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Grand River Regional Cancer Centre
Patient Care Services

Dialysis


We are Here to Help

Your Doctors

Nephrologists

We have an excellent team of Nephrologists working at Grand River Hospital and in our satellite unit in Guelph. If your Nephrologist is away, another one of the Nephrologists will care you for.

Family Doctor

Even though you will be seeing your Nephrologist much more regularly now that you are on dialysis, you will still need to see your family doctor for routine yearly examinations. Female patients should have a yearly Pap smear, breast examination, and those over age 50 a mammogram. Many people over age 40 need to have a yearly rectal examination. Whenever you see your family doctor let your Nephrologist know. This helps to keep them informed. Your family doctor is welcome to call your Nephrologist to discuss any concerns.

Dentist

You should also notify your dentist that you are now on dialysis. Let your Nephrologist know if your dentist is going to do any major dental repair work.

Your Renal Team

This is the team of health care professionals who care for you. In addition to these people there are many others who support our program behind the scenes.

You can contact any member of the Renal Team by calling and leaving a message on his or her voice mail. You can also ask your dialysis nurse to help you contact a member of the team.

Primary Nurse

  • Helps you learn more about dialysis
  • Monitors your progress

Nephrologist

  • Dialysis medical care
  • Care in & out of hospital
  • Works with other doctors & members of the renal team

Renal Dietitian

  • Monitors nutritional status
  • Provides instruction about renal diet
  • Monitors dialysis adequacy

Dialysis Nurse

  • Responsible for you on dialysis
  • Deals with routine dialysis problems
YOUR

FAMILY

Diet Technician

  • Screens monthly bloodwork
  • Inputs UKM data

Social Worker

  • Support & counselling
  • Financial assistance
  • Transportation
  • Community help

Dialysis Assistant

  • Set-up and clean dialysis machines

Clinical Director

  • Oversees renal program and staff
  • Program planning

Renal Pharmacist

  • Monitors medications
  • Teaching about medications
  • Deals with medication problems

Dialysis Technologist

  • Dialysis machine and water system performance assurance

Team Lead

  • Designated leader in each unit
  • Relays information to the rest of the team

Program Secretary

  • Registration, statistics, program support

Unit Secretary

  • Telephone and clerical support