Karthik Tennankore

Research

Frailty Home Dialysis Dialysis Initiation Facility Hemodialysis Health-Related Quality Of Life Interviews Mixed Methods Patient-Partner

Latest funding

Understand, plan and improve care and wellbeing of patients at high risk of transfer from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis (UPLIFT-PD)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$240,000
REnin-guided TherApy with MinEralocorticoid receptor antagonists in Primary Aldosteronism - Feasibility study (RETAME-PA)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$198,900
Transitioning patients with advanced chronic kidney disease to home or facility dialysis: understanding the experience and quality of life for patients and their caregivers (TRANSIT-CARE)
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$420,750

All 4 grants and awards

Understand, plan and improve care and wellbeing of patients at high risk of transfer from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis (UPLIFT-PD)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nadeau-Fredette, Annie-Claire

Keywords: Mixed Methods; Patient-Oriented Research; Peritoneal Dialysis; Transition

$240,000

REnin-guided TherApy with MinEralocorticoid receptor antagonists in Primary Aldosteronism - Feasibility study (RETAME-PA)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Goupil, Remi; Hundemer, Gregory; Kline, Gregory; Leung, Alexander

Keywords: Primary Aldosteronism

$198,900

Transitioning patients with advanced chronic kidney disease to home or facility dialysis: understanding the experience and quality of life for patients and their caregivers (TRANSIT-CARE)

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Nadeau-Fredette, Annie-Claire; Kilpatrick, Kelley; Tennankore, Karthik K

Keywords: Dialysis Initiation; Facility Hemodialysis; Frailty; Health-Related Quality Of Life; Home Dialysis; Interviews; Mixed Methods; Patient-Partner; Trajectory

$420,750

Transitioning patients with advanced chronic kidney disease to home or in-center dialysis: understanding the experience and quality of life for patients and their caregivers (TRANSIT-CARE)

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

Principal investigators: Nadeau-Fredette, Annie-Claire; Kilpatrick, Kelley; Tennankore, Karthik K

Keywords: Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease; Dialysis; Frailty; Home Dialysis; Quality Of Life; Transition Periods

$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: Frailty Dear Professor Tennankore, 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 frailty 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 "Transitioning patients with advanced chronic kidney disease to home or facility dialysis: understanding the experience and quality of life for patients and their caregivers (TRANSIT-CARE)" (2023), 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]