stage renal disease and new treatments to improve the health of Canadians affected by kidney disease. KRESCENT is a multipartner collaboration, founded by the Kidney Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Society of Nephrology, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.37 Note. Can-SOLVE CKD = Canadians Seeking Solutions and Innovations to Overcome Chronic Kidney Disease; PKD = polycystic kidney disease; AdDIT = Adolescent type 1 Diabetes cardio-renal Intervention Trial; KT = knowledge translation; CKD = chronic kidney disease; CNTN = Canadian Nephrology Trials Network; KRESCENT = Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National Training. Partnerships Engaging the partners noted in Table 4 will transform care for CKD patients across Canada. National and international disease-based advocacy and patient groups, health charities, provincial kidney care programs, community organizations, professional societies, and research and training networks are all essential to the network’s success and are represented on the Can-SOLVE CKD Steering Committee. In addition to CIHR, the network is funded by more than 30 funding partners, from foundations to individual donors, with donations ranging from several thousand to several million dollars. Many organizations are committing in-kind resources to facilitate network activities. Policy Makers Policy makers are also integral partners and engaged in all aspects of the work: identifying health issues of strategic importance, designing and implementing interventions, and 8 Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease translating findings into practice. The network has strong links with policy makers across Canada and a track record of influencing health care policy.38,39 This partnership and experience will maximize the likelihood that network innovations will be scaled up if study findings are positive, or modified or discontinued if they are not shown to be effective, thus reducing costs to the health care system. Furthermore, policy makers from Indigenous communities are involved in all aspects of the initiative. Patient-Oriented Research Training and Mentorship To implement a patient-oriented research network requires training of all involved—patients, researchers, policy makers—in this new way of conducting research. The CanSOLVE CKD Network will leverage KRESCENT, the existing and highly successful national transdisciplinary program for kidney scientists (www.KRESCENT.ca), to deliver a robust, innovative, and structured teaching/mentoring program that will revolutionize kidney research training for all stakeholders in Canada by: Training patients and their informal caregivers to engage as full partners in the Can-SOLVE CKD Network, and to serve as mentors for other patients, ensuring program sustainability. This will be done in conjunction with the standardized national “Foundations in Patient-Oriented Research” developed by a CIHR reference group. Training researchers to develop expertise in patientcentered research and how to work in research teams effectively with patients. This will involve researchers from multiple disciplines conducting research of relevance to Can-SOLVE CKD, including translational scientists capable of commercializing innovative discoveries, and clinical researchers able to assess the quantitative and qualitative impact of novel treatments and education on outcomes important to patients. Training nephrology health care providers to develop skills in patient engagement and patient-oriented care. Workshops in patient-oriented care for Canadian nephrology fellows and other health care trainees attending the nephrology trainee pre-course will take place at the Canadian Society of Nephrology (CSN) annual meeting. Training policy makers on key aspects of the full spectrum of patient-oriented research, including the use of health research data to produce evidence-based policy. This will also enable input from health care policy makers to inform future Can-SOLVE CKD priority research questions. Knowledge Translation Effective KT is the foundation of the Can-SOLVE CKD Network. The evidence generated will be shared with a broad spectrum of end-users, enabling its application in real-world settings and ensuring a return on investment. The network uses an integrated KT approach whereby key end-users, including patients, caregivers, clinicians, and health policymakers, are involved from research inception through to the dissemination and implementation of results. This approach emphasizes regular interactions with key stakeholders across all phases and also ensures that specific audiences are targeted for knowledge dissemination at the end. The team will build on the successes of CANN-NET, which has implemented a series of national KT initiatives using educational Table 4. Can-SOLVE CKD Partners. Partners Contribution to network KFOC The KFOC advocates for CKD patients across Canada and will be a major partner in the Can-SOLVE CKD Network, taking an active role on the Patient Council and facilitating the training program. KFOC will also be involved in organizing patient activities, and will collaborate on the development of education and decision aid tools aimed at patients, ensuring that the Network transforms Canadian kidney care into a system that is driven by and responds to the wishes and