Krystina Lewis, University of Calgary

Research

Chronic Kidney Disease Kidney Failure Qualitative Research Shared Decision-Making Vascular Access

Latest funding

Establishing a foundation for shared decision-making in vascular access selection for adults with advanced chronic kidney disease
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000

All 1 grants and awards

Establishing a foundation for shared decision-making in vascular access selection for adults with advanced chronic kidney disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Elliott, Meghan; Lewis, Krystina B; Macrae, Jennifer M

Keywords: Chronic Kidney Disease; Kidney Failure; Qualitative Research; Shared Decision-Making; Vascular Access

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Chronic Kidney Disease Dear Professor Lewis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on chronic kidney disease connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Establishing a foundation for shared decision-making in vascular access selection for adults with advanced chronic kidney disease" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]