidance and is now being piloted in Edmonton and Calgary clinics.

In Memory of Arris Hans Vorster  

The Can-SOLVE CKD Network mourns the passing of Arris Hans Vorster, a dedicated patient partner who served the kidney community in many capacities across Can-SOLVE CKD and the Canadian Nephrology Trials Network. Please visit his in memoriam page to share your thoughts and memories of Hans.