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Educating primary healthcare providers about kidney disease

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Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem that is associated with excessive morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. However, limited clinician awareness of chronic kidney disease is universally identified as a key barrier to care. A concerted effort is urgently needed to address the knowledge gaps of primary care providers.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Aminu K. Bello

  2. Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    David W. Johnson

  3. Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    David W. Johnson

  4. Australasian Kidney Trials Network, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    David W. Johnson

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D.W.J. has received consultancy fees, research grants, speaker’s honoraria and travel sponsorships from Baxter Healthcare and Fresenius Medical Care, consultancy fees from Astra Zeneca, Bayer and AWAK, speaker’s honoraria from ONO and BI & Lilly, and travel sponsorships from Ono and Amgen. He is a current recipient of an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Investigator Grant. A.K.B. declares no competing interests.

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Bello, A.K., Johnson, D.W. Educating primary healthcare providers about kidney disease. Nat Rev Nephrol 18, 133–134 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-021-00527-y

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