title: Evaluation of a mentorship program to support chronic kidney disease care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Primary care providers (PCPs) are ideally situated to detect and manage patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but they could use more support from nephrologists to accomplish this.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To improve early detection and management of CKD in primary care, and improve referrals to nephrologists through education and greater partnership between nephrologists and PCPs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nephrologists provided mentorship to PCPs in Ontario through a collaborative relationship. Nephrologists provided PCPs with educational orientation sessions and need-based advice on patient cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary care providers with more than 5 years of experience were more likely to use the program. Primary care providers expressed high satisfaction with the program and reported that it was effective in supporting routine CKD screening efforts, management of early CKD, appropriate referrals, and building a collaborative relationship with nephrologists.
authors: Specialist at the Ontario Renal Network (ORN) in Toronto, Ont. jocelyn.pang@cancercare.on.ca.
authors: Jocelyn
authors: J
authors: Pang
authors: Provincial Medical Lead of Primary Care at the ORN, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and affiliated with the Division of Long-Term Care at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the Department of Family Medicine at Markham Stouffville Hospital.
authors: Allan
authors: A
authors: Grill
authors: Business Strategist at the ORN.
authors: Monisha
authors: M
authors: Bhatt
authors: Director of Clinical Programs and Reporting at the ORN at the time of this evaluation and is currently Vice President of the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario.
authors: Graham L
authors: GL
authors: Woodward
authors: Provincial Medical Lead of Early Detection and Prevention of Progression at the ORN and Divisional Director of Nephrology in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.
authors: Scott
authors: S
authors: Brimble
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019468:Disease Management; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D000072104:Nephrologists; D009864:Ontario; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires